34 Portraits Of People Occupying Wall Street
34 Portraits Of People Occupying Wall Street
Yesterday, Amy Sly and I headed down to Wall Street to interview and take pictures of people participating in the Occupy Wall Street protest. Amy took the pictures and I asked the questions. This should give you a pretty good idea of the different types of people occupying Wall Street.
Excerpts:
Walter the WWII veteran at Occupy Wall Street (Amy Sly/BuzzFeed)
Name: Walter
Role at Occupy Wall Street: Occupier.
From: Uptown, New York City.
How long have you been Occupying Wall Street: Several days. He has started going every day.
How did you find out about Occupy Wall Street: TV and newspaper.
Job: Retired World War 2 veteran.
Describe why you are occupying Wall Street in less than 5 words: “I sympathize with the people.”
Favorite website: None. He’s 89!
Andrew the architectural intern at Occupy Wall Street (Amy Sly/BuzzFeed)
Name: Andrew
Role at Occupy Wall Street: Occupier.
From: Springfield, Illinois.
How long have you been Occupying Wall Street: A couple of hours. He planned on staying for the rest of the day.
How did you find out about Occupy Wall Street: The newspaper.
Job: Intern architect.
Describe why you are occupying Wall Street in less than 5 words: “Stand up to greed.”
Favorite website: Twitter.
Article originally appeared on Business Insider as See The Many Faces That Occupy Wall Street.