May 29. 2026
Photojournalists in federal agents’ sights
As the night grew later, several photojournalists alleged they were purposely targeted and attacked by some of the agents.
Reuters photojournalist Ryan Murphy told amNewYork that he was beaten with a baton over the last several nights, and on Thursday, they aimed for his camera. He believes the blow they struck broke a finger.
“I had just photographed a guy on the ground getting bear-sprayed in the face, turned around to another protester getting shoved or something, and I was just hit by a baton in the finger next to my flash, and yeah, my hand just went numb. My flash flew on the ground,” Murphy recalled. “There is a big gash on my middle finger. It was bleeding pretty badly, I think it’s broken.”
Murphy ultimately left the scene and transported himself to a local hospital for treatment.
Another photographer alleged she was purposefully shoved to the ground. Madison Swart, a frequent contributor to The New York Times, said she was documenting the clash when an agent struck her with a baton, knocking her to the ground.
“I was moving back as they were asking us to and I got shoved with a baton, and I fell because it was very forceful. And then another agent did help me up, but it wasn’t the same one that pushed me,” Swart said. “I was just a little in shock, just because I’ve never fallen while shooting before, and so I, I’m kind of like still trying to process in my head how I could have reacted maybe a little bit better, but at the same time, when someone who is like twice my body size pushes me, I don’t know if there’s much more I can really do.”
Another photographer could be seen huddling in the fetal position as agents trampled over her, while another prominent photographer, who asked not to be named, had the top of his camera smashed."
Full article with photographs here.
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