Visualizing Poverty

An impoverished woman in St Giles, looking after the baby of a friend who has been lucky enough to find a day's work. Picture: Museum of London

I depend a lot on images from museums when I’m trying to get a scene down that’s evading me. This particular photo has always worked to remind me what it means to be poor.

This image: An impoverished woman in St Giles, looking after the baby of a friend who has been lucky enough to find a day’s work. Picture: Museum of London