"Cease Fire Now"

• Prize
  Bronze in Editorial/General News
• Photographer
  Brian Wotring
• Technical Info
  Nikon D750, Z6ii, Nikkor 80-200, Z 24-70
• Photo Date
  October 14, 2023

Shortly after the brutal Hamas attacks on Israel, there arose a ground swell of pro-Palestinian rallies across the world. This particular rally was held in Washington, D.C. and led straight to the White House as protesters called upon President Biden to push for an immediate cease fire and a cessation to any Israeli response which they view as genocide on the Palestinian people. The images reveal decades of anger, pain, heartache, resolve, and even exhaustion.

Brian is a United States Army Veteran, Financial Advisor/Attorney, and photography enthusiast. It was during a tour in Iraq, where he sought to document everything, that his love of photography blossomed. He refined his style while living amongst the monuments and memorials of Washington, D.C. Brian now lives in Richmond, Virginia with his wife and three children where he shoots portrait and landscape photographs. He specifically focuses on monuments and memorials and their changing perception in our society.