Princess became addicted to crack as a teen, turning to prostitution for money. She is the mother of twelve kids; she had the first when she was a young girl in East New York. Now she lives in Hunts Point, sharing a house with Takeesha and other addicts.
She was cheerful and funny, with a very quick wit. She especially enjoyed making fun of me for being “so white.” After I showed her the first few pictures she said “no, no, that won’t do” and put on some more makeup, saying with a big smile, ‘no woman ever wants to look anything but her best for pictures. You should know that. You sure you’re a photographer?’
I love you.
Thanks for sharing these very strong photographs and their stories.
Amazing depth of work that evokes both a visual and mental feeling. Well done. J
The pain and the poetry. Thanks for connecting me to this work. Addiction is a real sad story and I think Chris is documenting it in a very honest way.
p.s I don’t give a shiznit about what you said when how you said what, and I don’t really care that this guy is a or was a banker.
the work speaks for itself.