This man, who declined to answer any of my questions whatsoever, I had seen for a few days camping out around the same park. He was quite vigilant for me and I finally was able to snap this picture just around sun set.

Homelessness can be all around us and yet we still don't have a clue. Here under a bike path bridge I was able to catch a unsuspecting walker pass right by what some would call a home.

Here less then one hundred yards from a public skate park a bed like this was the only form of home for many homeless throughout Corvallis.

Again less then a block away from that very same park I was able to catch a make shift house used as shelter and to store any objects he might have possessed.

At that very same park the evidence of homelessness was clearly evident.

Here at this local park in Corvallis I caught this very man rummaging waste areas for cans and anything he found worth in. Less then ten yards away was church and nearly twenty children at play. all exposed and even affected by homelessness.

Fianl Photo Essay

For my photo essay I am planning to depict Homeless villages throughout Corvallis. Because of recent unemployment an increase in poverty has hit every where including Oregon.