Intense black and white portraits of homeless people by Lee Jeffries

Posted: February 4th, 2012 ˑ Filled under: Photography ˑ 1 Comment

lee Jeffries has captured breathtaking photographs of homeless people in black and white . These shots show the raw depth and character of his passion for photography.

lee Jeffries live’s in Manchester, United Kingdom, where he got the chance to meet a homeless girl. He first took a picture without her consent. But then he went to her, sat with her and discussed her life story. From there his perception about the homeless completely changed and made it his subject of art and discussion. From that time onward his photography got orientated towards conviction and compassion to the world .

In this collection lee Jeffries focused only on black and white pictures of homeless people that he met in Europe and the United States. When discussed Jeffries quoted: ”Situations arose, and I made an effort to learn to get to know each of the subjects before asking their permission to do their portrait.”

to see more of his black and white incredibly details photographs you can visit his Flickr account