These homeless captures aim to give a voice to voiceless and disadvantaged individuals that often slip between the cracks. In a world reeking of poverty and detrimental social issues, these emotion-filled visual representations will stimulate senses and trigger tear ducts. When it comes to powerful, gritty and even disturbing storytelling, these photographic captures and portraits will put into perspective the plights and perils faced by street-dwelling individuals.
Following real-life homeless individuals, hobos and street kids, these candid captures examine the daily tasks and trials often experienced by vagabonds. Despite the fact that some individuals may see these photographs as exploitatious, they still exude powerful messages and meanings with regard to reality of poverty.
These haunting homeless captures are sure to enable and provoke an eye-opening perspective and outlook, with respect to the lives of hobos, beggars and down-and-out drifters.
23 Hauntingly Homeless Captures
From Monochromatic Hobo Captures to Hip Dirty Photography:
Erin Kirkpatrick — Jul 13, 2012 — Fashion

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Real-Life Street Kid Portraits
Photographer Adam Taylor Takes Portraits of NYC Street Kids

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Monochromatic Hobo Captures
The Photographic Portraits by Leff Jeffries are Powerful
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Gritty Homeless Photography
Lee Jeffries Captures the Dramatic Reality of Aging
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Homeless Photographers
The Trecho 2.8 Project Turns the Lens onto Another Reality
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Trigger Happy Photography
Photographer Boogie Lens Captures Beauty In Pain
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Homeless Hipster Shoots
The Original Hipster is a Social Commentary on Wealth and Class
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Playful Street Photography
Andrew Quilty Captures a More Hopeful Side of Life
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Hobo Geishas
Step into the Surreal World of Igor Corzh Photography
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Incisive Homeless Portraits
Oak Thitayarak's 'Walk On By' Series is Poignantly Real
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Disturbingly Disadvantaged Portraits
The Pierre Gonnord Photography Captures Outsiders
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Homeless Wild Animals
Born Free USA Print Campaign Shines a Light on Destitute Animals
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Homeless Kidtography
'Abandoned' by Coral Fletcher Captures an Orphaned Child
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Homeless Emotionography
Keith Harris Looks Into the Souls of the Unfortunate in ‘On the Stre
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Homeless Bedtography
Ryann Ford's 'Where the Homeless Sleep' Shoot for Twelve Baskets Magazine
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Homeless Unicorn Photography
Urban Legends by Jean-Yves Lemoigne Addresses Forgotten People
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Hidden Homeless Captures
The Soham Gupta 'People of the Bridge' Series Visits Dark Railroads
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Candid Captures
Gareth James' Photography is of Gritty London Streets
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Foreign Homeless Photomentaries
Christian Burkert Captures Homelessness in an Immaculate Culture
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Bag Lady Fashiontography
Black Magazine #12 Gets Dark and Eerrie
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Globetrotting Hobotography
Mike Stewart Photographs the World's Homeless
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Compassion Through Metaphors
Brazilian Organization Uses Comparisons for the Homeless
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