Victor Davis is a man whom I’ve known for several years now. Victor is one of several men who has decided to take up residency in one of the alleys in Chicago’s Loop area. Like many homeless people, Victor has…
Author: C. Jines
Internationally published social documentary photographer and author.
Mansur Ball-Bey Killed After Pointing Gun At St. Louis Police
Mansur Ball-Bey, a black 18-year-old suspected drug dealer, made a really bad mistake when he allegedly pointed a gun at two St. Louis police officers who were waiting in an alley during a warrant search of a home in a…
Communist Cult Group Joins Forces with ‘Stop Mass Incarceration Network Chicago’
CHICAGO, IL. Aug. 17, 2015 – Today in Chicago, members of the Bob Avakian Revolutionary Communist Party joined forces with the Chicago branch of the Stop Mass Incarceration Network, to participate in a political protest. The march, which included around…
We Got Mail! Urban Photography Workshop Review:
“Life is about experiences not things. The walking photography night tour with Chuck Jines is an amazing experience that I will not soon forget. Chuck is part philosopher, documentarian, philanthropist, artist (although he may argue no), and teacher. We learned…
Subjectivism, Image Manipulation, and the Fall of Ethics in Photojournalism
“We need good solid, honest photographers.” -Michael Kamber Good morning Grit Street Shooters! I want to share something with you: I came across an AWESOME, MUST read interview with professional photojournalist, Michael Kamber. In the interview, Kamber discusses the current…
Selecting Images…
I’m in the process of selecting the images for the next installment of “Against Doctor’s Orders: Heroin Addiction.” I’ve published four editions thus far, and I’m working on the fifth. Time-wise, the story is weeks out of sync with reality.…
“Underexposed” – Romanticizing Homelessness
Street and documentary photography both have firm roots in the philosophy of “realism.” Unlike many types of photography, which build off “romanticism,” street and documentary photography are about reality as it really is. I recently noticed a controversy surrounding a…
Photojournalist Attacked In Ferguson, Mo Under “Black Lives Matter” Democracy
Photojournalist Attacked In Ferguson, Mo Under “Black Lives Matter” Democracy Democracy = Universal Equality (One step away from totalitarianism) UPDATE: September 4, 2017 I’m not sure why a freelance journalist’s story about how he was attacked by Black Lives Matter…