Hang Down Your Head
Tags: Anton Brookes, flying the sign, Hang Down Your Head, Homeless, Living on the streets New York, Mock Turtle Moon, New York City, people, Photography, Sleeping Rough, Street Photography, Upper East Side
Vulgar of manner, overfed, Overdressed and underbred, Heartless, Godless, hell's delight, Rude by day and lewd by night; Bedwarfed the man, o'ergrown the brute, Ruled by boss and prostitute: Purple-robed and pauper-clad, Raving, rotting, money-mad; A squirming herd in Mammon's mesh, A wilderness of human flesh; Crazed by avarice, lust and rum, New York, thy name's "Delirium."
Byron Rufus Newton (1861-1938)
Simply GREAT!!! Fantastic shots and fabulous document about the harsh side of life. That that some people don’t like to see. Fabulous!!!!!
Thank you Santi, much appreciated.
Wow, very powerful, nice work.
Thanks, that means a lot.
Amazing work!
You are very kind, thank you
Reblogged this on Gsqared Photography and commented:
Had to reblog this. So powerful.
Wow, that is the first time anyone has re-blogged my work. Much appreciated, thank you.
Np. I love it.
Nice work indeed. Have you spoken with any of the people you’ve photographed?
Of course, I think it is important to show respect. I always aim to show them the images of themselves after I have taken the photographs, if they wish me to delete them, then I delete them. I always thank them and always offer a small donation to help ease their situation a little.
That’s great. There’s always a story there, a lot of times it’s a pretty good one.
Reblogged this on Into the Mouth of Madness.
Thanks for the re-blog
Really powerful shots. Nice work. They all speak a strong message, thanks for sharing!
Thanks
Well captured. Great work.
Thank you
No. Thank you.
i see this alot here in los angeles. i often look at them and wonder what happened. did they choose to live that kind of life? did they just make poor decisions that put them out on the street? don’t they have family who could help? this is someone’s son or daughter. someone’s mother or father. makes me think. they are great shots. extremely powerful and makes one think.
I am sure each and every one of them has a different story. Victim or architect of their own demise. Sad to see, hard not to want to capture. Thanks for your comment
It’s an epidemic: http://modernfunk.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/1st-day-in-prague-1-2/.
I agree, and gaining speed
I like your images. You seem to see a lot of what I see, though most often, I don’t capture it. I tend towards shooting beauty and detail which is a different reality. Thank you for letting me see this reality through your lens.
Beauty is an opinion, and I value yours so, thanks.
Amazing work but it breaks my heart that some people get to this point in their lives. Thanks for the visit to my blog.
And mine, but it is all around us so it is a reality. I shoot reality (I hope). Love your blog, it was a pleasure
Hard hitting shots. Love ’em a lot.
Thanks, you have some great images on your blog so I really appreciate your kind words.
very strong Pathos rich series of works.
Thank you. I appreciate your comment.
Powerful images on our reality.
I have seen many photos of people without homes, but these hit my heart.
It is a harsh world out there. Thanks for the comment.
I, who do not like people in general, got a little teary and sad while looking at these photos. Well done.
I am not sure that ‘thanks’ is the appropriate reply but ……….. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
wow… this is some stunning images and powerful moment!
Thank you for the great comment
Very moving images… Thanks so much for sharing a piece of their lives (and their 4-legged loves) with such empathy.
Thank you for the comment.
Even the dog has a little bowl of food and some water…and the irony of sleeping up against a bright window filled with food. It makes me think of the story, “The Little Match Girl”. Your images tell so many stories.. Will you be displaying work at Frieze in May?