// Power And Peace //
Cultivating empathy is inherently collaborative and The Witness is a powerful actor in the process. If we’re going to make a connection between a family in Louisiana and a family in California we need folks who are in the communities documenting and sharing what they see. So Johnathan Bachman was an obvious choice when we wanted to highlight The Witness archetype. His images are strong, they’re from the trenches — so to speak, and they’re free of judgement. He simply witnesses. That means when we’re dealing with a story surrounded by raw emotion we can use images from folks like Johnathan to cut out the political noise and tell the quintessentially human side of a story.
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On the edge of recent Black Lives Matter gatherings, like this one outside of the Triple S convenience store where Alton Sterling was killed in Baton Rouge, LA, Jonathan Bachman acts as a witness.
He’s the photographer behind the powerful and now famous image of Ieshia Evans. But this lesser-known photo of a man outside of Triple S holding a bible high above speaks to the power and the peace that BLM seek to regain.
It’s a reminder that no matter how hard it sometimes feels, #allofus can witness the struggle, work together, and keep the spirits on high.
Here’s to terminally radical dudes like Jonathan who keep us engaged and keep us inspired.
