Beggars

Begging at Aldgate East Station, 1984

This lady was a regular feature at the entrance to Aldgate East tube station. In this position she could get the attention of passengers leaving and entering the station.

Lady begging in Whitechapel, 1986

This lady was photographed outside the entrance to newsagents on Whitechapel Rd. The sad boys head is meant to illicit money for the ‘Spastics society’.

Children begging in Dhaka, 2009

These children live a precarious life on the streets of Dhaka in Bangladesh. Begging from motorists is learnt at an early age.