Munich Christopher Street Day

[Jerome Marot]

Some pictures taken in the Christopher Street Day parade in Munich. Critique and comments welcome.

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From Wikipedia: "Christopher Street Day is an annual European LGBT celebration and demonstration held in various cities across Europe. It is Germany's and Switzerland's counterpart to Gay Pride or Pride Parades. The name comes from history, as it is held in memory of the Stonewall Riots, the first big uprising of LGBT people against police assaults that took place at the Stonewall Inn, a bar on New York's Christopher Street in the district of Greenwich Village on June 28, 1969."

 

[Michael Nagel]

Jerome,

the individual portraits/small groups shot on the same level are good, putting these in context with the banners would increase the impact.

For large groups I would consider a lower position, looking up puts the people marching in a more dominant position, increasing the protest aspect. This obviously does not work with the flag.

This is just what I see and one of many possibilities...

Best regards,
Michael

 

[Maggie Terlecki]

Jerome,

I think they are great. I personally would rotate to straighten the first, but it is really not necessary as it still works this way, especially since it is a photojournalist type of photography. I like the close-up portraits and although a demonstration seems more like a celebration of who they are. Well done and interesting.
Maggie

 

[Wolfgang Plattner]

Hi,

the third one is fine, but basically for me all shots are somehow indifferent, too much of a non involved visitor ... the idea of Michael, getting a lower position, would have probably given more impression.

 

[Asher Kelman]

Some pictures taken in the Christopher Street Day parade in Munich. Critique and comments welcome.

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Jerome,

All are fabulous for the colors.

In this picture, there's great sense of pride and perhaps defiance. I'd wonder whether you managed to get reactions from shopkeepers, for example, who might or might not be sympathetic to the march by!

Asher

 

[Asher Kelman]

Some pictures taken in the Christopher Street Day parade in Munich. Critique and comments welcome.

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Jerome,

A great deal of happiness! I wonder whether there might have been a central makeup artist center where one person's vision dominated the painting of faces?

Asher

 

[Jerome Marot]

Lower position:

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More banners:

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Thank you for the comments.

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[Jerome Marot]

basically for me all shots are somehow indifferent, too much of a non involved visitor ...

Well, I did not actively take part in the parade indeed.

 

[Jerome Marot]

I'd wonder whether you managed to get reactions from shopkeepers, for example, who might or might not be sympathetic to the march by!

The parade goes through a route where most shopkeepers are sympathetic if not directly involved actually.

I wonder whether there might have been a central makeup artist center where one person's vision dominated the painting of faces?

The three persons you quoted belong to the same group.

 

[Jerome Marot]

More pictures:

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[Asher Kelman]

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Jerome,

Explain the stickers. What do they mean and is this just a random personal expression or more organized?

Asher

 

[Jerome Marot]

Explain the stickers. What do they mean and is this just a random personal expression or more organized?

The stickers were freely available for anyone to take. Translations from the left:

"Heart me" (does not mean much more in German than in English).
Play on words on "Free yourself", "Undress", "Don't be uptight".
"Heart me" (again)
"Take me" (the double entendre works in German as in English)
Difficult to translate: "vernaschen" means to nibble on sweets and is used as a euphemism for sex. Something like "take a bite of me". The sticker also bears the acronym SPD, the main left wing political formation.