I just finished scanning four rolls of film from a shoot I did the other day on a heroin addict called Shadow. I’ll have a full photo essay on Shadow in the days to come. I just wanted to post…
Category: Independent Photojournalism
“…places only they would know.”
“…seeking out the poorer quarters where the ragged people go, looking for the places only they would know.” The Dungeon If you put your time in, the city will reveal herself to you. About two years ago I first heard…
Voices From the Street – D’s Love/Hate Relationship With Heroin
America is currently suffering through a horrific heroin crisis. From small rural towns, to large urban centers, dramatic increases in heroin overdoses are being reported. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, heroin use has nearly doubled since…
Dope Sickness Brings Bad Energy
Bad energy down on Hepatitis Boulevard today. Everyone was dope sick. Like I’ve said in the past, heroin addicts are fine to be around – as longs as they aren’t sick… This is Casper, who was kind enough to share…
Heroin Addiction – A Haunting Demon
This is Amy, mother of five, extracting heroin from a cooker, and into her syringe. Amy is 35 years old and has been shooting heroin on-and-off for over ten years. Amy was a “functional addict” who maintained a home up…
Heroin Addict On Lower Wacker
“Hey man, what’s up?” I said to the new face down on Lower Wacker. “Can you use any clean rigs,” I asked suspecting he was probably a heroin user. “Hell yeah, man! Wow, you came just in time. Are you…
What does a heroin user look like?
As you may know, for the past twelve months I’ve been working on a freelance documentary photo project covering the subject of heroin addiction in Chicago. Over time, I’ve managed to gain direct access to many of the addicts themselves.…
Alley Boys – Winter Gathering, 2013
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