Edward Myers - Real People Without Homes

August 25th, 2008 | Scroll down for comments

Intro

Edward Myers lives in San Diego, CA (USA). He regular walks the streets talking with homeless people, making friends with them, learning their stories, and taking photographs of them.

I think the best way to introduce Edward is by inviting you to read the captions of the photographs.

You can see more of his work here: Edward Myers on Flickr

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I appreciate the honesty of Edward Myer’s photographs. You can see it in both the photos and his captions. He’s just a regular guy with a camera taking pictures of people he considers friends, or potential friends. Some are obviously suffering; and some seem to have a peace about them. Looking at this set on the whole, it is a collection of people with stories, not mere images.

There are many people who photograph homeless people who only see them as images. This situation creates a natural aversion in viewers. I’ve hesitated to post photos of homeless people in this gallery for this reason. I think it’s best to hold any photographer who photographs the homeless to a very high standard, and Edward passes that cut for me.

The last gallery ran for two weeks. That was my mistake which I blame on the heat and humidity of summer. I’m looking forward to cool weather and a clearer mind in the Fall.

Once again, the purpose of this gallery is to present different faces and perspectives of humanity. Your comments and conversations are welcome. And if you enjoy these photographs, please sign up for our email list for brief reminders of future exhibitions!