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Giving homeless a face

Jessica NicoFremantle Gazette

For the past 20 years, Masters has been capturing the story of the homeless people he encounters through photography.

This month, a collection of his most beautiful, honest and confronting portraits will be on display at Fremantle's PS Art Space in his new exhibition, Howard's Mind.

Masters said the works were a personal photographic response to the issue.

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"I've been shooting the homeless and characters of the street for over 20 years," he said.

"Not in a spy kind of way, but … to give them a face and a humanity that's often ignored in the everyday life of the passerby.

"This has developed into a body of work that is quite unique and raw."

Masters said he wanted the collection to be a celebration of the unique characters that could sometimes find themselves drifting between the cracks of society.

"Im celebrating the characters of the street who have mental health, poverty and social issues," he said.

"It's going to be very original in the sense of the products used to display the portraits because it's all printed directly to wood, plastics, cardboard and cement products.

"There are three main characters and their story which is going to be exhibited.

"Im also working on another series for mental health awareness that coincides with Mental Health Week featuring portraits of brave people who have experienced mental health issues and their stories." Howard's Mind is at the PS Art Space from September 26 to October 3.

Visit www.julianmasters.com.au.