SO Homelessness makes UK News: The shantytowns of America
The shantytowns of America: Inside the shacks, cars, tents and boxes that America’s homeless call home
- Mary Lou Uttermohlen captured these captivating images of homeless people across the United States
- Her ongoing documentary series, Structure Out of Chaos, shows how the homeless built shantytowns
- The series began in 1993 in Miami, Florida, and ended up in New Orleans when Uttermohlen moved there
From Florida to Louisiana, one photographer has captured these captivating images of homeless people across the United States.
Mary Lou Uttermohlen’s ongoing documentary project, Structure Out of Chaos, shows how the homeless have organized their lives by building shantytowns.
Uttermohlen told Feature Shoot that the series began in 1993 when she moved to Miami.
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In Miami, laws were passed making it impossible for paroled sex offenders to move home with their families, Uttermohlen wrote.
She said they were required to wear leg monitors and sleep under a bridge each night or they would violate their parole.
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They are out of sight now so they are out of mind. The folks there STILL have needs. I was there at the camp on Christmas day, but where is Ron Book? Ron hasn’t been there in so long, the residents there don’t even know his name!
It is truly sad to see human beings being treated this way in America. I cannot believe that Miami can get away with forcing people to live in such horrible conditions. I cannot wait to leave this state.