UPDATE: You can read an article I wrote about my experience over at BlogTO.
Today I went to go cover to G20 protests in Toronto. Being a Torontonian and a photographer it was something that I naturally had to capture. This is a series of 72 images shot on June 27, 2010 in chronological order.
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Police gearing up at Spadina and Bloor.
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A police officer in riot gear entering an EMS vehicle.
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A police bus heading towards an unknown location.
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A taxi cab cuts through a set of backed up streetcars due to the proest ahead on Queen St. West.
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A man is told to get off a bus shelter and is not arrested. This was the most violent act that I witnessed.
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Protests play music and throw Monopoly money around as bystanders and police look on.
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A protester lights a five dollar Canadian bill on fire.
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Discarded monopoly money that lies around the ashes of the Canadian five dollar bill.
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Police block access south of Queen Street.
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Protests sit on street in peaceful protest chanting "Who's city? Our city."
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Media and protestors take a break and catch up with what else might be going on in the city via mobile devices.
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TTC officials closely listen for further instructions over loud protest noise.
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The first arrest north of Queen Street is made.
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Police block an alleyway where the first arrested individual is brought into custody. A few seconds later an officer in plain clothes emerges.
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Police continue to block the alleyway as begin protestors chant.
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Police dismounting to create a bike blockade north of Queen St.
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Tension begins to mount as police begin to enforce a riot blockade.
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A police line is set up behind the further southbound streetcar from Queen/Spadina.
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The policeman who explained to me I could leave by moving south on Spadina, or east through an alley. There was NO mention of arrest.
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A bystander stops to take a photo of protestors and police. A common scene at the Toronto G20.
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Police advance towards the crowd to block the North sidewalk of Queen St.
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Police hold their ground and maintain their positions.
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A protestor displays a peace sign with his hand to police.
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Protestors let police know of their peaceful intent.
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Police advance from south towards the crowd entrapping over 250 people from leaving the area.
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A female protestor asks police "What's going on here?"
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An officer from York region instructing riot police to advance forward.
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Police let their presence known as chaos ensues on Queen Street during O Canada.
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This shot shows the police on both sides with everyone trapped in between with protestors looking both ways.
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Aerial shots of the crowd and riot police.
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A police officer watches as a G20 protestor holds a sign while being trapped.
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Police begin to pick and arrest protestors in the detainment zone.
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CityTV's Francis D'Souza and his crew surrender to police.
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Protestors begin to give themselves up to police.
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Police pinpoint individuals from a crowd. Three officers pass the police line to make arrests.
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Innocent bystanders who were in the area give themselves up to police under the impression that everyone would be arrested.
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More innocent civilians are arrested under the impression that everyone would be placed under arrest.
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Media scramble.
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Arrests continue for hours on end.
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A Japanese camera man trying to figure out when he will be able to leave.
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A medically ill woman is escorted by police.
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A police officer takes a picture of the detainment zone with his cellular device.
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The final G20 media scramble.
