stephen texeira photography
homelessness project
Awareness of homelessness is at an all-time high, and yet those experiencing homelessness are still invisible…their lives ignored, their stories unheard. For most of us, “the homeless” are not people at all, they are a social ill; a problem to be dealt with by someone other than us. To dehumanize someone is to deprive them and us of our human qualities and dignity. In 2015, I began documenting the lives of individuals experiencing homelessness on the streets of Oakland and Alameda County. My goal is to remind us of our shared humanity.
