Thought I'd share the initial rough pass for the Typism animation from the other day. I think in hindsight, I should have done the whole project at 12 fps rather than 24 fps. It looks a little too ...
There are some quick and easy things we can all do to help those sleeping rough this winter.
Images that really suck.
This is a completely candid image. The Gentleman I photographed above had no idea his image was being captured. There are estimated to be 800 people sleeping rough in the UK with nearly 40,000 people living temporarily in shelters and hostels. It was my son who alerted me to the fact, after he saw a documentary on TV, that a third of people in hostels have severe mental health problems such as personality disorders. Once other conditions, including depression and anxiety, are taken into account as many as eight in 10 are affected. The link between homelessness and mental health problems is well known. But the charities, which run homelessness services including hostels, said most are given no help. One of the key reasons why homeless people struggle to access services when they want to is that they are often not registered with a local GP.
If you are going through a challenging period of time in your life, these quotes will help give you the inspiration that you need to get through these