Sleep Now in the Fire

Essay 592 • Jun 16th 2025

David: I’m good. Shooting the next 3 days. Sore but alright. I took a shot to my left foot and right shin so I’ve got a double limp ha.

Glad I was wearing a helmet

TPJ: got hit twice...man, that's so fucked up

David: Ah man, I got hit a lot. My brother did too. Those were just the ones that I really felt.

Can you also add the lines about being shot in the head. I think that’s actually quite important. Lots of people took shots to the face which is really part of the problem. More than in protests past
























 

David Cortes is a photographer based in Brooklyn by way of Los Angeles.
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