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Break it up!

Transforming a parking lot into a garden area for people staying in a homeless shelter More than 100 volunteers arrived on Saturday morning, July 30, ready and willing to help nonprofit organizations Depave and Human Solutions tear out 4,000 square feet o ...

8 Aug 2016 - Joseph Glode
A photographer's journey into the eyes of Portland’s homeless

Pedro Oliveira's "Careful: Soul Inside" tells stories of individuals, raises awareness Raised by a single mother after my father died, I know well the social barriers that one faces when having the tough luck of being born among the less em ...

25 Feb 2016 - Pedro Oliveira
The universal geography of poverty

The photographic journey of Matt Black Like many professional photographers, Matt Black reached the point where he set aside the trusty film on which he’d built an award-winning reputation and embraced the digital world. That was 2012. One of his first st ...

17 Dec 2015 - Joanne Zuhl
Capturing the music of the streets

Greek photographer Vassilis Koltoukis has traveled to 40 countries to document the world’s street musicians Life is like a fast tango, so let’s dance!” says photographer Vassilis Koltoukis. His parting words seem to perfectly encapsulate his entire philo ...

5 Jun 2015 - Ntosi Iordanidou
Scars of war: Canadian rocker Bryan Adams and his new book, “Wounded: The Legacy of War”

I was driven to do this as I was firmly against the war in Iraq and didn’t see the point in kicking the hornets’ nest. When I started to see people coming back without their limbs, I felt compelled to say something. It wasn’t enough just to march in prote ...

4 Dec 2014 - Bryan Adams
Photo slideshow: Primetime Street Roots

Street Roots partnered with local company Whaleheart Productions and director Gabe Van Lelyveld to produce a promotional video to bring greater awareness to the Street Roots vendor program and our mission in the community. For three days, April 24 to 27, ...

20 May 2014 - Street Roots Staff
Animals in conflict

Caught in battles, animals are often displaced and, sadly, many get killed in crossfire. This series offers some startling photography, highlighting both the pain of war and how compassion can survive in the most horrific of circumstances. These photos we ...

10 Feb 2014 - Street Roots Staff
This is black Portland

Photographer Intisar Abioto shoots the many faces of her city through a refreshing lens As Portland continues to shine in the national arts and culture spotlight, it drags along with it the tired portrait of who is or is not the “typical Portlander.” Phot ...

1 Jul 2013 - Ann-Derrick Gaillot
A pictorial on immigrant farmworkers housing in rural Oregon: Part II

Oregon is a bountiful state. We produce 220 crops and livestock commodities, a greater variety than any state except Florida and California. The value of these crops and commodities totaled more than $5 billion in 2011, a record high. As consumers, we can ...

20 Jun 2013 - Street Roots Staff
SR photography exhibit First Thursday in November in the Pearl

SR photography exhibit First Thursday in November in the Pearl Photography Print ...

13 Oct 2011 - Street Roots