honorable mention
Allan Mestel united states
title
Freedom Gathering
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entry description
The Freedom Gathering Church in Bradenton, Florida, operates out of dilapidated storefront on 14th Street. between the Salvation Army and a strip of low-rent motels. Every Thursday evening the serve a free dinner for the community, mostly poor and homeless. It attracts dozens at least, often a hundred or more. For two consecutive Thursdays I set up in the back of thr church and photographed those who volunteered. These underpinning philosophy of my work on the streets is that every human life has equal value, regardless of economic circumstance, addiction or mental illness.back to gallery