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This project is a revealing look at what homeless people eat

Residents of the Salvation Army shelter in Plymouth were given cameras to document their food stories. This is what food means to them, and what it says about their lives

Nemo what homeless people eat

Nemo Nemo has a philosophy qualification but an assault led to homelessness. “I can’t eat in the dining room because I’m scared of crowds. I have problems with my head, PTSD, epilepsy and people basically – well, manners, elbows out, passing wind and shouting at each other.”

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