The Occupy Portraits: A Photo Essay

The Occupy Portraits: A Photo Essay Each person photographed receives their portrait in exchange for collaboration with this essay, upon request. Acknowledgements: to Silvia, for all things that sparkle, and to my parents, whose unswerving faith in me taught me to care. Many thanks, too, for the generous assistance from Mary Cecile Gee , Karen Kleinfelder, Chris Hedges , Carne Ross , Kevin Zeese , Daniel Suzuki, Zuade Kaufman , CAIE Printing , the Puffin Foundation , loving friends, and the courageous activists from around the globe (past, present, and those yet to arrive). Annie Appel is a documentary/fine arts photographer whose work can be found in the permanent collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, as well as private and corporate collections throughout the United States. annie@documentingworlds.com www.documentingworlds.com Copyright Annie Appel 2014 Front and back cover photographed at Occupy Los Angeles 2011 Love does not dominate; it cultivates. G oethe