In the Guardian today, there are some exquisite black and white photographs of homeless people taken by Lee Jeffries - view them here
In his Facebook profile here Lee explains how he started taking these beautiful images of homeless people and that he tries to get to know the story of each subject before he photographs them. He talks about really 'seeing' the person rather than passing by the familiar. It's a strange world where homeless people have become invisible. A year or two ago there was a documentary - I think it was called Return of the Tribe - which showed a small number of Papuan New Guinea tribesmen coming to Britain to see our totally different culture. When they learned about homeless people, they were totally shocked. The concept simply does not exist in their culture; community is so strong there that the notion of resources not being shared - from food, to shelter, to companionship - seemed utterly bizarre to them. We could learn a lot from them. Lee Jeffries photographs of raw humanity help to get this message across.
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