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A digital, black-and-white image of a police officer at a Black Lives Matter protest on Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica, California. The image was taken by Tommy Oliver during the protests that followed the death of George Floyd. It is a close-up of a police officer wearing a helmet with a visor. The officer is depicted from the chest up, looking directly at the viewer. He dominates the right side of the image. He is wearing a dark uniform shirt, a riot helmet with a chip strap and a visor that has been lowered to protect his eyes. The visor is covered with a powdery substance. There is a partially visible patch on his shirt, over his proper right bicep, and an oval-shaped patch over his proper left chest. The patch on his proper right arm depicts the seal of Culver City, California with a banner across the center that reads [HEART OF SCREENLAND].

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