Controversial, maybe, wrong, maybe... I don't generally photograph homeless people as I feel they have had enough bad luck in life that they don't need to be use for someone's entertainment. That said, it would also be wrong not to document what it happening in this world too. Where would we be if our historic records didn't include images, we wouldn't have scenes from WW1 & 2. The horrors of the concentration camps, the evils of what the Nazis did etc. images tell a story and those above do that well.
I do try to take people candidly so as to get an image that is real and most of the above do that and I applaud the photographer for that.
What I don't like is the style of work where the camera and flash is 'forced' into some unsuspecting persons face... I can't remember the photographers name... That's just plain wrong and rude in the extreme but that's just my opinion.
With those above, there's sadness, humour, and real life in them, so... I like them.
See link for my one and only homeless photograph: https://flic.kr/p/e8MGLG
Flickr: thesrpspaintshop
