Too often, it feels like unhoused people are not considered part of the public.

After a decade of servicing vehicles, Amber Whitson has shifted from wrenching to writing her story

'At 16, I found community among the local gutter punks, who quickly adopted me as one of their own.'

On August 13, 2012, I was at home in my tent at the Albany Bulb, taking pictures of my clothing after I finally sorted all of it. Being a perfectionist, I took two pictures from each angle. I figured that I would review the pictures after I was done, keep the best ones from each angle and delete the other ones.