Life Under Construction

A homeless sleeps on a bench in front of the church of Santa Maria in Traspontina on Via della Conciliazione in Rome, Italy. Photo: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images.

Things with Wings

Items belonging to homeless people are gathered on the sidewalk as the LA Sanitation service sweeps the street in Hollywood, California, United States. Photo: Valérie Macon/AFP/Getty Images.

Sky and Earth

Homeless people sleep in a temporary parking lot shelter at Cashman Center, with spaces marked for social distancing to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Photo: Steve Marcus/Reuters.

Nowhere to Go

A homeless person talks to humanitarian aid workers in Rome, Italy. With nobody around on the street to donate money and restaurants that would offer leftovers closed, homeless are struggling to find food and other supplies to keep them going. Photo: Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters.

The Importance of Not Being Arcovazzi

While cold weather was hitting, a right-wing deputy mayor in Italy’s northeastern city of Trieste — who is also a fellow member of the interior minister’s far-right party — boasted on his social media accounts about throwing a homeless man’s clothes and blankets into the trash. The boast by the “first citizen” in pectore caused severe indignation among most city residents, who hurried to bring warm clothing and bedding to the same spot, along with a sign reading: “Dear friend, we hope that tonight you will suffer less from the cold. We apologize on behalf of the city of Trieste”. Photo: Diego D’Amelio (@_damelio_).

Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité

Issy-les-Moulineaux, France: A homeless person sleeps during snowfall in Paris. About half of the country is on alert for dangerous levels of snow and ice. Photo: Thibault Camus/AP.

The Pay-Per Society

A homeless man sits on a steam grate for warmth beside the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images.

Achilles’s Tent

Sydney, Australia: A slogan written on steps in the city’s central business district where homeless people have pitched their tents. Photo: David Moir/AAP.

牀位寓所 (Bedspace apartment)

Cage homes are minuscule rooms lived in by the poorest people in 香港 (Hong Kong), China. According to the 香港社區組織協會 (Hong Kong Society for Community Organization) (SoCO), an estimated 100,000 people actually live in inadequate housing. Photo: Benny Lam.

American Graffiti

Washington, D.C., United States: A homeless person sits in a subway station near the White House. Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters.