Flaca, the man pictured at the beginning and end has been a struggling alcoholic for a while now. He has also been sleeping under the boardwalk at Coney Island. He recently decided to take part in a rehab program for 28 days in Queens starting today. All of his friends are really hoping he makes it through and cleans himself up a bit. Old habits are easy to fall into again. So, I'm hoping once that month passes pictures like the ones at the end of the slideshow won't happen anymore. He's a sensitive guy anyway, but he can't seem to process his issues very well when intoxicated. I wanted to document this so he would be able to see himself at this low point and maybe take it as a reference for how he can improve his life.
America reCycled
Me
- Tim Hussin
- USA, United States
- I'm a photographer currently on a cross-country bike trip.
all images copyright Tim Hussin, The Rocky Mountain News, The Gainesville Sun, Monroe Evening News and Deseret Morning News
8 comments:
Great images as usual Tim. Love how number 14 came together. Sounds like a great personal project. Planning on giving it to MediaStorm?
i always love your work!
Thanks. I"m not sure where it will end up. I'm just enjoying hanging out with there and shooting. I grew up on the coast of Florida, so it's refreshing to see the expanse of water every so often.
where is the guy in #14, and 15?
under the boardwalk
Did you change #15?
Yes, I did change it. After some though and discussion with a couple friends, I thought that the other photo was drawing unnecessary attention to the string of snot, which I thought detracted from the story. Even though it is telling, the story is not about that. I was hesitant to use that photo, but I thought that maybe having a record of Flaca in the depths of his problems would act as a reference for him once he does return from rehab. But the more I thought about it, I figured that it might be better to focus on his emotion rather than his snot.
Any thoughts on that?
again very nice work
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