This, is Dominick. Dominick is a 28 year old Heroin addict, who, like many Heroin junkies, first started his habit by snorting. But, before ever trying Heroin, Dominick was taking prescription medications. Prescription drugs later led him to snorting junk -…
Author: C. Jines
Is There A Heroin Crisis? A Response to Nick Gillespie
According to libertarian political pundit and editor in chief of Reason.com, Nick Gillespie, the recent death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has triggered, what he characterizes as “[a] massive outpouring of patently false and exaggerated stories about the increase in…

Photography Workshop: Life Beyond Automatic, Essentials of Manual DSLR Photography – March 8, 2014
Learn the Essentials of Manual DSLR Photography! When: Saturday, March 8, 2014 Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Where: Downtown Chicago (details provided after RSVP) Are you wanting to achieve better results from your photographic efforts? Do you have a…

Contemplating Addiction – John, Heroin Addict, Chicago 2014
“I really want to get clean, but I hate having to get fucking sick.” -John
B&W Development Bag For Loading Film Into Development Tank
Would you like to start developing your own B&W film? I just found a changing bag for loading film into the development tank – a sort of “Portable Darkroomat” – over at Adorama, for a really good price: Adorama Small…
On the legalization of Heroin and Other Hard Drugs
On the legalization of Heroin and Other Hard Drugs Chicago is currently suffering through a horrific Heroin crisis. For the past six months I’ve been working on a documentary photo project which focuses on Heroin addiction. During this time, I…