Bronx Street Kids (25 photos)

Stephen Chames Project







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Stephen Chames's Bronx Street Kids project is more than just a series of images documenting the lives of teenagers on the margins of society. This is a journey into the raw, unvarnished reality where childhood innocence and adult experience collide, and every moment is steeped in harsh circumstances. His photographs don’t just take us back in time — they transport us to the epicenter of the energy, survival, and unwavering resilience that became the symbol of the Bronx in the 70s and 80s.

His camera doesn’t just capture life on the street, it becomes part of it. And nowhere is this better demonstrated than in his project “Bronx Street Kids,” a candid look at childhoods spent in the concrete jungle, where streets become playgrounds and innocence inevitably collides with the reality of survival.

Biography of photographer Steven Chames

Stephen Chames is not a random visitor to the world he documents. He was born and raised in the Bronx, which makes him a part of the life he shows. His photographs are not just observations, they are participation. It’s rare to find a photographer who is so immersed in the lives of his subjects that the boundaries between an outsider’s view and direct participation are blurred. Born in the 1950s, Chames witnessed the neighborhood he lived in change—and not for the better. But instead of staying away, he picked up a camera and began documenting everything he saw.