Homeless In Portland

This was taken not in an out of the way spot, but in a popular park in downtown Portland, where dozens more sleep in the midday green grass. The homeless situation is a national concern but the solutions being offered up are few, and those in power are rarely able to make any headway.

This started out with too much color; it was too real, so I reduced it to black and white. Then I distorted the image slightly with an app, for it was still too recognizable. Yes, you can say I did not have a solution, even for comfortable viewing. But as long as it remains a topic, we should be able to make headway, and eventually not be able to use scenes like this as the next blip.