Life on the Streets by andycoleborn

Life on the Streets

With no car and Sangeeta huddled over her laptop all day sorting out stuff for the charity she runs, I jumped on the train and headed down to Brick Lane for a few hours of wandering about taking pics.

I got the a little late in the day and being a bit gray and overcast, the light wasn't great. But I did manage a couple of reasonable shots... Including this one of a street charactor who I watched for a while rummaging through the waste looking for bits he could sell on for a few quid...

Notice some shorts pegged to the fence that he's missed tho.!

Have a feeling this is the same bloke as featured here (same spot/similar time of day) from a few weeks back http://365project.org/andycoleborn/365/2012-09-02

Also today:
Tongue Wagging http://365project.org/andycoleborn/oldies-and-othe/2012-09-30
The London Dress http://365project.org/andycoleborn/odds-sods-and-e/2012-09-30
Is this a rubbish dump? Did he make this mess? Poor guy having to do this!
September 30th, 2012  
@maggiemae No, he didn't make it, it's waste from the market and he's looking through it before the bin men turn up in the early evening to clear everything away..
September 30th, 2012  
word on the street is theres over 4 million homeless in the uK now, but the Tories have balanced the book by changing the definition of homeless to someone who sleeps in a public place (i.e. not on private land/derelict houses/hidden from view) between 2am and 6am. They reckon there's just over 1m I think. 4 million - if that's anywhere near right then we should march all the politicians out in the street with the bankers and shoot them all, surely?
September 30th, 2012  
Love the social commentary in this shot Andy. Wonderful shot in a sad situation.
September 30th, 2012  
A lovely candid. Great.
September 30th, 2012  
Great shot
September 30th, 2012  
Yes, beautiful photo, with a sad reality!
September 30th, 2012  
Makes me sad indeed.. such is the way of life for some. Seems so wrong this day and age.. Fab photo tho!
October 5th, 2012  
Leave a Comment
Sign up for a free account or Sign in to post a comment.