George Floyd protests: Photo captures powerful moment demonstrators arrested in Los Angeles

A photographer has captured a powerful moment in Los Angeles after eight tense days of protests across America.

After eight straight days of protests across the United States, the streets of Los Angeles were relatively calm on Tuesday.

Demonstrators still marched through the city overnight, shouting “I can’t breathe” and calling for justice for George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis under the knee of a white police officer.

But the rallies were largely peaceful compared to those earlier in the week, which devolved into looting and violence.

At one protest, a photographer captured the powerful moment dozens of demonstrators sat on the ground and put their hands behind their heads before being taken into custody for defying the city’s curfew.

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Demonstrators put their hands behind their heads before being taken into custody after the city's curfew went into effect following a protest in Los Angeles over the death of George Floyd. Picture: AP/Mark J Terrill

Here are some more extraordinary images from the protests across America:

Police block protesters from exiting the Manhattan Bridge in New York. Picture: AP/Seth Wenig

A protester throws a smoke device at police during a protest in Atlanta. Picture: AP/John Bazemore

Demonstrators surround a police officer at the conclusion of a protest in Boston, Massachusetts. Picture: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images/AFP

A protest rally participant bumps fists with a National Guardsman on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. Picture: AP/Chris Pizzello

George Floyd’s daughter Gianna says her father “changed the world”. Picture: Instagram

Her mother is devastated George won’t be there to witness Gianna’s milestones. Picture: Instagram

Protesters kneel in Times Square in New York. Picture: AP/Seth Wenig

New York police block protesters and activists crossing the Manhattan Bridge from entering the borough. Picture: AP/Craig Ruttle

Police face off with activists during a protest march near the Manhattan Bridge in New York. Picture: AP/Kevin Hagen

Demonstrators engage in a peaceful protest outside of the state capital building in St. Paul, Minnesota. Picture: Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP

Demonstrators greet members of the National Guard as they march along Hollywood Boulevard, Tuesday in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Picture: AP/Ringo HW Chiu

Atlanta police clash with a demonstrator during a protest in Atlanta. Picture: AP/John Bazemore

Orlando police deploy tear gas during a demonstration outside Orlando City Hall in downtown Orlando. Picture: Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP

Los Angeles Commander Cory Palka (R) reaches out and offers a handshake to a Black Lives Matter protester outside Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti's house in Los Angeles. Picture: AP/Richard Vogel