Thinking about the hungry by +Alan Shapiro Alan Shapiro: Thinking about Leftovers. While many of us found our way to our kitchens at 1am for late night turkey and stuffing sandwiches or one last piece of pie, or woke up to a day after breakfast of stuffing with a scoop of sweet potatoes and dollop of cranberry sauce, some of us (too many of us) woke up to nothing even remotely resembling leftovers. Which got me thinking about leftovers... all the leftover space in our cities that could be repurposed, all the leftover food that restaurants too often throw out rather than donate, all the leftover clothes in our closets that might serve a second life warming someone in dire need. What if all the leftovers in our society could be diverted to the "leftovers" in our society?  Maybe we all need to shift a little (lot) more focus over to those left by our society. I'm not trying to make Black Friday any blacker by diverting focus from madly shopping for loved ones, but perhaps if we all bought an extra pair of socks or gloves, food or blankets and found a local shelter...our circle of loved ones would grow and Black Friday might glow a little warmer and brighter. Don't spare change. Make change. #photography   #thoughtsonleftovers   #streetphotography   #streetportraiture   #homeless #alanshapirophotography #googleplusphotographers   #hqspmonochrome   #hqspportraits   #btpportraitpro #dontsparechangemakechange https://plus.google.com/112078832938393562132/posts/PkKPsdoaHwK