Sadly, this is a very common sight in my city too. No matter what the city tries, we find more and more homeless people on our streets. Thanks for contributing to this week’s Monday Mural.
from the reader I saw the art and I was like “nice angle, Deb” – but then the mattress stood out on the larger version – and the reality set in – and the depth of the shot was felt – great capture and layered societal angles…
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Sadly, this is a very common sight in my city too. No matter what the city tries, we find more and more homeless people on our streets. Thanks for contributing to this week’s Monday Mural.
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I hate the sight of this because I simply cannot imagine life on the streets. Great capture, Debs.
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Me too. I struggle if my mattress is too soft! Sadly, many have to struggle with lives like this. One of the less cheery city sights.
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Thank you for sharing this at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2017/09/pop.html. It gives me mixed emotions… very evocative image.
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This makes me sad. 😦
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…homeless shelter?
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Unofficially!
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from the reader I saw the art and I was like “nice angle, Deb” – but then the mattress stood out on the larger version – and the reality set in – and the depth of the shot was felt – great capture and layered societal angles…
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Brilliant composition, Debs…very well observed
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Thanks Sue. Not a happy photo, but this setup seemed to capture the awful contrasts in life.
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Absolutely
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