Homeless in Seattle. Very early on a Saturday morning at 05:41, a homeless man strains to push a shopping cart loaded with so many belongings that you can only see the back wheels of the cart. He either collects things, or this cart is the repository for everything he owns, I’m guessing the latter. I don’t often photograph homeless people, but his pink beanie and unusual mode of transporting his stuff caught my eye and somehow was captivating.
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great shot! :)
Reality on the streets.
How on earth does he find what he is looking for – and does he even know what he has in those bags, I wonder?!
So sad to see in our country… fabulous capture, (with the “for lease” sign in the background.) You need to look into photo-journalism as a career. Seriously.
Sadly, too common a sight. Great find though.
God bless him (and so many others across the world)
What a fantastic capture, but a sad sight to see!
Nice capture. Here you would have been approached for money for
the shot… or cursed at…. even if you weren’t taking a shot of the
street person.
I would think that is all of his earthly belongings. I bet he knows exactly where every little thing is!
Great capture. I was doing a similar series on the Streets of San Francisco just this morning. Sad how it is a universal situation.
So very sad. Send this to a major newspaper, Madge. Great Photo of life in our times. xx
I wonder if he is re-locating or just out and about in the city. I would suppose that some homeless people find it necessary to re-locate from time to time to stay away from those who would do them harm.
Great capture (with an empty floor of the building with “lease” sign, brilliant). Somehow your photo is not dragging me down to the depressing state… despite of the difficult subject. Maybe because it’s suggesting that people are more resilient than we think… No matter how hard it is, life goes on. God bless him, hope his days get better. Thank you for sharing your beautiful work.
Arr bless :(
Thanks for the great link up,have a lovely weekend :)
Stirs my emotions, for sure.
Thanks, Madge!
I think with a hat like that I’d have been tempted to photo him too.
Thanks for hosting.
A good photo-report. Unfortunately occurs in the richest cities in the world.
Truly, your picture tells a story of far more than a thousand words.
What a load. Great catch.
Quite Happy-sad image. There’s always a story behind a homeless person.
We have similar sights here too, soo many bags but that’s their life’s belongings…
it is sad to see, but as a documentary photo it is great.
So weird to see this reality. Something you don’t see in my country. But really great capture :-)
Very very sad to see. Increasingly we witness more homeless people here too. It is a sign of our times and an alarm bell about our systems and our ailing society…
Good capture, Madge.
Gritty – and unfortunately a common site in any North American city.
That’s sad but more common now a days. Our don’t carry so much stuff.
Madge, thank you for reminding me to count my blessings! As always, great photo.
That’s a lot of baggage to cart around. He must spend a lot of time protecting it.
As sad as this is, it is a great capture. Sometimes you just have to show the not so pretty side of things. It’s still a reality in lots of big cities, and I do occasionally see homeless people in NYC as well. And even if not on the street with their belongings, so many have unfortunately lost their homes due to the economy. Let’s pray it gets better!
This reminds me of the many famous black and white photos during the (earlier) Depression by the WPA. This could stand well as a similar contemporary commentary. Sadly, nicely done.
Wow, what a scene!! Sad, but a good photo.
Kismet … and a sad commentary on life these days .
I wonder where he’s going so early in the morning.
it is a great photo and once my son said to me when he was 22 and got thrown out of his apartment, mom i am so lucky, everything I own fits in the back of my pickup truck. he was moving into someone Florida Room. i think this homeless person is a woman.
The homeless person in front of the For Lease sign speaks to the problems in our country on several levels but it is still a great picture!! Thanks for hosting Madge!
Nice shot, Madge. I like the “For Lease” sign in the background… adds to the transient feeling of the uncertain times we live in.
That’s quite an interesting and unusual shot. Most of us don’t get to see such a sight.
Fantastic capture of a sad worldwide street scene!
Definitely an American city streets shot. Excellent capture.