G20 Summit - Tuesday

Written By Justin Merriman
Lisa Fithian, 48, of Austin, Texas an activist with the Pagan Cluster, an earth based spirituality group, is told to leave the premises as her and a group of protesters marched through the PPG Plaza, Downtown on Tuesday. The demonstrators were told by police that the plaza is private property and forced them to leave.
Sally Fox, 26, of Spokane, WA., protests against police intimidation near the Westin Convention Center, Downtown on Tuesday.
A demonstrator hangs a sign up on the parking garage across from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh along the Boulevard of the Allies on Tuesday.
Pittsburgh Police Office James Vogel instructs Lisa Fithian, 48, of Austin, Texas an activist with the Pagan Cluster, an earth based spirituality group, to not block the sidewalks during their protest in front of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Downtown on Tuesday.
Elizabeth West, 45, West Jefferson, NC., an activist with the Pagan Cluster, an earth based spirituality group, protests in PPG Plaza, Downtown on Tuesday. The demonstrators were told by police that the plaza is private property and forced them to leave.
A protester holds a sign up to a bus carrying people from the coal industry from an event at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh along the Boulevard of the Allies on Tuesday.
Masked protesters march down Grant Street near the U.S. Steel Tower, Downtown on Tuesday.

Here are a few photos from the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, September 22, 2009.
Justin Merriman

Justin Merriman is a freelance photojournalist, commercial photographer, licensed drone pilot, and filmmaker based in Pittsburgh. His career began in Southwestern Pennsylvania, where he worked as a newspaper photographer dedicated to community storytelling and politics. Since then, his work has been recognized with regional, national, and international awards and has appeared in publications around the world.

After covering the crash of United Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on September 11, 2001, Merriman committed to documenting the U.S. military’s War on Terror, reporting from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, and across the United States. His international assignments have also included life in Fidel Castro’s Cuba, India’s campaign to eradicate polio, the aftermath of Haiti’s 2010 earthquake, Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Cuba in 2012, the 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis in Rome, the second anniversary of Egypt’s revolution, Russia’s 2014 invasion of Crimea, and the uncertain future of Guantanamo Bay in 2015. That same year, he traveled the full U.S.–Mexico border to document immigration issues.

In addition to photography, Merriman works as a director and filmmaker, creating recent films on refugees in Turkey, Jordan, India, and South Africa.

Closer to home, he frequently covers stories across Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia, focusing on the intersections of economic, environmental, and political life. Most recently, he reported on the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and its impact on the community.

Born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Merriman graduated from the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg with a B.A. in English Writing. In 2009, the university awarded him its prestigious Alumnus of Distinction award. He is a founding member of Argo Collective, a group of photographers sharing diverse visions of America. He lives outside Pittsburgh with his wife, Stephanie Strasburg, a photojournalist with PublicSource.

http://www.justinmerriman.com
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