Lee Jeffries lives in Manchester, and as he was close to the professional football circle, he began his career as a sports event photographer. By chance he met a homeless girl in the streets of London and began taking photos of her from afar. Little did he know that she was going to change his artistic approach forever. When she noticed he was taking photos of her she began yelling at him, and instead of walking away, Jeffries approached the girl and began talking to her. This completely changed his perception of the homeless. Jeffries takes photos of the homeless across Europe and the United States; "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."
I emailed Jeffries about his work, asking him questions about a specific photograph (pictured below.)
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| Untitled, photo by Lee Jeffries |
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