No freedom without violence This image showcases a system that prioritizes corporate profit over protected land. Captured during the Fairy Creek environmental protests on Vancouver Island, Canada’s largest act of civil disobedience. I was sent on dangerous bushwhacking missions, day and night, through clear cut zones to reach remote blockades before arrests began, documenting events and trying to ensure the RCMP and loggers didn’t injure protesters. They often did. I witnessed death threats, people nearly buried alive, and scenes that felt like a war zone. Some protesters cemented themselves into the ground, chained themselves to gates and machinery, or camped for weeks high in ancient trees in brutal rainforest conditions. Others went as far as stitching their skin together in protest. Many photographers stopped going after gear was destroyed by police or after getting threats from loggers with gang ties. This photo was taken as police began arresting everyone blocking old-growth logging in a watershed meant to be protected. Year: 2021 Location: Fairy Creek, BC, Canada Shot with Sony a6400 at 70mm ISO 640 | f3.2 | 1/500s 3886 x 5828 pixels Edited in Photoshop If this piece gets selected for the 6529 Network Museum, it will be released with full CC0 rights.