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François Lo Presti
Freelance photographer based in Northern France.
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The words the pictures didn’t tell

Thursday 26 May 2016

"Sometimes a picture doesn’t tell the whole story," writes Francois Lo Presti, a photographer based in northern France. "Take my photos of when police broke up a blockade at the Douchy-Haulchin oil refinery in northern France. The pictures could suggest a violent clash between the demonstrators and police. The reality was a bit different."

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