Homeless People Capture The Streets Of London With 100 Cameras
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- Jessica Jungbauer
Initiated by London-based non-profit organization Café Art, 100 disposable cameras were handed out to homeless people back in July. The theme of the project was to capture ‘My London’. The Royal Photographic Society trained people how to use a camera and, in the end, 80 cameras with 2500 photos were returned. From self-portraits to iconic motifs, such as a telephone row or the Tower Bridge, the photographs show life on the streets of London. “Art is seen as a major way for people to recover from the trauma of being homeless”, says Café Art in a statement.
+ Read MoreIn general, the initiative showcases artworks created by people living on the streets of London. Right now, there’s a Kickstarter campaign to print 12 of the photos as a calendar.
Photo by ROL
Tyre Break, Hackney. Photo by Desmond Henry
Everything I Own or Bags of Life, Strand. Photo by David Tovey
Nature’s Tunnel or Light and the End, Stratford. Photo by Ellen Rostant
Telephone Row, Lincoln’s Inn. Photo by XO
Past & Present, City of London. Photo by Ioanna Zagkana
Colour Festival, Olympic Park. Photo by Goska Calik
Tower Bridge Picnic, Southwark. Photo by Cecie
Royal Geese Sunset, Kensington Gardens. Photo by Maciek Walorski
Left Boot, East London. Photo by Ellen Rostant
West End Bird, Westminster. Photo by Zin Vaitiekunas
The Artist, Whitechapel. Photo by Michael Crosswaite
Shadow of Self, Hyde Park. Photo by Goska Calik
All images © Café Art