Bryan Adams: Homeless

by Bryan Adams (Photographer)

Six years ago photographer and musician Bryan Adams (born 1959) was approached by actress and director Trudie Styler to photograph a portrait story of homeless street vendors for the magazine The Big Issue . That story inspired a more in-depth photographic look at these people who live on the streets of London and sell the magazine. The Big Issue is a weekly publication created by professional journalists and photographers, and sold on the streets to provide the homeless with legitimate income and facilitate their reintegration into mainstream society. Today The Big Issue is published in several international editions throughout Asia and Africa. Adams’ portraits depict characters beyond social and economic circumstance, and can be seen as a continuation of his 2013 book The Legacy of War .

224 pages, Hardcover

Published April 23, 2019

About the author

Canadian singer, songwriter, photographer

Reviews

[Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

The photography in this book is nothing shy of stunning. However, Bryan Adams brings the collection to the next level by including information about his subjects after the collection of photos. This makes the reader actually work at learning the names that accompany the faces and makes this an interactive experience. This way, their stories mean more, and they should not be ignored. Nor shall they be forgotten.

[Jason · Rating 5 out of 5]

These stunning photos require the viewer/reader to really look at the people in them. You'll have no choice but to see the lives lived in their bodies and their faces. You also won't be able to miss the humanity in the their lives, in some cases the pain and the twinkle of mischief. What was really wonderful about the layout of the book, is that the names and stories of the people in the photos is withheld until the end-it's quite powerful!