For the past three years, Lee Jeffries, an accountant from Manchester, has been traveling around the world photographing people he encounters on the streets, particularly the homeless. His intimate portraits, mostly black and white, capture in uncomfortable detail, every grain of dirt, every scar laid bare.
“My involvement with the homeless started after an encounter with a young girl in London. She was huddled under a sleeping bag in a doorway in Leicester Square and took offense as I stole a photo from a distance. I was tempted to turn around and leave but something prompted me to go talk to her instead. Her story broke my heart, and changed the way I perceived the homeless. Most of my images are of people I have met on the street, whether in the UK, Europe or the US. The situations presented themselves, and I’ve made an effort to get to know each of the subjects before asking their permission to take their portrait.” (via)
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