heartbreaking

[mikbone]

[Clicker]

That's a compelling yet difficult image to  view ....  

[mikbone]

It was difficult to take...

[Ryewolf]

Sadly it's a common site, even in small towns like mine.

[mikbone]

I think it needs documenting 

[Clicker]

I have taken many similar pics but always  find them really difficult and sometimes it can feel exploitative... I don't know why  it has made me feel like that sometimes as it seems a light should be shone  on the plight of the homeless but more and more often, one is never sure of the truth  of what we think see ... It's memorable image Mik ....

[Fogey]

18 hours ago, Clicker said:

I have taken many similar pics but always  find them really difficult and sometimes it can feel exploitative... I don't know why  it has made me feel like that sometimes as it seems a light should be shone  on the plight of the homeless but more and more often, one is never sure of the truth  of what we think see ... It's memorable image Mik ....

I know what you mean Polly.  I shy away from taking photos such as these as I feel I'm cashing in on someone else's misery.  The pair's expressions say it all.

 

[mikbone]

I think these kinds if images are important. It's  easy to walk by and look the other way...

 

 

Edited December 5, 2023 by mikbone