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Jonathan Bachman united states
Photo © Jonathan Bachman
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Protestor's Eyes
In the summer of 2016 Jonathan covered the reaction the shooting death of Alton Sterling, his first protest ever covered.
Jonathan was born and raised in New Jersey and attended Loyola University in New Orleans after graduating from the White Mountain School in 2003. While at Loyola he studied photojournalism and began working as a photographer for a New Orleans weekly publication.
In 2012 Jonathan covered several events for Reuters including the Men’s Final Four and Hurricane Issac.
Jonathan currently lives in New Orleans and provides images for Reuters, Getty Images and the Associated Press.
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A man is detained by law enforcement while protesting the shooting death of Alton Sterling outside the headquarters of the police department in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. July 9, 2016. Alton Sterling, a 37-year-black man and father of five, was held down by two white police officers and shot at close range by one of the officers. The shooting, captured on cell phone videos, aggravated the unrest that has coursed through the United States for two years over the use of excessive force by police, especially against black men.about the photographer
Jonathan Bachman is a freelance photographer who specializes in breaking news and sports photography.In the summer of 2016 Jonathan covered the reaction the shooting death of Alton Sterling, his first protest ever covered.
Jonathan was born and raised in New Jersey and attended Loyola University in New Orleans after graduating from the White Mountain School in 2003. While at Loyola he studied photojournalism and began working as a photographer for a New Orleans weekly publication.
In 2012 Jonathan covered several events for Reuters including the Men’s Final Four and Hurricane Issac.
Jonathan currently lives in New Orleans and provides images for Reuters, Getty Images and the Associated Press.
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