Lee Jeffries

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Lee Jeffries is a British portrait photographer, living in the north of England, much of whose work is of people experiencing homlesness. [1] [2] In 2023, he had a solo exhibition at Diocesan Museum of Milan in Italy. [3]

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Life and work

Jeffries has been making portraits of people experiencing homlesness since 2008. [4] He made portraits of the band Metallica for the artwork of their album 72 Seasons (2023). [5]

He is an accountant by profession. [6]

Publications

Solo exhibitions

Awards

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References

  1. "Look: Putting A Real Face To Homelessness". HuffPost. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  2. "Exclusive: Photos of Miami's Homeless by Lee Jeffries". Time. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  3. 1 2 "Lee Jeffries. Portraits. L'anima oltre l'immagine - Mostra - Milano - Museo Diocesano Carlo Maria Martini - Arte.it". www.arte.it. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  4. Booth, Hannah (20 January 2012). "The big picture: Homeless". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  5. "Metallica Discography: 72 Seasons". www.metallica.com. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  6. 1 2 "Portraits of the Homeless by Lee Jeffries". Time. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 2023-05-21.