Protest Rally Street Photography in Oxford Street - London

The Street Thief
Written By Gary Lashmar

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We popped our heads up at Oxford Street and walked straight into a pro-Palestine protest rally. NOTE: The shooting of the images and the rally in no way represent my political views or my stance in any way. I'm simply doing what I always do ... photograph people doing stuff.

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