A grocery basket is seen in the crook of someone’s arm as they wait to be served at a supermarket meat counter.
Jessenia Prado is a photographer and college student who documented pollution in her Southeast Chicago neighborhood for a joint project between the Center for Contemporary Photography and the Chicago Sun-Times. She’s one of several participants throughout the city to participate in the documentation project. Jessenia Prado / Chicago Sun-Times & Center for Contemporary Photography
A grocery basket is seen in the crook of someone’s arm as they wait to be served at a supermarket meat counter.

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons

User-generated photo project documents pollution in Chicago neighborhoods

The project is currently making a push to include more Spanish-speaking participants.

Jessenia Prado is a photographer and college student who documented pollution in her Southeast Chicago neighborhood for a joint project between the Center for Contemporary Photography and the Chicago Sun-Times. She’s one of several participants throughout the city to participate in the documentation project. Jessenia Prado / Chicago Sun-Times & Center for Contemporary Photography
By Landon Jones

The Chicago Sun-Times and The Center for Contemporary Photography have teamed up for a project documenting climate change and pollution in Chicago neighborhoods.

Reset learns more about the photo project and speaks with a few of the participants.

Pictured is a giant mountain of salt with clouds above it.
As part of the photography project, Jessenia Predo photographed giant piles of salt, which she calls salt mountains, in her Southeast side neighborhood. Jessenia Prado / Chicago Sun-Times & Center for Contemporary Photography

GUESTS: Anthony Vazquez, visual journalist for the Chicago Sun-Times

Marcus Alleyanne, photography project participant

‭Jessenia Prado, photography project participant

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A grocery basket is seen in the crook of someone’s arm as they wait to be served at a supermarket meat counter.
Jessenia Prado is a photographer and college student who documented pollution in her Southeast Chicago neighborhood for a joint project between the Center for Contemporary Photography and the Chicago Sun-Times. She’s one of several participants throughout the city to participate in the documentation project. Jessenia Prado / Chicago Sun-Times & Center for Contemporary Photography
A grocery basket is seen in the crook of someone’s arm as they wait to be served at a supermarket meat counter.

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons

User-generated photo project documents pollution in Chicago neighborhoods

The project is currently making a push to include more Spanish-speaking participants.

Jessenia Prado is a photographer and college student who documented pollution in her Southeast Chicago neighborhood for a joint project between the Center for Contemporary Photography and the Chicago Sun-Times. She’s one of several participants throughout the city to participate in the documentation project. Jessenia Prado / Chicago Sun-Times & Center for Contemporary Photography
By Landon Jones

The Chicago Sun-Times and The Center for Contemporary Photography have teamed up for a project documenting climate change and pollution in Chicago neighborhoods.

Reset learns more about the photo project and speaks with a few of the participants.

Pictured is a giant mountain of salt with clouds above it.
As part of the photography project, Jessenia Predo photographed giant piles of salt, which she calls salt mountains, in her Southeast side neighborhood. Jessenia Prado / Chicago Sun-Times & Center for Contemporary Photography

GUESTS: Anthony Vazquez, visual journalist for the Chicago Sun-Times

Marcus Alleyanne, photography project participant

‭Jessenia Prado, photography project participant

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons