Homeless youth, Shanita “Knowledge” Stubbs in Newark, NJ. Knowledge was
placed in foster care as a child, adopted and later back into state care. Mark Peterson has been documenting Knowledge for several months producing some outstanding work.
Shanita, known to her friends by Knowledge, entered foster care as a baby staying in care several years until being adopted.
Photojournalist Mark Peterson has been chronicling Knowledge’s journey as a homeless teenager. His photographsenter Knowledge’s private life, her experiences on the streets of Newark, her struggles with drugs, self esteem, depression and survival. His work is stunning.
Below is a recent photo from Mark’s project. More to come…..
Mark Peterson is a documentary photographer, and the author of the Powerhouse Book, Acts Of Charity.
He started his career in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1982 where he was a staff photographer for City Pages. In 1984 he became a staff photographer for UPI in Minneapolis. In 1987 he moved to New York, where he opened the Reuters Photo bureau, which he worked at until 1990. At that time, he started to work with numerous magazines as an editorial photographer.
Mark’s work can be seen in publications such as the New York Times Magazine, Fortune magazine, InStyle magazine, Time magazine, New York magazine, and Geo among others. He is represented by Redux pictures.
Mark has won several grants, including a Eugene Smith support grant for his work on revolving door alcoholics. He has won a Picture of the Year award for feature photography, and has been included in the World Press annual photo book and exhibition.
Invitations to photographers to join the Do 1 Thing project has started to go out and the responses are great.
World renowned photographers are joining out team to photograph homeless teenagers so far they include:
Deanne Fitzmaurice *Pulitzer Prize Winning Photographer
Preston Gannaway *Pulitzer Prize Winning Photographer
David Hume Kennerly *Pulitzer Prize Winning Photographer
David Leeson *Pulitzer Prize Winning Photographer
Matt Rainey *Pulitzer Prize Winning Photographer
Steve Starr *Pulitzer Prize Winning Photographer