Comments on: Moyra Peralta’s Portraits

By: Zaza

Zaza — Sun, 25 Jun 2023 00:05:16 +0000

I lived at Waterloo for some time in the late 80s and remember the homeless abounding then . Specifically a ginger bearded dwarf, another black bearded man who I once saw having DTs, and a young woman with fake freckles painted over her face , clown like , wandering aimlessly around London carting plastic bags around.
They exerted a strange fascination over me and inspired me to incorporate them into some of my stories.
Who were they ? What happened to them all?

By: Andy Strowman

Andy Strowman — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 04:34:04 +0000

I would like to further add that Chris Searle the teacher valued people and did allpw children to write their poems about the area.

See “Stepney Words.”.

Best wishes,

Andy Strowman

By: John McVey

John McVey — Fri, 21 Jan 2022 23:01:14 +0000

wow.

many smiles among them.
only one woman though — Sylvia — and no smile, there.

By: Sue

Sue — Fri, 21 Jan 2022 16:51:33 +0000

Incredibly touching and loving photographs of people who had slipped through the net.

By: Cherub

Cherub — Fri, 21 Jan 2022 15:38:30 +0000

Whilst these portraits show sadness and loneliness, they also show friendship which is priceless.

By: Georgina Briody

Georgina Briody — Fri, 21 Jan 2022 15:02:20 +0000

In my ‘old life,’ I travelled the length of Kingsway over the years working at different points of that long highway eg Lincoln’s Inn Fields, Queen Square and Russell Square and, out walking or from the bus going home, I remember seeing Mary sitting outside that church with all her bags or, looking out of my office window, seeing the ‘characters’ frequenting Lincoln’s Inn. I wonder what happened to them all.

These pictures have certainly brought back poignant memories of that time.

By: Jennifer Newbold

Jennifer Newbold — Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:12:26 +0000

I echo what Mary said. These people could be my friends, my family members… myself, if things were to go horribly wrong.

It is so difficult to truly ‘see’ homelessness, perhaps because it frightens us. Moyra’s portraits introduce us to people who live this way, and reveal that they are no different from us. We all have our strengths and weaknesses, but homelessness puts them on display. I honour the courage of these men and women.

By: Paul loften

Paul loften — Fri, 21 Jan 2022 12:39:56 +0000

I took a step outside early this morning and an icy blast chilled me to the bone. Fortunately I had a way back inside. How easy it is for any one of us to take a wrong step in life and end up in a dark place with no way back.

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 21 Jan 2022 10:41:39 +0000

These are some of the most compelling portraits I have seen. Moyra’s connection with these people allows their dignity and humanity to shine through. Some of these images remind me of Dorothea Lange’s work on the USA “dust bowl” migrants, “Migrant Mother” being probably the best known.
Moyra’s work needs to be more widely recognised.

By: Marcia Howard

Marcia Howard — Fri, 21 Jan 2022 10:01:49 +0000

Truly wonderful photographs, even though they make me feel really sad. There is still too wide a gap between the haves and the have nots.