# @gettyimages on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/_UnRT1sRMb
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/16457196-gettyimages-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/07b3c7e302.jpg
- **Posted:** 2015-12-15T18:12:49.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Getty Images (@GettyImages) — https://gondola.cc/GettyImages

## Caption

"I was privileged to be there and capture the powerful moment" #YearInFocus
I was covering the unity march in Paris following the terrorist attacks in January. In my mind, the obvious picture was to show the massive amount of people attending, so I searched for a vantage point to get a good view of the crowd. It was to my surprise when 'the glasses' suddenly appeared in the crowd. The striking placards showed the eyes of the late #CharlieHebdo editor Stephane Charbonnier, who was amongst the first killed in the attacks.
Only later did I find out that they were made by a French artist who goes by the name of JR – France’s 'Banksy' if you will – and that he made them specifically for this march. I was privileged to be there and capture the powerful moment but all credit should go to the artist, JR.
Image: Unity rally along Boulevard Voltaire in #Paris, #France | January 11, 2015 | 📷: christopherfurlong | #GettyImages #GettyImagesNews

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paris, charliehebdo, gettyimagesnews, yearinfocus, france, gettyimages

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