Chris Arnade

Chris Arnade (born c. 1965) is an American photographer and writer. He worked for 20 years as a bond trader on Wall Street; in 2011, he started documenting the lives of poor people and their drug addictions and commenting on the state of the society of the United States. He did this through photographs posted on social media and articles in various media, most often The Guardian. He does not call himself a journalist; some journalists object to his work and some sources refer to him as a journalist.