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an old woman sitting on a bench with food in front of her and garbage behind her

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…

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a man sitting on some steps holding something in his hands

Download the Close-up of the poor or homeless Homeless people ask for money in public. The poor beggar in the city sat on the stairs with a silver mug. 5371571 royalty-free Stock Photo from Vecteezy for your project and explore over a million other images and backgrounds.

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a group of people sitting next to each other on the side of a road near a building

I stare at this image a lot. I ask myself how . . . and why . . . and feel so helpless in making a difference. I know a lot of people care. I know a lot more people are living at the door's edge a paycheck away from homelessness on the streets. And that's a scary place to be. It's a scene each and everyone of us could end up in given a wrong set of circumstances or decisions.

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a man standing outside of a shack with a metal roof

A photograph shared by Atty Jb Batiancila of an elderly poor woman deeply engrossed while reading her Bible outside her hut with no electricity is sending out a message to believers around the world. The woman's house looks old and dark inside, so she decided to step outside in the…

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an old shack with clothes hanging out to dry

What would you do if you had to make a home with whatever you found around you? What would it look like? You can often find the answer by looking at the constructions of homeless people, who take 'live locally' to its root level, repurposing the detritus of their community. Or take a look at the work of artists Oliver Boberg and Peter Bialobrzeski whose photographs of buildings in poor urban neighborhoods of the Southern hemi- sphere illustrate incredible inventiveness and resourefulness…

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