Junkies crawl the Green Line itching for that mainline. Jumpin’ off the Lake to take a swing around the Maypole. China White calls suburban Crackers into angry Afro villages… Dead eyes shuffle through pot-marked streets, like half-burnt vacancy signs that…
Author: C. Jines
Internationally published social documentary photographer and author.
Susan: Junkie, 9-02-2013
Cookin’ some China White down on Hepatitis Boulevard. This is Susan, another victim of heroin addiction… Mother of two… …with dreams of becoming an artist…
In Street Photography, Location Matters
In street photography, where one lives has a huge impact on their photographic potential. I was talking with someone yesterday about how much endless action there is in a city like New York. Once you’ve been there, Chicago seems like…
Awake Detroit!
5:33 AM September 6th, 2013 – Awake Detroit! to your smoldering sunrise… Lumber’s billowing fragrance reveals the age of this now naked city. Stray dogs sniff out the last remaining morsels, while old Irish men drink malt liquor from abandoned…
People of Detroit: Sparky – September, 2013
This is Sparky, a man of high energy, and a thousand stories. Sparky was a machinist for GM back before America traded in all her factories for promissory notes and cheap Chinese plastic. Now he hangs out with old friends…
Heroin Addiction and Gun Violence in Chicago
In Chicago, heroin is literally oozing from the streets… Much of the gang related gun violence is connected to the heroin market. If you think you can do heroin just one time, maybe while at a party with your friends -…