Former Citigroup forex trader Chris Arnade left his Wall Street job to pursue photography full-time.
Arnade spends his time in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx learning the stories of dealers, addicts, prostitutes and pimps and taking their pictures.
Arnade was kind enough to share some of his photos from his 'My Favorite' album on Flickr.
These pictures of adults and children in the Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn and probably in some areas that most people in New York City have never visited. We've included the photographs in the slides that follow.
Pictures and stories are all from Chris Arnade. You can follow Arnade on Twitter, Facebook and Flickr.
Jose and Dimitri: Hunts Point Bronx
Jose, 17, lives in Hunts Point with his father. I met him about six months ago, I saw this blur of red run, jump, and do a back flip over a hydrant. I met him again early in January for a few more pictures: Jose one and Jose two.
We met again Sunday with some of his friends, I needed a nice positive afternoon. I really did nothing, just pointed my camera. Jose and Dimitri did the rest.
More from Hunts Point here: Hunts Point
More of Jose here: Jose the amazing
Pictures and stories are all from Chris Arnade. You can follow Arnade on Twitter, Facebook and Flickr.
Jose and Hydrant: Hunts Point, Bronx
The hydrants where open, and Jose was looking to cool down.
More of Jose here: Jose the amazing
More from Hunts Point here: Hunts Point
Pictures and stories are all from Chris Arnade. You can follow Arnade on Twitter, Facebook and Flickr.
Street Surfing: East New York, Brooklyn
It was close to a hundred today so the hydrants where open. These kids had laid a plank in front of the spout and where "street surfing". That and trying to charge passing cars 75 cent for a wash. As a business man I suggested they aim for the paper money and charge a dollar.
Ty-Shawn, Jaquan, Nahjee, and Dallas (I wrote it down) jumped at the chance for a picture. Now I have to bring back four copies of this picture and a Barbados flag (Dallas), a copy of the picture with sparkles (Nahjee), fruit soda (Jaquan) and a toy gun (Ty-Shawn). Got it
Pictures and stories are all from Chris Arnade. You can follow Arnade on Twitter, Facebook and Flickr.
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