The protests after the killing of George Perry Floyd Jr. created a demand for racial justice that we have yet to see throughout the world. I photographed my experience in the city of Philadelphia during the protests.

A protester holds a Black Lives Matter sign at the beginning of the protests in Philadelphia.
The microphone used during the protests in Philadelphia for George Floyd.
A protester expresses herself at the lead of the protests in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia Police Officer smokes a cigar as he rides through the street with a crew of bicycle police
Police officer ducking under my camera, revealing "justice for George" graffiti on a wall in the city of Philadelphia
A protester speaks to a massive group in the center of Philadelphia outside City Hall
Two young black females lead a large group through the streets with signs that read "Black Lives Matter" and "Defund Murder Inc"
Police kneel with protesters in support of the black lives matter movement sweeping across the city
Charred remains of a police car that was burned in the street in the night before.
Protesters walking outside city hall in support of the protests for George Floyd
Protestors repeat the words "hands up, don't shoot" during the protests for George Floyd
Officers stand in front of protesters outside police station in Philadelphia
An officer kneels with protestors in solidarity for the protests
A woman sings to the crowd of protestors
The protester and the policeman
Armed national guards in full military dress on the streets of Philadelphia stand in front of protestors
A man takes a "selfie" while standing between protestors and a police line
A woman gives the finger to a police officer trying to move a guard rail
A standoff between police and protestors captured
Officers standing before the protestors
A taped sign for George Floyd rests beneath a policeman overlooking a standoff between other police and protestors