On the side of the Mentzel exhibit, the curator had the great idea to present young talents. Joris van Gennip is one of them. He works for the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant and covered the Black Lives Matter demonstration in Paris in June 2020. Gripping contrast between this female demonstrator on the ground, hands tied in the back, and the boots of the law enforcement personnel. Graphic views against the blue skies above Paris, and phantasmagorical shadows… a photographer to follow. The future of photojournalism is not dead!

BLM demonstration, Place de la République, Paris, 13 June 2020 ©Joris van Gennip
Paris, France, 3 June 2020 ©Joris van Gennip
BLM demonstration, Place de la République, Paris, 13 June 2020 ©Joris van Gennip