Lee Jeffries is from Manchester, United Kingdom. He started his career photographing sporting events, however an encounter with a young homeless girl changed his approach to photography all together. He recalls that he had taken an image of her and even though his reaction was to leave, she had noticed him so he stayed and spoke with her.
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Homeless people then became the subject of his images and have since portrayed his compassion to the world. During the time with his subjects he made an effort to get to know each of them personally, and then would ask permission to shoot their portrait.
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Jeffries is actually a accountant by trade He finds it difficult to get commissioned as his work is very stylized. its not mainstream - which does make it stand out but it can also put a lot of people off. On occasions he can feel at risk when dealing with homeless, when someone is addicted to heroin for example they can be unpredictable with their behavior. He has also been followed to his car by someone who pulled a gun on him. Despite this he finds a lot of those are happy to be photographed if Jeffries has a conversation or offers a bit of money or food.
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He hopes to achieve recognition through his images. He hopes that when someone sees his images, next time they will be reminded to help someone in need personally, or help by doing something for charity.
