PBS Newshour posted a story about an art project on hunger in contemporary America.
“Hunger Through My Lens” has a dual mission: to empower people who are living in poverty and to promote awareness about hunger issues. Sponsored by the non-profit group Hunger Free Colorado, the program gives digital cameras to food stamp recipients and asks them to chronicle what it’s like to be hungry in America.
Fascinating photos, cool project. It deserves a look: HERE.
This is defiantly something cool. I thought the picture were going to be more bland, but they’re actually pretty artistic. I also really like how they mixed stories into it, and made this much more of a documentary style rather than just an art display.
I’ve personally been wanting to just go out with my camera when I’m back home and take portraits of the local homeless with their consent. I have no idea how I would go about it without seeming like i’m some one just using them for a pity picture instead of actually wanting to take a portrait of how they look from day to day.