A photographer’s mission: Documenting the trauma of Chicago’s street violence - Illinois

Carlos Ortiz, 37, wants everyone to see what he sees happening in the streets of Chicago. Ortiz has been documenting the gun violence in his hometown for the last 7 years.

His photo documentary is called: “Too Young to Die: Examining a Lost Generation In America” and the pictures are haunting, beautiful, and raw. They expose the aftermath of gun violence and visually show the tangible reality that gun violence makes in a community lost.

“No one speaks about the trauma that is felt in these communities after the violence occurs,” says Ortiz....

http://nbclatino.com/2013/05/24/a-photographers-mission-documenting-the-trauma-of-chicagos-street-violence/

Archive of photos - Note: you can view as a slideshow.

                                                                                                     (Photo: Carlos Ortiz)

Another story on his work w/ lots of photos:

Life and death on the mean streets of Chicago and Philadelphia: Gritty photo essay on the violence that claims countless lives each year

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2303184/Carlos-Javier-Chicago-photographer-documents-gang-violence-destroys-countless-young-lives-year.html