Morris was born in 1958 in California. In 1980, he earned a photography bachelor of science degree from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale.[5] He was appointed runner by Black Star director Howard Chapnick.[6] In 1981, during six months, he documented the underground world of the New York City Subway in a photo essay published 33 years later in Time.[7] In 1983, during the civil conflict in the