Katso ihmistä

”When I asked how he wanted to be described, his eyes teared up and he said, ’I am human, like everyone else.'”

Newyorkilainen valokuvaaja Chris Arnade on entinen pankkiiri, joka vaihtoi Wall Streetin pramean rahamaailman Etelä-Bronxin karuihin katuihin, kuvatakseen köyhän Hunts Pointin alueen narkkareiden ja prostituoitujen elämää.

Sonyan tarina riipaisi ehkä itseäni eniten.

”I wasn’t addicted to drugs until my 30s. Before then, I was a normal person, meaning I wasn’t a fucking junkie. I lived in Rhode Island and had a family. I was a soccer mom. I always kind of knew I was a heroin addict. I always knew not to fuck with heroin. I always knew it was the drug for me. It just makes you feel good. And when you’re feeling bad, having a magic button is kind of a great thing. Unfortunately the magic button is also a stupid button because it comes with a lot of consequences. I am happier in some ways than I’ve ever been in my life. But I’ve lost so many things. I want to get out of my addiction but in some ways it’s made me grow a lot. And I think I know now how to live more than I ever have.”

Ravisuttavan kuvasarjan tarinoineen löydät täältä.