Perilous Lens: Guns in an Urban Landscape
Hands with gun and bags of crack cocaine

Boogie

Serbian photographer Boogie has been living in New York City since 1998, when, after a stint in the military, he won a green card in a lottery. He has spent several years chronicling the lives of New York’s gangsters, drug addicts and hustlers.

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A boy plays with a gun in a predominantly Kurdish neighborhood
A gangster holds the tools of his trade: a gun and dime bags of crack cocaine, each with a street value of USD 5
A member of the Bloods smokes a joint in the gang's hideout
A gang member of the Bloods with a 9mm gun
A boy plays with a gun in a predominantly Ku A boy plays with a toy gun
Bullet holes in LaVela Gialla, a neighbourhood controlled by the Camora organized crime family