I made my rounds through the Loop last night looking for any street people that could use a sheet of plastic. I brought a dozen sheets of 9′ X 12′ plastic for folks to use in building temporary shelters. Sparks…
Category: Independent Photojournalism
“This, Is What I Love To Do”
I was reading Nietzsche while sitting under the shade of twisted Empires when it hit me – it hit me like a flash of light cast down from the heavens by the gods themselves. The raw truth flowed from that…
“I Really Need It” – Hustling Enough For A Big Bag of Heroin – The Magnificent Mile, Chicago
As of 1-27-2014, I have been working on a Heroin addiction photography project here in Chicago for six months. During this time, I have come to know several addicts on a deep and personal level. We’ve built a relationship, and…
Word From The Street: Cold Temperatures Rock Chicago
Cold temperatures rock Chicago’s homeless population, as O’Hare International Airport clocked in at minus 3 degrees early Thursday morning. I headed down to Lower Wacker loaded with some awesome baked goods and sandwiches that were donated for me to pass…
On Photography: My Soul, Is Not For Sale…
My response to a question about photographers who seek dark subjects for shock value and money (I often catch hell for my photos. I was accused of exploiting people just the other day): I can’t speak for anyone else. All…
Feminine Addiction: Thanksgiving, 2013
Junkie, Ciera, Hepatitis Boulevard, Chicago 2013 – Minolta SRT 202, 50mm, Tri-X 1600 Push Ciera is a 22 year old girl from rural Indianan. She washed up onto the concrete shores of Hepatitis Boulevard for the first time about six…
Suburban Pharmacist Helps Spread Disease During Heroin Epidemic
Mike Gorski works as Pharmacist for the Tinley Park Kmart Store off of Harlem Ave (16300 Harlem Ave). Gorski apparently likes to help spread diseases by denying consumers the right to buy syringes without a prescription. Gorski and I had…
Junkie Den, Chicago 2013
WGN just did a story on the heroin epidemic here in the Land. They said a $10.00 bag could “keep an addict high for a day or two.” That’s just not correct, at least not in my experience. I do…