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Protest Portraits, Instagram, and Women’s History Month

Mar 22, 2017 - Stacy Mehrfar

I recently moved back to the United States after living abroad for the past 8.5 years.  Following the inauguration of the current American President — and as news came out about his policies — I became angry and despondent.  I began attending rallies in an effort to appease my frustrations.  Soon I began photographing at them.  Making portraits at rallies has helped me to find my personal thread within the current American social fabric.

 

A selection of these Protest Portraits are on my instagram page. Have a look.  Scroll down to see additional images from The Moon Belongs to Everyone.  And feel free to like and follow — I’m keen to engage with you.

 

In the spirit of Women’s History Month, here’s a list of women making a mark on instagram (in no particular order):

Ruth Van Beek: @ruth_van_beek

Maroesjka Lavigne: @maroesjkalavigne

Birthe Piontek: @birthepiontek

Simone Rosenbauer: @simonerosenbauer

Maria Louceiro: @marialouceiro

Haley Golden: @haleygolden_

Heidi Romano: @heidiromano

Sara Palmieri: @sarapalmieri1

Sarah Rhodes: @myvisualstoryteller

Dragana Jurisic: @dragana23

Sarah Wilmer: @sarahwilmersarahwilmer

Melanie Flood: @melanie.flood

Ying Ang: @yingang

Sarah Walker: @sarahjwalker

Kate Cunningham: @kacunningham

Allison Beonde: @allisonbeonde

Naomi Harris: @mapledipped

Katrin Koenning: @k_koenning

Hoda Afshar: @hodaafshar

Rachel Papo: @rachelpapo