Is he sleeping, or checking out the angle for a photo? He looks nicely dressed, with shoes and socks on. I think he just decided to take a nap. He actually looks quite comfortable!
This is powerful in so many ways. I'm still not comfortable taking shots of homeless folks ... But you've done this in a way where your image tells a far greater story. It's fantastic.
ahhh, the homeless..they all have a story to tell...so many are so close to becoming just as this man...but oh the survival skills they must learn..all the tricks of the street. I wonder, if in a disaster moment who would fare better? The homeless who learn how to adapt...or the homed?....great picture! I love the story it tells and how it gets you thinking...
He does look better dressed than a street person usually is and relatively clean. With the hospital here and mental health care not being what it could be in NZ we have a host of unusual behaviours in Newt
Oops hadn't finished! ... In Newtown, Wellington. However, with my daughter having epilepsy which makes people so sleepy afterwards I would check for a medic alert bracelet.
I hear you. It gets me down to see how many people are 'on the streets' in Oslo these days. And you can't give money to everyone and not every day.
I love the composition of your picture. I like the strong contrast between the blurry, hurrying people, and the sleeping guy, looking so peaceful there on the sidewalk. It's like their different consciences are painted onto them.
So what did you do?
I tend to stop and ask, but would suss out the situation first :D
I love the composition of your picture. I like the strong contrast between the blurry, hurrying people, and the sleeping guy, looking so peaceful there on the sidewalk. It's like their different consciences are painted onto them.