Homeless people photography

I want to believe this reality is a fallacy and while at times we make progress, society primarily focuses on more selfish projects I don’t always have money to give, but I always have something to…

There are times I'm critisized for taking informal portraits or street photography images of the poorest of the poor. I get it. It's something that many feel is opportunistic and wrong. I would like to let those critics know that it's not easy for me to drum up the courage to approach these unfortunate souls and ask to take their picture. It's much easier to walk past the homeless, pretend not to see them and avoid making eye contact. My hope and reason for imaging them and sharing the…

Andres Serrano's new series of portraits of New York City's homeless people is on view in parks, subways, and telephone booths.

Photo about Portrait of poor homeless beggar sitting on the city sidewalk. Image of alcoholic, hungry, depression - 5985684

David French: For many, many years I spent time “in the trenches” reaching out to at-risk youth. At first I was the stereotypical naive idealist. ”All they need is love and a chance,” I thought. Working in mentoring programs, I spent untold hours playing catch, going to little league games, going to parks, and just hanging out with at-risk kids as part of a variety of programs. Seeing ragged clothes, I’d buy new clothes. Hearing that a mother couldn’t pay the light bill, I’d kick in and…

250,000 mentally Ill are Homeless. 140,000 seriously mentally Ill are Homeless “No vision haunts America’s […]