Most of the time, our articles address how to keep the environment, other photographers, or animals around us safe. This time, I’d like to focus on how to keep ourselves as photographers safe.

Trump’s first term saw a steep rise in protest activity within the United States. His second term seems to be resulting in the same.

Protests are undoubtedly exciting for photographers. They offer ample opportunity to capture scenes of passion and excitement as people express their opinions. And they are a setting where people actually will want you to take their photograph.

But protests are also hazardous environments

Portrait of a child dressed as a pumpkin

As visual storytellers, we should be aware of the responsible methods of capturing and portraying our subjects.