identity check

i ran into a group of teeange punks on one of munich's largest public transport stations. i talked to them for a while and asked for portraits. i was with them for about half an hour shooting, talking, laughing, bit flirting to make those smile who had these sad faces lost children have ... until two security guys showed up for an identity check and questioning which ended with a dismissal for the whole group. i was able to take two shots of the questioning scene and then had been stopped by a serious warning.

 

it is a ritual. the identity check is followed by questioning and dismissal. that happens almost every day the kids told me with faces that said "i don't care" and "i really don't know why" at the same time. just for the record: these kids did not disturb anybody, the hadn't been in the way, the music player they had was silent enough to not being noticed at all, they didn't drink any alcohol. their only fault was being young and looking different from the uniformity of others; and munich is the mother ship for those who like uniforms. i don't know any other german city people are more obedient to officials and academic titles, i tell you. and i don't know any other german city that is so crowded with people in uniforms, whether it be police, public transport guards, armed forces or poshy youngsters with lv bags.

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