Group shot with the fathers before children arrive

Every family creates their own group pose

The older brother died 4 months after this photo, of sickle cell

An immediate 5x7 print in a card stock frame for dad and child

He crocheted his own tie at Otisville prison

Bryan Stevenson - Know/No Justice Harlem

Raising My Voice - public speaking course

Prison photography need not reinforce negative stereotypes like inmate, convict, prisoner, felon. These individuals are in the re-entry process from prison - returning citizens - committing to a new life after their time has been served. Non Profit Organizations like Hudson Link, Circles of Support, Raising My Voice, the Center for Court Innovation, Osborne Assn, The Moth radio program and even DOCCS realize the need for a successful re-entry to reduce recidivism. Trauma, conflict, regret related to incarceration all impact self image and esteem. A pop-up studio can be set up at any location from inside Sing Sing to a church basement in Harlem for the purposes of capturing a reunited family or taking a head shot - No photoshop required. Like any corporate shoot on Wall Street - complete with lights, a team of assistants, lucite furniture, seamless back drop, etc all to produce a professional portraiture experience and an immediate printed 5x7 picture placed in a card stock frame, or a digital image emailed out. Let’s create an experience the polar opposite from the Mug Shot.