Dozens of homeless camp under tents in the wood of Vincennes, a large forest located near Paris.… Hidden by trees and vegetation, those men and women found a shelter in the wild where they remain invisible to the outside world; a peaceful break, in comparison to the violence homeless face in the city.
The small camps are scattered here and there at the edge of the forest and next to water sources. Most campers count on begging and charity organizations to survive, while others hold a low paid job in the city during a day and sleep in the wood at night…
Jeannot, 63, has been living in the forest for many years. He became homeless in his early twenties after a accident on a construction site made him lose vision from one eye. Following the accident, he lost his job, his appartment, his fiancée and never recovered a normal life. He used to live in the street before settling down in the wood of Vincennes. In the forest, his only fear is to be evicted.
Reportage made in 2008
The small camps are scattered here and there at the edge of the forest and next to water sources. Most campers count on begging and charity organizations to survive, while others hold a low paid job in the city during a day and sleep in the wood at night…
Jeannot, 63, has been living in the forest for many years. He became homeless in his early twenties after a accident on a construction site made him lose vision from one eye. Following the accident, he lost his job, his appartment, his fiancée and never recovered a normal life. He used to live in the street before settling down in the wood of Vincennes. In the forest, his only fear is to be evicted.
Reportage made in 2008