Photo Essay | Monochrome | 9″ x 14″

Montrealers are no strangers to taking to the streets and voicing our dissatisfaction with the state of things. Whether the call to action is local or comes from abroad, we respond. With that in mind, Robby Reis has been documenting the faces and hand-painted slogans of local protesters, aiming to create a visual record that amplifies their voices while deepening his own understanding of the issues at hand.

Each portrait in this series was captured with the consent of the individuals featured.

_{Pictured Above: March for Climate Change, Montreal, September 27th, 2019.}

_{Pictured Above: Marches advocating for an end to the genocide in Gaza, Nov 12th and 18th, 2023.}

_{Pictured Above: “Our Long Walk home” a symbolic walk on Emancipation Day, Saturday August 1st, with the goal of encouraging people to join, participate, and contribute to the campaign of reclaiming and rebuilding the Negro Community Center (NCC), Montreal’s oldest Black community center.}