No Justice, No Peace - 2020
“I took this photograph at the United Against Trump March in June 2020. I remember seeing a child pick up the flag and play with his brother. Then they separated, and the boy with the flag began dancing in the street. The shot presented itself, and I took it. It’s one of my favorite photographs. Yet as much as I love it, I never look at it. That was a very intense time in my life.”
- Dave Boccio, Photographer
“When I look at this photograph, I think about what that flag should promise the child carrying it: a secure home, a decent education, access to healthcare, and equal protection under the law. His future should be open to him regardless of race, family income, or neighborhood.
For me, equality means that everyone has the same claim to those conditions. Equity requires us to address the barriers that make them harder for some people to obtain. That responsibility belongs to our institutions and to those of us who shape their decisions. The demand written across this road calls for changes that people can feel in their daily lives. I want this child to grow up able to trust the society represented by the flag he carries.”
- Will Hazlitt, R9 Media Photo Collective