The Story Behind That Spider-Man Protest Photo

Chris Juhn on photojournalism, viral images, AI fakes, and documenting conflict

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On August 22, Twin Cities-based photojournalist Chris Juhn was photographing a small racist protest and the much larger anti-racist counterprotest in Minneapolis. Then someone dressed in a full Spiderman costume leapt onto the truck the racists were in and started swinging. Maybe at least partly because of Chris’s extensive experience documenting many conflictive and chaotic situations, he was in position to take the photo of that wild moment that immediately went viral on social media. 

I talked with Chris about his viral photo, him getting pepper sprayed as he took it, and many related issues including his thoughts on viral images, on AI fakes, and on his many years of documenting conflict.

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Chris Juhn's other appearances on Get the Picture

• Don't miss the eclipse shot! https://youtu.be/WlxijF7mayc
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