In these photographs, Chong captures the historicity of his cultural kin by documenting Jamaicans in different communities. Each individual or group was given the opportunity to present themselves in a noble or respectful manner. Many, having rarely been photographed during their lifetimes, turned these moments into important milestones in their lives as well. Photographic portraits have become a normal and almost egalitarian ritual in western societies, but the same is not true in the so called Third World. This ongoing project has enabled the artist to make contact with Jamaicans with whom he shares a cultural and linguistic heritage.
Constable Wayne Wisdom, 2005
Hummingbird Hill, Bamboo, St. Ann, Jamaica
Joe, 1994
Stony Hill, St. Andrew, Jamaica
Bobby, 1999
Carew Castle, Harkers Hall, St. Catherine, Jamaica
Bongo, 1995
Shelly Road, Bamboo, St. Ann, Jamaica
Untitled Man on a Bicycle, 1995
Shelly Road, St. Ann, Jamaica
Dowie, 1995
Shelly Road, St. Ann, Jamaica
Elderly Gentleman in the Shadow of the Doorway
Shelly Road, St. Ann, Jamaica
Fatta, 1995
Shelly Road, St. Ann, Jamaica
Fatta with Spliff and Stout, 1995
Shelly Road, St. Ann, Jamaica
Ganja Farmer, 1984
High Hope, St, James, Jamaica
Jahe & Jenna, 2005
Hummingbird Hill, Bamboo, St. Ann, Jamaica
Jahe in the Pimento Tree, 2005
Hummingbird Hill, Bamboo, St. Ann, Jamaica
Some of the Bamboo Community, 1995
Shelly Road, Bamboo, St. Ann, Jamaic
Joe, the Portrait, 1995
Stony Hill, St. Andrew, Jamaica
Lenox, Angela & Shanile, 1995
Shelly Road, St. Ann, Jamaica
Leon Wisdom, 1994
Hummingbird Hill, Bamboo, St. Ann, Jamaica
Lloyd Wisdom, 2005
Hummingbird Hill, St. Ann, Jamaica
Man in the Velvet Shirt, 1995
Shelly Road, St. Ann, Jamaica
Nobody Move, Nobody Get hurt, 1995
Shelly Road, St. Ann, Jamaica
Cindy and child, 1995
Shelly Road, St. Ann, Jamaica
Simone, 1995
Hummingbird Hill, Bamboo, st. Ann
Tallman, 1995
Shelly Road, St. Ann, Jamaica
The Tomlinson Family, 1984
Accompong, St. Elizabeth, Jamaic
with your Pistol in your Waist, 1995
Shelly Road, St. Ann, Jamaica
Woman & Child, 1995
Shelly Road, St. Ann, Jamaica
Cecil 2015, Harkers Hall, St. Catherine, Jamaica
From the ongoing series documenting Jamaican life in photographs.
Ice Cream Man, 2005
Hummingbird Hill, Bamboo, St. Ann, Jamaica
The Family, 1995
Bamboo, St. Ann, Jamaica
Punna, 2015
Carew Castle, Harkers Hall, St. Catherine, Jamaica
Under The Jackfruit Tree, 1995
Shelly Road, Bamboo, St. Ann, Jamaica, West Indies
Charlie & Child, 1995
Shell Road, Bamboo, St. Ann, Jamaica
Bongo & Derrick, 1995
Shelly Road, Bamboo, St. Ann, Jamaica
Sana, 1995
Shelly Road, Bamboo, St. Ann, Jamaica, West Indies
Youthman, 1995,
Shelly Road, Bamboo, St. Ann, Jamaica
Lopez Walker, 2017
Photographed during Acoustic recording session. Carew Castle, Harkers Hall, St. Catherine, Jamaica
