Lee Jeffries
This photographer claims to be using an old "beat up" canon 5d digital camera. Using a light source from above or side in some and natural lighting in others. Jeffries has plenty of detail; showing every wrinkle, bruise, scar, hair, etc. He focuses on the subject in the foreground with very little background or just completely blacked out in intense shadows. The artist spends time editing these pictures as well (from five minutes to days).
He chooses to capture the emotions of the people that get overlooked every day. Getting up close and personal with them makes for an interesting photograph and also gets to tell a story. The artist likes to focus on the eyes as well to get a deeper sense for how these people feel and what they're going through. Lee Jeffries mentioned that his photographs have religious undertones which explains a lot of the lighting/shadows and his focus on the persons eyes.
These photographs are incredible in a lot of ways, but the main thing for me is the eyes. The viewer can see so vividly into their eyes and you can see exactly how they feel. Everyone can relate to overlooking the less fortunate because we do it everyday. The photographer makes you stop and realize these people are there and the viewer can't ignore it. The portraits of these people are beautiful despite the content and I believe that's the message the artist was trying to get across.
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