News & Documentary

Photographs by Imran Stephen documenting public life, demonstrations, and community events in New York City.

Black Lives Matter protests · New York City, 2020

A selection from the 2020 coverage, documenting crowds, street scenes, and police presence.

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New York in Public: Advocacy, Politics & Remembrance

Photo essay · New York City

From a City Hall press conference to a street demonstration and an FDNY procession, this selection records different ways New Yorkers gather in public. The photographs come from several events; they are not a single unfolding story.

Immigration and community advocacy

Inside City Hall, speakers face reporters while supporters display signs reading “Immigrants Are New York” and “I Love Immigrant NY.” Other photographs show a gathering against a purple 1199SEIU backdrop, including a button bearing the Haitian flag. An outdoor press conference brings together speakers, union members, and community supporters.

Public demonstration

Protesters carry Palestinian flags and handmade placards, with banners stretching across the front of a street gathering. The images document the signs and scale of the assembly without establishing its exact date or the full sequence of events.

Campaigning and the press

A campaign-room scene places a speaker among supporters and election signs. A separate photograph shows a speaker facing a cluster of television microphones outdoors.

Remembrance

Uniformed FDNY members carry American flags and a banner reading “343 Still Counting” as spectators watch. The procession connects public remembrance with the continuing legacy of September 11.

FDNY members carry a banner reading “343 Still Counting” beside a ballpark as spectators watch a memorial procession.
Uniformed FDNY members carry American flags during a memorial procession.
A speaker addresses a campaign gathering in front of signs for Kathy Hochul and Letitia James.
A speaker holds a microphone beside another attendee at a campaign gathering.
A speaker addresses reporters from a New York State Attorney General podium, with union members and community supporters behind her.
A speaker stands at an outdoor press conference with supporters wearing 1199SEIU clothing.
A man speaks to a cluster of television news microphones outside a stone building.
A demonstrator holds a “Free Free Palestine” sign among a crowd at a public rally.
A speaker addresses reporters at a City Hall podium, with an “I Love Immigrant NY” sign in the background.
A wide view of a City Hall press conference, with speakers, supporters, immigrant advocacy signs, and members of the press in the rotunda.
Demonstrators hold Palestinian flags, placards, and banners during a street rally.
A speaker in a tan jacket addresses an event in front of a purple 1199SEIU backdrop.
A speaker addresses a City Hall press conference with immigrant advocacy signs displayed behind the podium.
A speaker in blue stands in front of a purple 1199SEIU backdrop, wearing a button depicting the Haitian flag.