Award of Excellence

"Orlando Shooting 02"

Demetrius Spires photographed on Latin Night in front of The Parliament House Hotel and Bar, a popular gay hang out in the city of Orlando, Florida, on June 16th, 2016.

“I was at Pulse the night of the shooting. I was on my way home. I was standing at the door when all of a sudden I heard gunshots and all that. And I ran out the door and I didn’t look back. My heart goes out to everybody that has family that was involved or killed inside that shooting.”