Marvin Gutierrez

One of the main life motives that I follow on a daily basis is exploration. The need to always be moving through different places falls necessary to my lifestyle. Through this point of view is where I decided to study the sub culture of urban neighborhoods in Chicago. This subject plays a major role in my personality and also in those of my fellow Chicago citizens, which is why it means a great deal to me. My photos generally consisted of a subject (being a person, place, or thing) and an environment to emphasize where the subject lives. The activity in the photographs focuses on what the subject may due on a day to day basis and how they go about their life in these specific neighborhoods. These neighborhoods and these subjects are a part of my life being reason that I grew up in the same or similar settings. These along with a selection of other photos were the center point of the concentration half for my AP portfolio. In the future I wish to produce a book solely based around this topic.