Once again, photojournalists skirting the forefront of conflict have been met with violence — this time in the middle of the London riots.

The four-day riot began on Aug. 6 as a peaceful protest in response to the police shooting of Mark Duggan two days earlier. Protests quickly inflamed and led to rioting, muggings, looting and arson.

Although photojournalists attempted to remain incognito by capturing images via mobile devices and wearing “hoodies” like the protesters, many were assaulted by the rioters in London and other British cities.

Videographer Ben Stockman was attacked by a mob that broke into his home and started beating him with glass bottles. In the London suburb of Hackney, a photographer was kicked to the ground and beaten by four youths. Further north, in the city of Birmingham, two other photographers were attacked by an angry mob. Matrix agency photographers also reported a loss of £8,000 worth of equipment.

For some photographers, the London riots were not a first-time experience. Freelance photojournalist Fil Kaler, an experienced conflict photographer who recently returned from Libya, was mugged by three hooded looters in London’s Brixton neighborhood and lost £2,500 worth of video equipment.

After the riots subsided, the National Union of Journalists held a forum to discuss the dangers and future protocol for capturing footage of major crisis events. The proceedings are documented at "Reporting the Riots: Did We Get it Right?"