{"title":"John Abernathy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"max-height: 300px; max-width:55%\" src=\"https:\/\/helloart-prod-bucket.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/media\/artist\/john-abernathy\/john-abernathy-profile_s1vnDdt.jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Abernathy is an internationally recognized documentary photographer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His photographs bear witness to the defining public moments of our time — most recently the 2026 Minneapolis protests, where he was detained while working. His body of work 'The Courage to See' explores what it means to truly witness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eARTIST’S STATEMENT\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor me, photography begins with attention. The camera points toward the world, but it also points back at the person holding it. What I choose to approach — and what I am afraid to approach — shows me something about the world and something about myself.\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eI photograph at eye level, from within the life unfolding around me rather than from a safe distance. In Minneapolis in 2026, that meant standing with my neighbors as federal immigration enforcement moved through our city. I was detained while photographing, and the experience removed any illusion that the photographer stands outside the event. I was already part of it.\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eThese photographs are acts of witness. They do not turn people into symbols or reduce them to an issue. They hold specific people, on specific streets, in moments of fear, grief, courage, and care. A photograph cannot fix what happened. It can testify that it happened, that these people were here, and that someone stayed long enough to see them plainly.\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eThe courage to see is not only the courage to look at what is in front of the camera. It is also the courage to face what the camera reveals about the person behind it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/helloart.com\/fr\/collections\/john-abernathy.oembed","provider":"helloart","version":"1.0","type":"link"}