As a result of working this heroin project, I’ve become very involved with harm reduction. I do my best to keep clean syringes, as well as basic medical supplies while out in the streets photographing. While we all hope that…
Category: Independent Photojournalism
Profile of A Heroin Addict: Eve
Eve first started snorting heroin when she was 14 years old. She claims that, at the time, she was unaware of the addictive nature of heroin. Eve is not the first heroin addict who has claimed they were ignorant of how addictive…
Danny – A Chicago Heroin Addict
I had a photo shoot scheduled yesterday, but the house where we were to do it, was raided by the Chicago Police the day before. Needless to say, the subject wasn’t home. We were supposed to do a photo shoot of…
Word From The Street: Chicago Cops Strip Searching People In Alleys
Word is: The Chicago Police have been shaking down drug addicts by pulling them into the alleys, and then strip searching them. Totally illegal, but cops commit more crime than criminals, by far. They lie on the stand every day.…
Heroin Addiction Harm Reduction Supplies Needed
Alley Angels Needed! 1. Sterile gauze 2. Neosporin ointment As many of you know, I’ve been working on a heroin project for the past year. I’m currently focusing on long-term addicts who have developed severe abscesses on their bodies, due…
Jay – The Ritual of Heroin Addiction
Jay is a 30 year old heroin addict who has been injecting for over 17 years. He first started using heroin back in the 8th grade, where he would sneak off into the bathroom while at school to first snort,…
End of the Line: Long-Term Heroin Addiction Abscess
“With heroin, it’s a fixed fight, and you’re gonna lose.” -Ali When I arrived on Hepatitis Boulevard this morning, I discovered two gentlemen taking a few moments to let the morning spring air hit their open wounds, wounds acquired after…