Off the Street Club

• Prize
  Gold in Advertising/Other
• Photographer
  Sandro Miller, United States
• Date of Photograph
  2019
• Studio
  Sandro, Inc
• Socials
• Website
  http://www.sandrofilm.com/

I was hired by HAVAS Worldwide to do portraits of kids from a club in Chicago; Off The Street Club. OTSC is an organization that was established to keep young kids of Chicago safe and off the streets. Chicago has the largest gang infested neighborhoods in America. It is nearly impossible for a child in areas of Chicago to avoid joining a gang. Drugs and street violence take the lives of over 800 children a year in Chicago. These are just a few of the kids that are members of the OTSC. Many of these kids remain in school and get scholarships for college. Many elders return to OTSC to volunteer.

• Awards
  2015 International Photographer of the Year Award, Lucie Foundation Head On Photo Festival 2015: Top Five of International Exhibitions 200 Best Photographers, American Photography 2014 International Photographer of the Year Award, Lucie Foundation Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich: Homage to Photographic Masters Exceptional Art Exhibitions of 2014, Chicagoist Top Pick for Fall Visual Arts, Chicago Reader 200 Best Photographers, American Photography