CPOY 64 Documentary Gold: Hunters Point, 'We Out Here'
A long-form photographic essay or extended narrative story which portrays important contemporary concerns or social issues. To encourage long-term projects, images from previous year's work may be included, provided none of them have previously won a CPOY award.
Caption
Slide 7 of 12
January 12, 2009
After a lengthy chase, Jermaine Jackson is arrested by police officers in the Hunters View housing projects in Hunters Point. With the amount of families in Hunters View dwindling by the month, tension between police and the remaining residents runs high. Jackson was charged with reckless driving police had surveyed earlier in the day.
Alex Welsh / San Fransisco State University
Location
Hunters Point
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