When Drugs Ruled New York Streets: Ángel Franco Tells What Documenting It Was Like – NYTimes.com

In a week when public attention has refocused on the dangers of being a war photographer, it’s worth recalling the risks taken by photojournalists much closer to home who set out to document drug dealing and drug use. The territory is every bit as treacherous, the enemy every bit as implacable, the peril every bit as real.