Gananoque Photographer Takes Pictures of Vancouver’s Homeless
Noel Bullock, a photographer based in the town of Gananoque, describes himself as a man who likes to live on the edge. The local photographer was recently spotted snapping pictures of impoverished and homeless residents in the City of Vancouver. These telling pictures have been published and are now at display at Kingston’s Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre. They’ve been there since the previous weekend.
Some of Bullock’s thought-provoking pictures include shots of Vancouver from a very urbanized perspective, as well as pictures of indigent residents with their mobile homes on wheels, otherwise known as shopping carts. Bullock explained that homeless people are shunned and rejected by the public during the day. But in the nighttime, they congregate and form a small community of their own. He said that watching them has somewhat changed his views on life.
Even though the Olympics showcase the beauty and sights of Vancouver, nobody seems to address the problem of homelessness in the city, he said. With his exhibit, he hopes that the pictures displayed encourage people to act and pressure the local government into do something.
The Vancouver government is reaching out to indigents through support programs and the like, but Bullock thinks this is only because the Olympics are in town. When the Olympics end, he doesn’t want things to go back to “normal”.
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