Michael Trammer

Freelance Journalist / Mediadesigner Picture & Sound

www.michaeltrammer.com

Welcome to Paradise

Location: Hanover, Germany

Nationality: German

Biography: Freelance journalist based in Hannover. Searching for calmness among chaos. My work is mainly focused on social movements, breaking news, politics, far-right extremism and humanitarian crisis. I like multimedia storytelling and photo-essays. I... MORE

Focus: Photographer, Photojournalist, Journalist, Videographer, Reporter, Politics, Video Editor, Documentary, Multimedia, News, Video, Film, Photography, International News, Freelance, Civil Rights and Social Inequality, Humanitarian, Assignments, Investigation, Multimedia Journalist, Editing, Storyteller, Political Journalism, Digital Journalism, International Stories, Visual Producer, Digital Media, Digital Media Production, Reportage

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2019-08-21 - Armed police patrol along 'La Grande Plage' in Biarritz

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2019-08-22 - Cleared 'La Grande Plage' is searched by military.

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2019-08-22 - Cleared 'La Grande Plage' is searched by military.

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2019-08-23 - Police block high security area in Biarritz

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2019-08-23 - Security check at the entrance to the high security area.

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2019-08-23 - Protestcamp near Urrugne

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2019-08-23 - An activist paints a banner for upcoming demonstrations in the protest camp

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2019-08-23 - Feminist demonstration in Hendaye

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2019-08-23 - Feminist demonstration in Hendaye

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2019-08-23 - Feminist activists rush through a wall of carton boxes with topics the group fights.

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2019-08-23 - Spontaneous demonstration from the protest camp heading towards highway near Urrugne.

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2019-08-23 - Arrest during spontaneous demonstration near protest camp.

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2019-08-23 - Arrests during spontaneous demonstration near protest camp.

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2019-08-23 - Activists set up roadblock in front of protest camp, following a spontaneous demonstration.

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2019-08-23 - Police forces push into protest camp near Urrugne.

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2019-08-23 - Activists hurl stones at police trying to enter the protest camp.

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2019-08-23 - Activists hurl stones at police trying to enter the protest camp.

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2019-08-23 - Police forces stand on road in front of protest camp, following clashes.

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2019-08-23 - Gendarmerie.

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2019-08-24 - Mass demonstration in Hendaye opposing the politics of the G7.

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2019-08-24 - Mass demonstration in Hendaye opposing the politics of the G7.

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2019-08-24 - Puppets of the G7 leaders over mass demonstration.

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2019-08-24 - Mass demonstration in Hendaye is lead by Basques in traditional costumes.

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2019-08-24 - Spontaneous demonstration in Bayonne.

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2019-08-24 - Spontaneous demonstration in Bayonne.

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2019-08-24 - Gendarmerie during spontaneous demonstration in Bayonne, block bridge.

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2019-08-24 - Police fire teargas after protesters hurl stones at forces blocking a bridge in Bayonne center.

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2019-08-24 - Activists bang against mobile fence set up on a bridge to Bayonne city center.

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2019-08-24 - Activists ram a street sign into a police barrier on a bridge leading to Bayonne city center.

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2019-08-24 - Activists breaks stairs to produce stones, later hurled at police.

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2019-08-24 - Protester extinguishes tear-gas fired by police.

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2019-08-24 - Arrest.

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2019-08-25 - Press conference by civil disobedience group ANV COP 21, that have managed to get a hold on propaganda portraits of French president Emmanuel Macron placed in city halls.

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2019-08-25 - During the revelation of stolen propaganda portraits of Emmanuel Macron, an activist writes a sign calling to search for Macron.

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2019-08-25 - Action of civil disobedience by ANV COP21 in Bayonne.

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2019-08-25 - Action of civil disobedience by ANV COP21 in Bayonne, revealing stolen Macron propaganda protraits.

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2019-08-26 - Journalists in the press center watch American president Donald Trump speak with press, during bilateral talk with german chancellor Angela Merkel.

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2019-08-25 - Handshake between American president Donald Trump and French president Emmanuel Macron, during joint press conference.

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Welcome to Paradise

Copyright Michael Trammer 2022

Date of Work Aug 2019 - Aug 2019

Updated Aug 2019

Location Biarritz

Topics Capitalism, Celebrity, Essays, g7, Globalization, Protests, Violence

Annually the seven leading industry nations hold a summit to meet and discuss topics moving international politics. Year by year the area around the summit is put into turmoil. France, holding this years presidency, invited to infamous Biarritz. The city known for its surfing and beach culture was locked down. Protesters gather to critique the politics of exclusion and capitalism. An excerpt of coverage for imago images of this years meeting.

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