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These striking portraits will change the way you see homeless people

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2. London Homeless 2 - Katia's companion outside Kings Cross Station. Micheal.
Micheal outside King’s Cross Station (Picture: Lee Jeffries)

Back in 2008 Lee Jeffries took a picture of a homeless girl sleeping in a doorway in London, and it changed his life.

Since then the amateur photographer (although his work is anything but amateur) and full time accountant has travelled all over the world photographing homeless people and listening to their stories.

When Lee took his very first picture of the homeless girl (below) it was a snatched picture he took without her permission.

Talking to Time, Lee recounted: ‘She spotted me and started shouting, drawing the attention of passersby… I could have just walked away in an embarrassed state, or I could have gone over… Read the full story


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