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100 Homeless People Were Given The Chance To Show Off Their Incredible Photography Skills

by N/A, 10 years ago | 2 min read

Cafe Art, a UK-based initiative that allows the homeless to express themselves through art and photography, gave 100 Fujifilm disposable cameras to homeless people in London and told them to take photos with the theme “My London.”

The level of engagement in the initiative, and the quality of the resulting pictures, are inspiring, to say the least.

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Photo by ROL, Which Was Voted To Be The Cover
“Telephone Row, Lincoln’s Inn” by XO

“All the money raised goes back into the project,” Cafe Art says, “either to pay for the printing of the photographs and calendar, rewarding the winning photographers, buying art materials for art groups affected by homelessness or helping individuals attend art courses.”

“Left Boot, East London” by Ellen Rostant
“Nature’s Tunnel or Light and the End, Stratford” by Ellen Rostant
“Everything I Own or Bags of Life, Strand” by David Tovey

By the end of it, 80 of the 100 cameras were returned and around 2,500 photos were developed.

“Colour Festival, Olympic Park” by Goska Calik

By the end of it, 80 of the 100 cameras were returned and around 2,500 photos were developed.

“Past & Present, City of London” by Ioanna Zagkana
“Tyre Break, Hackney” by Desmond Henry

Twenty photos were chosen by judges from Fujifilm, Amateur Photographer, the London Photo Festival, Christie’s, and Homeless Link.

“Tower Bridge PICNIC, Southwark” by Cecie
“West End Bird, Westminster” by Zin

Presently, and a Kickstarter campaign is working to raise the money needed to turn them into a 2016 calendar.

“The Artist, Whitechapel” by Michael Crosswaite
“Shadow of Self, Hyde Park” by Goska Calik
And these are the cameras they used!
Check out the video on last year's calendar:
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