A Former Wall Street Trader Took These Devastating Photos Of Addicts In The Bronx

[FarCenter]

Chris Arnade left his job as a foreign exchange trader at a major investment bank to pursue photography full-time.

He's not your typical photographer, though.

Arnade, who is very critical of Wall Street, spends his time in some of the city's roughest neighborhoods.

Some of his most powerful work comes from Hunts Point, Bronx, where he has photographed hundreds of drug addicts. Along with his photos, Arnade writes down his subjects' stories, with help from writer Cassie Rodenberg.

Below is a sample of photos and stories from Arnade's "Faces Of Addiction."

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/chris-arnade-photos-of-bronx-addicts-2013-12

[superpatriotman]

1. Thanks for posting

The photos are in-your-face reminder of the hell of drug abuse and its effect on the abusers/victims.

[Jefferson23]

2. I have not read an expose on drug addicts living on the street in a long time..it's

as though they don't exist any longer. Not worth the print to do a story.

This is well done for many reasons..the photos are up close and personal, which it needs
to be..we are so far removed from the impact of people afflicted with addiction. I also
like how within the context of their dialogue, we see how and where the system is so
badly corrupted and the danger of remaining an addict is very real.

Heart wrenching: ‘Can I have a dollar so I WON’T DIE! JUST A DOLLAR TO KEEP ME ALIVE.’ Some days I feel like that.”

She lives with Michael in an empty lot, working the track at night. “The only way I can prostitute is to drink and to do cocaine. How can you pretend to love and have sex otherwise? Addiction makes you do things you don't want to do.”

She sat in the cold spray of the hydrant, cooling off.

“I want the white picket fence, the Tupperware parties, the husband and kids.”

“Dream? That’s a fairy tale not a dream. Out here you can’t have dreams.”


K&R, thank you for posting.

[riderinthestorm]

3. Powerful and raw. Thanks for a sobering and truthful post. K&R nt

[Wilms]

4. ^