"The Shelter of Manolo"

I wanted to take this picture in the light of day, to distance myself from the drama of the situation of the homeless. I have chosen the color and chromatic variety in this and other photographs of the same theme, precisely to accentuate this distancing to maintain a certain objectivity on the subject.

The defeat that supposes the situation narrated causes that many indigents sleep or they dwell during almost all the day in their shelter, especially the weekends when it comes to cashiers as it is the case. There they are not to think, for lack of strength, expectations, illusion. It has not been unfortunately, much less difficult the search, these scenes are more familiar than ever in the current times and are absolutely normalized, which does not say much about a state of law that for absolute bullshit observes the constitution as an intraspable border and who forgets that that same constitution assures every citizen a decent home.

In this case it is about Manolo. A guy who reads a lot, he loves Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, in short, Russian literature, like me, that's why I empathize so much. Because of that and because like him, I also slept in a cashier. It is not about lack of skills, or intelligence, or even willpower. Finishing on the street is not about that. It can happen to anyone, anyone who, as in the case of Manolo, suffers a divorce so painful that it ends up discarding itself and abandoning itself without remedy. When he realizes, he is like this, and he wishes it was not too late to react.

Note from the author,  Daniel Marin , an entrepreneur without a roof. His talent is photo-journalism.

If you want to help Manolo and therefore myself, make a donation to the account that signs this article with the title "Cobijos". Hope is never lost.

Note from the  Entrepreneurs Without Roof Association .

You can make a donation to help you through the bank account of the Entrepreneurs Without Roof Association:  IBAN No ES78 0081-1699-53-0001058408

"The Shelter of Alex and Marta"

Some people consider the bed the best invention in the world. Well, I think they happen.

But it is essential even in the flat, with cold, sharing it with a beer, talking about the human and the spiritual, without talking about pain and scarcely any hope.

Even so there is that inherent dignity to the human being, a mattress in front of the social security, in a symbolic way, that, although it appeals to those who have gone through similar situations, it gladdens the view by its aesthetic and colorful.

But the story of this photo is not about color and aesthetics, shapes and beauty.

Alex and Marta would like to create a family, in a home, give up alcohol as a form of escape and smile more. Feeling protected, not suffering verbal aggressions and ignominiously tolerating how to look for life every day.

They have stung many doors and there is no satisfactory answer. They make crafts, he was a warehouse worker, she looked after the elderly. After an eviction, everything went to hell. The spiral into which they entered, of debt and mimetic depression, ended in this, life on the street and alcoholism. They want to heal and remedy all their pains. For this they require many resources that they do not have now. Entering a hospital and then returning to the street is not a remedy.

Note from the author,  Daniel Marin , an entrepreneur without a roof. His talent is photo-journalism.

The story of Alex and Marta was also mine, and it can happen again, because I am in the wire of precarious and symbolically paid work. If you want to help Alex and Marta, and therefore myself, you can make a donation to the account that signs the article with the name "Cobijos".

Note from the  Entrepreneurs Without Roof Association .

You can make a donation to help you through the bank account of the Entrepreneurs Without Roof Association:  IBAN No ES78 0081-1699-53-0001058408

Thank you!

"The shelter of Sonia, Jordi and Pablo"

It's twelve o'clock and you're still huddled in your bags. It matters little the hustle and bustle that you feel as children and adults who take advantage of Sunday to play in the park, that reason that is being lost with the technological involution.

For you there is still a long day, many meters to travel, a lot of shame asking for charity, some wine or beer to throw to the body, to warm it up, to escape a little from this damn reality.

Today Sunday, what happens so many people around here, you need that some of you are always watching your shelter, lest some funny person to disassemble the chiringuito. Within what fits, there you are well, you say. With that little you settle yourselves already, abandoned the faith in the society.

But in the human spirit, hope is inherent. The hope of a home, a simple roof and a kitchenette, a place of reference, although, with much pain, you must separate. That almost everyone has, less thousands, here in Barcelona, ere in the center, this city so tourist, beautiful and cosmopolitan.

You tell me that you are grateful for my interest and that of the organization with which I collaborate. That you do not want charity, that you want to sing, write, work, eat twice a day for your merits and that we all have some talent, although not all of us know it.

Note from the author,  Daniel Marin , an entrepreneur without a roof. His talent is photo-journalism.

If you want to help Sonia, Jordi and Pablo go out of the street, and that the undersigned does not return to it due to a serious economic situation at present, you can make a donation in the signature of the article. All collaboration is welcome.

Note from the  Entrepreneurs Without Roof Association .

You can make a donation to help you through the bank account of the Entrepreneurs Without Roof Association:  IBAN No ES78 0081-1699-53-0001058408

Thank you!