Note from the photographer:
Artnium Project Display - October 11 - 13, 2019
(Display prints sponsored by Sacramento City College Photo Department.)
This project was not created to exploit the homeless to gain any attention whatsoever for my photography work. In a Facebook post I made some time ago, I shared an experience about a guy named Rick that walked into the Starbucks that I happened to be at and gave everyone a $20 Starbucks card (app reload). This simple gesture made everyone's day including mine since I was having a miserable two weeks.
So, in the spirit of "Paying Forward," I decided to meet this interesting fella whom I took note of everyday because he would always be doing some type of exercise as I drove by on J, in the same spot everyday, between 11th and 12th street. This was that account...
Homeless in Sacramento | November 26, 2017
As of late, driving on "J" Street has been a part of my daily routine. With the morning traffic slowing things down a bit, it allows the opportunity to see--the people that (literally) live on the grid (the homeless).
Despite recent revitalization efforts of the downtown area, it still leaves the question of how or where can the homeless seek refuge? What types of aide or assistance can community leaders come up with to help the less fortunate? How and what can our community do to provide some relief especially during the cold and rainy weather?