Crime, Drugs, Hope, and Beauty: The Milwaukee South Side
Exposition
Milwaukee South Side. Some call it the ghetto, Some call it the hood. But I and many others call it home. I've spent most of my life here, this is the place where I was raised and grew up to be the person I am now. I learned many things growing up in the south side both good and bad. It was here in where I learned, about alcoholism, drugs, rape, abuse, sex, and abandonment. But it was also here in where I learned about compassion, respect, honesty, empathy, hope, and that everything must be worked for. It is this duality that makes the south side what it is. These pictures are taken to represent that duality, The settings in which these pictures are taken aren't any dreamlands, but with my camera I am able to showcase the beauty that is within the south side.