The Ghosts

• Prize
  Gold in Editorial/General News
• Photographer
  Marcin Gorzynski
• Technical Info
  Digital Photographs Taken With Leica Q3 And Sony A9 Ii Camera Using Sony Fe 24-70 Mm F2.8 Gm Lens.
• Photo Date
  October 2024

Fentanyl is an opioid around 50 times stronger than heroin. Just a few doses can lead to addiction, and overdosing is frighteningly easy. In 2023 alone, fentanyl claimed over 70,000 lives in the US. Its victims are often homeless, seeking tragic escape through drugs. This documentary series explores isolation, homelessness, and addiction on the streets of Los Angeles and San Francisco in 2024.

Born in Warsaw, Poland, in 1971. Currently based in Konstancin-Jeziorna, near Warsaw. A member of the Association of Polish Art Photographers (ZPAF – www.zpaf.pl) and the Council of the Fort Institute of Photography (www.instytutfotografiifort.org.pl). Regularly collaborates with the Fotonova Press Agency (www.fotonova.pl). Alumnus of the Warsaw School of Economics and the University of Warsaw. Entrepreneur, manager, economist, traveler, and photographer specializing in social documentary, reportage, travel, and creative photography.