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The Guardian - UK
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Lanre Bakare

‘I’ve always used my voice online’: the rapid rise of photographer Misan Harriman – and what happened next

Misan Harriman, in a London alleyway, in an orange T-shirt with two cameras around his neck
‘Grenfell, BLM, queer, trans, climate protests, many wars – it’s all there in my work’ … Misan Harriman. Photograph: Wunmi Onibudo/The Guardian

It has been a hectic few weeks for Misan Harriman. When we meet, he has just returned from New York, where he hosted screenings of a new documentary about his work as an activist and photographer of protests, Shoot the People. While there, the 48-year-old got to soak in the glorious chaos of the New York Knicks’ victory parade.

“I’ve never seen New York like that: all colours, all shapes, and sizes,” says Harriman, who had not been to the city since he was a child. For him, the parade – in which 2 million people took to the streets to celebrate the basketball team’s first NBA championship win in 53 years – complements his incredibly popular protest photography.

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