A picture is worth a thousand words -- and its impact can be contagious, too.
Inspired by the work of photographer and humanitarian Brandon Stanton -- the man behind photo blog Humans of New York -- artist Mikaël Theimer began his own series documenting people in Montreal. The project, coined Humans of the Street, is similar in style to Stanton's, as it captures the faces of Theimer's subjects and notes thoughtful quotations they had to share.
All of Theimer's subjects in the series, however, are homeless.
Theimer said he began realizing his work "could have impacts in the real world" after one of his photos made a difference in a homeless subject's life, Mic reported. The man in question had asthma and was afraid a summer heat wave could kill him. After the photo became popular online, one of Theimer's Facebook page fans posted her own photo of the homeless man with a box of inhalers she had provided him.
"This is very important to us," Theimer told Mic of Humans of the Street. "This is the big reason why we're doing this: We want to make the first step between everyday people and homeless people, we want to break the ice, make them feel like friends. Because then how can we stand to leave our friends in such a living hell?"
Theimer said his series aims to inspire those who are more fortunate to reach out to, connect with and help the homeless of Montreal -- a city where about 30,000 residents are without stable shelter, according to the most recent count which was conducted in 1998.
[For more of this story, written by Robbie Couch, go to http://www.huffingtonpost.com/..._1627976173697282329]
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