Le Journal de la Photographie

2008: Officer Lane lights a cigarette after inspecting alleged .22 caliber bullet holes. Gun violence is a major problem in the South Bronx and claims many young lives. A large number of kids under the age of 17 are responsible for recent shootings due to the gang leaders' knowledge that youth ...

2008: Officer Lane lights a cigarette after inspecting alleged .22 caliber bullet holes. Gun violence is a major problem in the South Bronx and claims many young lives. A large number of kids under the age of 17 are responsible for recent shootings due to the gang leaders' knowledge that youth ...

Antonio Bolfo - Impact 2008: Officer Lane lights a cigarette after inspecting alleged .22 caliber bullet holes. Gun violence is a major problem in the South Bronx and claims many young lives. A large number of kids under the age of 17 are responsible for recent shootings due to the gang leaders' knowledge that youth ... Antonio Bolfo - Impact 2008: Officers Alba and Weadock (left to right) respond to a 911 call on Halloween in the Milbrook Housing Projects, where they are trying to distinguish between fake blood on the door and real screams coming from inside. © Antonio Bolfo Antonio Bolfo - Impact 2009: Officer Lane takes a break from spying on drug dealers to contemplate the long night ahead. Although John was supposed to spend only 6 months in Impact, he has been in the unit for 2 years. Budget cuts in the city have prevented the NYPD from hiring new officers to replace him. © Antonio Bolfo Antonio Bolfo - Impact 2009: Officers Bianco and Lane (left to right) use a "10-62 Personal" break to catch their breath on the roof. Because civilians are not allowed on the roof of housing projects, cops can lower their guard and relax. © Antonio Bolfo Antonio Bolfo - Impact 2009: Housing projects tower over the torn streets of Mott Haven. © Antonio Bolfo Antonio Bolfo - Impact 2009: Officer Alba, a veteran rookie cop, leads two brand new officers through their first snowstorm in the projects. Although Alba was supposed to spend only six months in Impact, after a year and a half he has just received orders for another six-month tour. © Antonio Bolfo Antonio Bolfo - Impact 2009: Officers Weadock, Olivero and Suarino (left to right) helplessly listen to a colleague cry for help over the radio. Because Impact cops patrol on foot and have no access to police vehicles, they are unable to respond to the officer in need of assistance. © Antonio Bolfo Antonio Bolfo - Impact 2009: Officer Bianco apprehends a 14 year old after chasing him through the stairwells for displaying a black imitation firearm. The red and black colors of his clothing suggest his affiliation with the Bloods, one of the major gangs in the Mott Haven Housing Projects. Young Bloods recruits are... Antonio Bolfo - Impact 2008: Partygoers, who only moments before called the police, shout at responding officers who attempt to restrain the man they accused of stealing handbags from their house party. © Antonio Bolfo Antonio Bolfo - Impact 2009: Officers on the roof of a housing project bask in the sun after a thunderstorm. © Antonio Bolfo Antonio Bolfo - Impact 2009: An Impact cop descends into the bowels of the Mitchell Housing Projects. The stairwells of the projects are a haven for criminal activity, including robberies, assaults, and drug deals. The passages are narrow and dark, providing victims with no warning before they are attacked. © Antonio... Antonio Bolfo - Impact 2010: Officer Lane sits in the PSA 7 locker and reflects on his night on patrol. The locker room is one of the only places where they can let their guard down. © Antonio Bolfo