Ain’t Got No Home

This is a post of pictures not taken.

The homeless population in San Francisco is large, maybe not the largest in the US, but probably the most visible. In the mornings most of the run-down commercial districts have numerous bodies in sleeping bags in corners or alleys, often in the middle of the sidewalk. Some appear asleep, some are restlessly thrashing. Their possessions may be in carts or bags and consist of clothes, blankets and other small things needed for their existence.

I couldn’t bring myself to photograph any of these unfortunates, but I did take a picture of some homeless books:


The Tenderloin District, San Francisco

They had been set out intended for sale (I think) but there was no one minding them at the time. Some had prices, some were damaged; a diverse collection of scrounged titles.

Even books can have hard times.

See all the FITK San Francisco posts here.