Sleeping Homeless Man Photo

Photographer’s Note

Japan's urban centers, particularly Tokyo and the surrounding area, have a very large homeless population, that most people are completely unaware of. The one major difference between most of these men and those you would encounter in other industrialized countries is that they are very organized; one of their trademarks is to run used newspaper and manga stands outside of train stations. These guys are very industrious, and have their pride.

I didn't go out looking for this guy, but while wandering around at five in the morning, waiting for train service to begin, I noticed him sleeping out in the open.

Taken with the DSC-S30, the greatest digital camera ever made. :)

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FrancisSanto (525) 2004-05-07 6:46 [Comment]

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Galeota (10334) 2004-05-07 7:00

Very good street shot. I wonder how it would look in B&W.

MKING (3050) 2004-05-07 9:26

Very tender document, and it's very unfortunate that Japan's homeless mostly go unknown to the outside world. This photograph is an important counter to this. I cannot fault the composition, looks like you've tried not to loom over the subject. Just out of curiosity I did a B/W workshop to see what it would look like just as tones. Cheers

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