This photojournalism portfolio documents the scene outside the P Diddy trial in Lower Manhattan, where crowds gathered daily as the high-profile case unfolded. The images capture a cross-section of reactions—from legal teams to vocal supporters and curious onlookers, to press photographers and television crews staking out the courthouse. Each frame reveals the public’s fascination with the spectacle, as the legal drama inside spilled onto the sidewalk of Worth Street.

The series explores the modern media circus surrounding celebrity trials, where live streamers, influencers, and independent reporters jostled alongside legacy news teams. Some came to protest, others to document, and many simply to witness history. The photographs observe quiet moments of waiting alongside bursts of activity—microphones thrust forward, cameras raised, and heated debates erupting spontaneously. The tension between spectacle and solemnity is palpable in these unscripted interactions.

Beyond the frenzy, the work also examines the trial’s role as a cultural flashpoint. Signs, shirts, slogans, and baby-oil roleplay reveal how the case becomes a proxy for conversations about justice, celebrity, and media consumption. The images avoid editorializing, instead presenting the scene as it unfolded: a public ritual where the lines between news, entertainment, and activism blurred in real time. Together, they offer a candid study of how high-stakes legal proceedings play out in the age of instant coverage and perpetual scrutiny.