Cairo Photographer Covers Turmoil Gallery
The NYT Lens had a short conversation with photographer Scott Nelson. They include a small portfolio of his images:
Q. What’s happening today?
A.
Today’s biggest event was a battle at the Interior Ministry. The police have sort of made it their last stand. The building is surrounded by several hundred to a thousand police. Some of the protesters were a few blocks away, surrounding some army tanks, having afternoon prayers. The soldiers had been just sitting atop their tanks, being friendly with the crowd.
The prayers were punctuated by the sounds of gunfire. When they heard the gunfire, the protesters were all begging the Army to get involved. The soldiers drove four army vehicles to the Interior Ministry to protect the protesters who were fighting the police. The protesters hid behind the army vehicles as the police fired. It was amazing.
But if you click this link, you’ll be taken to his website with some amazing shots in one place that show how this guy is getting around in a harsh environment and giving a glimpse of people.