100 cameras were given to homeless people in London; this is what they shot

In July, Café Art, a London-based arts initiative, came up with an ingenious way to help the homeless express themselves through art.

The group gave 100 Fujifilm disposable cameras to people living on the streets around London and asked them to take pictures that would represent the theme “My London.”

Camera recipients were also given training from the Royal Photographic Society.

Eighty of the 100 cameras were returned with more than 2,500 pictures taken, and the results are stunning.

From the thousands of photos, the top 20 were chosen by a panel made up of representatives from Fujifilm, Amateur Photographer magazine, the London Photo Festival, Christie’s and Homeless Link.

Café Art started a Kickstarter campaign to raise money to turn the photos into a 2016 “My London” calendar. They have already met their $7,053 goal.

According to Café Art, “All the money raised goes back into the project, either to pay for the printing of the photographs and calendar, rewarding the winning photographers, providing art materials for art groups affected by homelessness or helping individuals attend art courses.”