OK, now that InvestigateWest photographer Christopher Crow has been released by Danish authorities, we thought we should offer a look at what he was capturing when he was so unfairly swept up by police while covering protests of the emerging United Nations climate treaty.
These shots are from just before Chris was arrested, as protesters tried unsuccessfully to shut down the harbor in Copenhagen, where negotiators from around the globe are trying to lay the groundwork for a global pact to rein in global warming:
InvestigateWest photo by Christopher Crow
InvestigateWest photo by Christopher Crow
Danish cop ties protester's hands. InvestigateWest photo by Christopher Crow.
Once trapped inside the police barrier, demonstrators were informed they would be searched before the demonstration would be allowed to continue. Tools like these were presumably intended to cut through chain-link fences in the attempt to close the seaport. This isn't the kind of photo you get if you're not in the thick of the action. InvestigateWest photo by Christopher Crow.
Mr. Crow deserves considerable credit for these photographs.
I’m hoping that Investigate West will soon be able to provide larger (or clickable) versions of all photos. So far, these & the ones on earlier pages are much too small.
Am very glad he has been released. Would like to see more photos.
Excellent photos! Way to go, Chris Crow.