St. Benedict encampment doesn’t have a manicured lawn. It is a wild piece of land with sage and tumbleweeds creating a thick layer of brush. Photos by Giles Clasen

The most recent count of people experiencing homelessness in the San Luis Valley, Colorado, recorded the smallest number on record. This is due in part to Alamosa’s St. Benedict Camp.

Alamosa’s sanctioned camp takes care of its people

Cheryl Osorio tells her son Jesus to turn the lights off to her home. Osorio and her family live in a house with no running water and which isn't connected to the power grid. Osorio uses a generator to power her house when needed. She uses her wood stove to cook and purify her water. This photo was part of a story about how Covid-19 had affected the Navajo community, and was published in street paper the Denver VOICE. Credit: Giles Clasen

Photographer Giles Clasen has been taking pictures for Colorado, USA street paper the Denver VOICE for about 15 years. Here, he discusses his approach to photographing vulnerable subjects, and how the opportunity to work with the street paper gave him purpose when a Traumatic Brain Injury left him unable to work.

Q&A: Denver VOICE photographer Giles Clasen on using images to change perceptions

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