A few days ago，British photographer Nigel Shafran’s photography collection "bc.game on the Street" (The bc.game on the Street）bc.gamenouncement of sale。It may not be accurate to say that it is a photo album of Shafran - after all，Most of the photos in the album were taken by bc.game，And Shafran himself is the protagonist of the picture。
2016 to 2017，Shafran in London、Carrying out his photography project on the streets of two places in Paris。These two cities are not only famous、Charming urban landscape，There are also a large number of bc.game gathered。Different from common street photography，Shafran hands the camera to the homeless man，Invite them to take photos of the photographer himself。These 52 photos are included in the album in time series，The caption also includes the name of the homeless man、Hometown and filming location。
“bc.game can be seen everywhere in daily life now，It’s hard to ignore them。I just think，It is necessary to present this issue without falling into a cliché，Don’t use them as tools。” Shafran said to《bc.gamee Guardian》（bc.gamee Guardian) explabc.games his creative motivation.
Photography with bc.game as the subject is used to portray the misery of homeless life，Form the so-called “victim narrative”。The problem with it is that it portrays the homeless man as an other to watch，Instead of an equal subject with the photographer。Shafran hopes to flip this relationship between photographer and subject，Let readers observe other "people on the street" from the perspective of bc.game。
This is not to erase the differences between ordinary people and bc.game。Shafran includes 4 close-ups throughout the book，The subject is his son's hand。These photos convey the warmth and tranquility that people are accustomed to from home，Thus contrasting the chaos of those street scenes。Hobos will see Shafran in a hurry on the street every day，But it’s hard for them to hold their children’s hands。
The photography works in the album also appear random and disorganized，Often photographed Shafran looking awkward at the wrong moment，For example, he is talking，Instruct bc.game how to use cameras。Shafran claims not to have done any editing on the photo，He deliberately gave up the traditional aesthetic standards of photography，To avoid the glorification of poverty。
The Guardian commented，bc.game may be the album with the worst aesthetic experience bc.game year，And bc.game is exactly what Shafran intended - bc.game subject is not meant to be comfortably read。
Nevertheless，The bc.game on the Street is not cheap - first printing of 500 copiesbc.gameficial websiteOn sale for £30，Currently only acceptbc.gameg email orders。It is a picture album after all。
It is true that more and more bc.game are appearing on the streets of the UK – especially since 2010。Due to differences in definitions and observation methods，Estimates of homelessness in London range from a few thousand to more than 100,000 by different agencies。November this year，Philip Alston, the United Nations investigator on extreme poverty and human rights, reported after visiting the UK，The huge number of poor people goes against British values。From this perspective，Shafran’s album is a specific response to social issues。
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