Photographing Protests: Power, Risk & Censorship
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Photographing Protests: Power, Risk & Censorship
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About this listen
Photographing protests is one of the most powerful things a photographer can do — and one of the most dangerous.
From the viral moment of a photographer throwing his Leica to another person as he was being kneeled on by police in the US, to increasing censorship, legal intimidation, and hostility toward cameras in public spaces, this episode of The Loud Lens tackles what it really means to document resistance in 2026.
Khandie speaks from lived experience: being pepper sprayed, threatened, and paradoxically invited and resented by protestors to unpack the ethical, legal, and physical realities of photographing protests in the UK and the US.
This isn’t a hype episode. It’s a hard‑hitting, safety‑first, anti‑censorship conversation about power, responsibility, and knowing when the image is worth the risk — and when it isn’t.
This episode covers:
- The real dangers photographers face at protests
- Legal rights (and grey areas) in the UK vs the US
- Why protest photography matters — even when it’s uncomfortable
- When photographers become the story
- Safety, ethics, censorship, and survival
Strong language. Strong opinions. Real talk.