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Photo credit: Tom Jenz
"Hand of the Hood"
He said his name was Melvin, but that’s about all he said. Central city neighborhoods feature under-the-radar characters who operate inside an underground economy, deception the means of exchange. Their hands are often worn and textured from scratching out a life.
Central City Stories is a collection of visual narratives from Milwaukee's central city by writer and fine arts photographer Tom Jenz. You can see more of his work at TomJenzAmerica.com.
