Time and Place: Trump game
The two men were arguing about whether or not Donald Trump was racist.
During my lunch break I walked over to the Fox Theatre a little while before Donald Trump was scheduled to speak. I knew there would be protesters and the scene outside would be more interesting than what would be happening inside the rally.
When I got there the sidewalk was full of protesters opposing Trump, but there were also a few Trump supporters walking through the crowd.
The young man in the center of this photo was one of the Trump supporters. He was arguing with a man who was there to protest against the Trump rally. I was attracted to the scene for the same reason the other cameras were: That is where the action was.
The two men were arguing about whether or not Trump was racist. I didn’t think either of them made their points well and wished all of the cameras were recording a more substantial and meaningful exchange.
I like this photo because it captures the emotion of the moment and shows just how much attention was being paid to the conversation.
I knew that my presence and that of the others with cameras was adding to the tension of the moment. The encounter between the two men might have ended with just a few passing comments if they hadn’t been surrounded by all of us.