Bremen: Before the CSD Parade

It looked very thin on the ground initially, but then I was there very early with my camera, even before most of the exhibition and information tents had been set up. A few people gathered, meeting up with friends, greeting those they hadn’t seen in a while, queuing up for a cup of water or a beer, and it was relatively quiet. Half an hour before the official start, and it was if a sea of humans had flowed into the area, with more flooding into the streets as the clock ticked on. Officially a mass of eighteen thousand people had been estimated for the registration of this demonstration, the final total was nearer twenty-three thousand. Individuals, groups, families, the full spectrum. A few impressions.