Photo: Homeless Camp

Abandoned Homeless Camp
Originally uploaded by shaire productions

I tend to be drawn to the odd, unusual, and in this case, the forgotten. It saddened me to shoot this--there were several camps of homeless people, with nothing but boxes and shopping carts.

While I was shooting, a passerby warned me of "violent bums [in the area] taking people down" so I quickly heeded his warning and soon departed thereafter. I always try to be aware of my surroundings, but once in a while, you get a jolt.

This was taken around Folsom, between 1st and 2nd street in San Francisco.