Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Jon Lowenstein. Photojournalist. Chicago.
From series on Chicago’s South Side hood.
From series on illegal immigrants in US prisons.
From Shadow Lives- about people trying to cross the US/Mex border.
From series on violence in Guatemala- on public city buses.
Jon Lowenstein has taking photos for over ten years, specializing in long-term documentary photographic projects, he hopes to create social change through his work. Jon has won Picture of the Year 4 times and and 2 World Press Photo awards. His photos have appeared in publications including Mother Jones, Time, US News and World Report, The NY Times, Chicago Magazine etc. He currently teaches photography to middle-school students and helps publish Our Streets, a community newspaper documenting the nearby S. Side Chicago community.
jonlowenstein.com