Antonio Boalis

Photographer
 
San Francisco's HomeLess
Location: Malaga, Spain
Nationality: Spanish
Biography: BIO Antonio Boalis is a documentary photographer from Spain. In the period 2009 - 2018 he worked as wedding photographer in Malaga, Spain . His stage name is a tribute to Lisbon (Lisboa in Portuguese), where he learned the fundamentals of... MORE
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Copyright Antonio Boalis 2024
Updated Jun 2023
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The city of San Francisco boasts of being the favorite destination of those who visit the United States, thanks to its friendly people and its charming european style.

Unfortunately it is also known for being the city with the highest number of homeless people in the country; "America's homeless capital," with more than 10,000 of its less than 800,000 residents living on the streets....
The city of San Francisco boasts of being the favorite destination of those who visit the United States, thanks to its friendly people and its charming european style.

Unfortunately it is also known for being the city with the highest number of homeless people in the country; "America's homeless capital," with more than 10,000 of its less than 800,000 residents living on the streets. A much higher percentage than in New York City (data collected in 2005, when the essay was carried out).

The problem originated in the late '70s, at the height of the indigenous "hippie" culture, when ex-combatants from Vietnam who did not achieve stable employment and young drug addicts escaped from their homes began sleeping on the streets of San Francisco...

Photographer in Malaga, Spain
https://www.antonioboalis.com/

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