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100 homeless people take pictures of their daily lives

Pictures now developed in Spartanburg, show a day in the life in living on the streets

100 homeless people take pictures of their daily lives
Pictures now developed in Spartanburg, show a day in the life in living on the streets
WEBVTT ONE-HUNDRED PEOPLE... CURRENTLY HOMELESS... TOOK PICTURES OF THEIR DAILY LIVES EARLIER CAROL: 100 PEOPLE, CURRENTLY HOMELESS, TOOK PICTURES OF THEIR DAILY LIVES EARLIER THIS MONTH IN SPARTANBURG. MICHAEL: WYFF NEWS 4'S PATRICK HUSSION IS IN THE STUDIO, WITH OUR FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE PHOTOS. PATRICK? PATRICK: OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, IN TALKING WITH THE PEOPLE WHO TOOK THESE PICTURES, FOR THEM, IT'S OBVIOUS THAT TAKING THESE PICTURES IS MUCH MORE THAN JUST A CONTEST. >> THEY JUST MEAN SO MUCH. I MEAN, LOVE, SHINE, HOPE, EXIST. EXIST. PATRICK: THIS PAINTING ON THE SIDE OF AN ABANDONED HOME CAUGHT THE EYE OF ANNETTE, A HOMELESS WOMAN ORIGINALLY FROM GREENVILLE, SO SHE SNAPPED A PICTURE. >> IT'S JUST HOPE AND PEACE, AND GOD LOVES US, NO MATTER WHAT WE GO THROUGH. PATRICK: HOW DID YOU FIND THIS SPOT? >> WE WERE WALKING, AND JUST SEEN IT, AND STARTED TAKING PICTURES. PATRICK: AND THERE WERE MANY OTHERS TAKING PICTURES. THE "THROUGH OUR EYES" PROJECT WANTS THE PUBLIC TO SEE WHAT THE HOMELESS SEE. >> IT WAS A BED IN THE WOODS, AND THERE WAS A BOX SPRING, AND IT WAS A BED, AND PEOPLE LIVED THERE, AND IT WAS TRAGIC TO ME. PATRICK: THIS FIRST LOOK INTO THE PICTURES TAKEN AROUND SPARTANBURG DOES REVEAL TRAGEDY, BUT ALSO HOPE. WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE, THE CHAPMAN CULTURAL CENTER WILL DISPLAY THE 20 MOST COMPELLING PHOTOS. >> THEY'RE QUITE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU MIGHT EXPECT. SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW SPARTANBURG A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THE HOMELESS, WHAT THEY GO THROUGH, AND ALSO, WHAT THEY'RE CAPABLE OF. PATRICK: NOW, AS YOU JUST SAW, THE 20 WINNING PHOTOS WILL BE DISPLAYED, OF COURSE, BUT THAT'S NOT ALL. EACH PHOTOGRAPHER WHO TOOK THE TIME TO CAPTURE IMAGES OF THEIR DAILY LIFE ON THE STREETS WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO FILL THESE WALLS AT THE CHAPMAN CULTURAL CENTER. IN OTHER WORDS, THERE'S MUCH MORE TO SEE FROM THESE PHOTOGRAPHERS, WHO WANT YOU TO SEE LIFE THROUGH THEIR EYES. >> IT'S HOPE. IT'S HOPE PATRICK: THE PHOTOS YOU JUST SAW ARE NOT THE FINALISTS. THOSE WILL BE SHOWN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN JULY. THE WINNERS WILL RECEIVE UP TO $250 IN PRIZES AND MUCH-NEEDED
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100 homeless people take pictures of their daily lives
Pictures now developed in Spartanburg, show a day in the life in living on the streets
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