Antonio Bolfo was
a photographer before he was a cop.
He’s a born and raised New Yorker
who joined the NYPD in 2006. Bolfo, who has a degree from RISD, said he
joined the force in response to feelings of patriotism following Sept.
11th and general boredom (at the time he had a job doing animation for
Playstation games).
Once he was put on the beat in South Bronx projects,
Bolfo began bringing his camera to work in hopes of documenting the job
and capturing images of the emotional and physical strains that come
with it.
His photos show a side of the NYPD
rarely seen by civilians, what it’s like to be a regular working cop on
the job.
His photos show the frustration, boredom and excitement that
goes along with police work- and also some of the spectacular parts of
the job.
But they also show the dangerous frightening moments when
officers put their lives at risk for their jobs in incredibly dangerous
situations.
Amazing!
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