It Looked Like Fire

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Jun 5, 2020

Edward Crawford

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First Protest Shock

Edward Crawford went to his first protest in Ferguson the day after Michael Brown was killed and described overwhelming emotions in the crowd.
He returned the next night as tensions rose and watched police line up in tactical formation, which felt like a movie to him.

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Picking Up A Flaring Canister

Tear gas canisters were fired into crowds and looked like small smoking soda cans that resembled fire when they landed.
Edward picked up one canister, felt it was room temperature, and threw it back toward where it had come from.

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Photographing The Moment

Robert Cohen photographed Edward jumping over and then picking up a smoking tear gas canister, capturing a dramatic sequence of action.
Cohen sensed he had a potential headline image as he raced to edit the photos before deadline.

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