Everyone is responsible for their own decisions.

this is so sad…makes you appreciate your own life a lot more.

I checked out this guy's Flickr and his photos and the stories he's compiled are simply breath taking. I strongly suggest taking the time to go through them, if you enjoy having a glimpse into the lives of others.

Why the hell do their occupation make people ignore their suffering? I really hate this planet sometimes.

The starting age for a lot of prostitutes is 12. Yeah I was shocked too at the time. It screws these girls for life most of the time. All these women have pimps btw. They'll all say they don't but the vast majority do. Pimps IMO should all be breathing through their foreheads but that's me.  From an intellectual standpoint it's a very interesting sub-culture.

Girls just wanna get high.

Heartbreaking! I live in the bronx, and have my whole life! Seen alot sad shit! Its no life for anyone. Especialy the kids.

Wow…and to think, I pass by that train stop on my way to school everyday, and had come to associate it with the train coming above ground and my 3G coming back on so I could text my boyfriend…Who knew it was such a horrible, hopeless sort of a place?

I live in this borough and it just breaks my heart.

All those babies…sigh.

Heroin seems to be the drug of choice here.

again, you've found some babes, who with a few weeks of good nutrition and exercise could be super-models!

This banker “just listens” to a lot of prostitutes.

“You live on the streets as a girl, you get raped. It just is.” And people have the audacity to say Feminism has no place anymore. I hope and wish all you ladies realise your dreams.

My heart. :( Nobody deserves this kind of life; nobody should be trapped in it.  This is a courageous project… I hope the “after” pictures show a great deal of growth and change for the better.

This is so sad. Addiction hurts. :(

There but for the Grace of God go the rest of us….

oof.