Being a new yorker, I see this all the time. Usually the signs aren't this creative though. My favorite of all time though is " I'm not going to lie i need change for a beer" good stuff. I always give the homeless my doggie bags if i go out to eat. A non destructive way to help out.

that reminds me of some signs i see around toronto...like one that said "Need money for pizza and pot"
well, at least they're honest...ha.

Great capture! Nicely done!

I wonder is that works. Did you ask to take the picture or did u take a 'sneak shot'?

*frowns* He looks to me like he's fit enough to work...

Excellent stuff. Asks several questions about the society we live in.

That's sad. =(

who would ask a bum for change and stand there and wait while he counts it out for you?

Interesting approach to street begging! Great shot.

Nice... I would so give that dude money just for the creativity.

سیاه، همچون اعماق آفریقای خودم...

Touching shot!

Haha. Funny capture.

Gtreat street photogaph. I like that all of the people passing by have their back to your lense. Very nice shot.

good take,i see story behind it.

give all race a balanced chance/

This reminds me of a lad in Ottawa who, while I still lived there in 1998, would sit with a sign, "Would rather beg than steal". It always puzzled me that he would not have been ready to work rather than beg. To watch him sit in the freezing weather, often with his cat huddled under a blanket with him was a sad but stupid sight. Begging is just too profitable for some to quit.

This is a very powerful image. Very well captured!

Powerful image but I still won't give my change.

If you think about it, quite an evocative shot and a very true statement. Quite a coincidence that this is the second shot of a homeless person I have seen today

good shot and a an interesting approach from the beggar - hope he had a little luck or robbery will seem more attractive eventually.

good picture, first comment

Whoa! Thank you for posting this picture, it just gave me the shivers. His sign is touching, it just reminds me that we humans need to look out for others.

This kind of picture always impresses me. I certainly would have given him all of my change.

I wonder how much money that guy makes in a day.

As his sign says "I don't rob people" I can't help but notice, I believe, that is an postal delivery box his glass is perched on?? hmmm!!!

I am sorry but your pictures are getting boring by the day. I don't know if its me keeping a track of every single photo or with time one gets out of new ideas. They're either clouds, building shot from the ground, view of the building from a top of another building... where did the creative Sam I used to know go???

Hope to see some great works from you. Cheers

yes, looks able to work.. YET what is the first question you answer AFTER "NAME" on an application to work... oh yeah"ADDRESS" .. so without and address there is no job and without the job there is no address..................
I find this shot eye opening... this man may sit here all day but how many actually stop to help...
We had a help the homeless "job fair" recently in Norfolk VA .. but it seemed to be a wasted effort... because again without an address there is no job and without the job there is no address......
and with a different perspective.. this could be a man who DOES work but his $5.15/hr salary is not enough to even feed his family.. ever thought of that? be kind

Regarding your question, my comment means "Black: Like the deepest parts of my soul"...it's a piece of a poem.

It's funny how some of your shots generate so much debate. I think it is a sad photo but I would rather the fellow was out finding other ways of earning a living.