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Skid Row, Los Angeles, 2021

Skid Row is the epicenter of the current homeless crisis. In an area of 60 blocks, 70.000 people are camping out. Rat infested streets smell of urine, rotten garbage and the pungent odor of marijuana. Mental illness is rive. Half naked people scream, talk to the air and defecate in the streets. Drugs are abundant. Heroin, fentanyl, crack, weed and crystal meth are widely used. Crystal meth, provided by Mexican cartels and distributed by local gangs in cheap consumer portions of 5 dollars, is quickly overtaking crack as the favorite drug of choice for the down and out.— USA

  • © Teun Voeten
skid row crystal meth photo

Skid Row, Los Angeles, 2021

Skid Row is the epicenter of the current homeless crisis. In an area of 60 blocks, 70.000 people are camping out. Rat infested streets smell of urine, rotten garbage and the pungent odor of marijuana. Mental illness is rive. Half naked people scream, talk to the air and defecate in the streets. Drugs are abundant. Heroin, fentanyl, crack, weed and crystal meth are widely used. Crystal meth, provided by Mexican cartels and distributed by local gangs in cheap consumer portions of 5 dollars, is quickly overtaking crack as the favorite drug of choice for the down and out.— USA

  • © Teun Voeten
skid row crystal meth photo

Skid Row, Los Angeles, 2021

Skid Row is the epicenter of the current homeless crisis. In an area of 60 blocks, 70.000 people are camping out. Rat infested streets smell of urine, rotten garbage and the pungent odor of marijuana. Mental illness is rive. Half naked people scream, talk to the air and defecate in the streets. Drugs are abundant. Heroin, fentanyl, crack, weed and crystal meth are widely used. Crystal meth, provided by Mexican cartels and distributed by local gangs in cheap consumer portions of 5 dollars, is quickly overtaking crack as the favorite drug of choice for the down and out. — USA

  • © Teun Voeten
skid row crystal meth photo

Skid Row, Los Angeles, 2021

Skid Row is the epicenter of the current homeless crisis. In an area of 60 blocks, 70.000 people are camping out. Rat infested streets smell of urine, rotten garbage and the pungent odor of marijuana. Mental illness is rive. Half naked people scream, talk to the air and defecate in the streets. Drugs are abundant. Heroin, fentanyl, crack, weed and crystal meth are widely used. Crystal meth, provided by Mexican cartels and distributed by local gangs in cheap consumer portions of 5 dollars, is quickly overtaking crack as the favorite drug of choice for the down and out. — USA

  • © Teun Voeten
skid row crystal meth photo

Skid Row, Los Angeles, 2021

Skid Row is the epicenter of the current homeless crisis. In an area of 60 blocks, 70.000 people are camping out. Rat infested streets smell of urine, rotten garbage and the pungent odor of marijuana. Mental illness is rive. Half naked people scream, talk to the air and defecate in the streets. Drugs are abundant. Heroin, fentanyl, crack, weed and crystal meth are widely used. Crystal meth, provided by Mexican cartels and distributed by local gangs in cheap consumer portions of 5 dollars, is quickly overtaking crack as the favorite drug of choice for the down and out. — USA

  • © Teun Voeten
skid row crystal meth photo

Skid Row, Los Angeles, 2021

Skid Row is the epicenter of the current homeless crisis. In an area of 60 blocks, 70.000 people are camping out. Rat infested streets smell of urine, rotten garbage and the pungent odor of marijuana. Mental illness is rive. Half naked people scream, talk to the air and defecate in the streets. Drugs are abundant. Heroin, fentanyl, crack, weed and crystal meth are widely used. Crystal meth, provided by Mexican cartels and distributed by local gangs in cheap consumer portions of 5 dollars, is quickly overtaking crack as the favorite drug of choice for the down and out. — USA

  • © Teun Voeten
skid row crystal meth photo

Skid Row, Los Angeles, 2021

Skid Row is the epicenter of the current homeless crisis. In an area of 60 blocks, 70.000 people are camping out. Rat infested streets smell of urine, rotten garbage and the pungent odor of marijuana. Mental illness is rive. Half naked people scream, talk to the air and defecate in the streets. Drugs are abundant. Heroin, fentanyl, crack, weed and crystal meth are widely used. Crystal meth, provided by Mexican cartels and distributed by local gangs in cheap consumer portions of 5 dollars, is quickly overtaking crack as the favorite drug of choice for the down and out. — USA

  • © Teun Voeten
skid row crystal meth photo

Skid Row, Los Angeles, 2021

Skid Row is the epicenter of the current homeless crisis. In an area of 60 blocks, 70.000 people are camping out. Rat infested streets smell of urine, rotten garbage and the pungent odor of marijuana. Mental illness is rive. Half naked people scream, talk to the air and defecate in the streets. Drugs are abundant. Heroin, fentanyl, crack, weed and crystal meth are widely used. Crystal meth, provided by Mexican cartels and distributed by local gangs in cheap consumer portions of 5 dollars, is quickly overtaking crack as the favorite drug of choice for the down and out. — USA

  • © Teun Voeten
skid row crystal meth photo

Skid Row, Los Angeles, 2021

Skid Row is the epicenter of the current homeless crisis. In an area of 60 blocks, 70.000 people are camping out. Rat infested streets smell of urine, rotten garbage and the pungent odor of marijuana. Mental illness is rive. Half naked people scream, talk to the air and defecate in the streets. Drugs are abundant. Heroin, fentanyl, crack, weed and crystal meth are widely used. Crystal meth, provided by Mexican cartels and distributed by local gangs in cheap consumer portions of 5 dollars, is quickly overtaking crack as the favorite drug of choice for the down and out. — USA

  • © Teun Voeten
skid row crystal meth photo

Skid Row, Los Angeles, 2021

Skid Row is the epicenter of the current homeless crisis. In an area of 60 blocks, 70.000 people are camping out. Rat infested streets smell of urine, rotten garbage and the pungent odor of marijuana. Mental illness is rive. Half naked people scream, talk to the air and defecate in the streets. Drugs are abundant. Heroin, fentanyl, crack, weed and crystal meth are widely used. Crystal meth, provided by Mexican cartels and distributed by local gangs in cheap consumer portions of 5 dollars, is quickly overtaking crack as the favorite drug of choice for the down and out. — USA

  • © Teun Voeten
skid row crystal meth photo

Skid Row, Los Angeles, 2021

Skid Row is the epicenter of the current homeless crisis. In an area of 60 blocks, 70.000 people are camping out. Rat infested streets smell of urine, rotten garbage and the pungent odor of marijuana. Mental illness is rive. Half naked people scream, talk to the air and defecate in the streets. Drugs are abundant. Heroin, fentanyl, crack, weed and crystal meth are widely used. Crystal meth, provided by Mexican cartels and distributed by local gangs in cheap consumer portions of 5 dollars, is quickly overtaking crack as the favorite drug of choice for the down and out. — USA

  • © Teun Voeten
skid row crystal meth photo

Skid Row, Los Angeles, 2021

Skid Row is the epicenter of the current homeless crisis. In an area of 60 blocks, 70.000 people are camping out. Rat infested streets smell of urine, rotten garbage and the pungent odor of marijuana. Mental illness is rive. Half naked people scream, talk to the air and defecate in the streets. Drugs are abundant. Heroin, fentanyl, crack, weed and crystal meth are widely used. Crystal meth, provided by Mexican cartels and distributed by local gangs in cheap consumer portions of 5 dollars, is quickly overtaking crack as the favorite drug of choice for the down and out. — USA

  • © Teun Voeten
skid row crystal meth photo

Skid Row, Los Angeles, 2021

Skid Row is the epicenter of the current homeless crisis. In an area of 60 blocks, 70.000 people are camping out. Rat infested streets smell of urine, rotten garbage and the pungent odor of marijuana. Mental illness is rive. Half naked people scream, talk to the air and defecate in the streets. Drugs are abundant. Heroin, fentanyl, crack, weed and crystal meth are widely used. Crystal meth, provided by Mexican cartels and distributed by local gangs in cheap consumer portions of 5 dollars, is quickly overtaking crack as the favorite drug of choice for the down and out. — USA

  • © Teun Voeten
skid row crystal meth photo

Skid Row, Los Angeles, 2021

Skid Row is the epicenter of the current homeless crisis. In an area of 60 blocks, 70.000 people are camping out. Rat infested streets smell of urine, rotten garbage and the pungent odor of marijuana. Mental illness is rive. Half naked people scream, talk to the air and defecate in the streets. Drugs are abundant. Heroin, fentanyl, crack, weed and crystal meth are widely used. Crystal meth, provided by Mexican cartels and distributed by local gangs in cheap consumer portions of 5 dollars, is quickly overtaking crack as the favorite drug of choice for the down and out. — USA

  • © Teun Voeten
skid row crystal meth photo

Skid Row, Los Angeles, 2021

Skid Row is the epicenter of the current homeless crisis. In an area of 60 blocks, 70.000 people are camping out. Rat infested streets smell of urine, rotten garbage and the pungent odor of marijuana. Mental illness is rive. Half naked people scream, talk to the air and defecate in the streets. Drugs are abundant. Heroin, fentanyl, crack, weed and crystal meth are widely used. Crystal meth, provided by Mexican cartels and distributed by local gangs in cheap consumer portions of 5 dollars, is quickly overtaking crack as the favorite drug of choice for the down and out. — USA

  • © Teun Voeten
skid row crystal meth photo

Skid Row, Los Angeles, 2021

Skid Row is the epicenter of the current homeless crisis. In an area of 60 blocks, 70.000 people are camping out. Rat infested streets smell of urine, rotten garbage and the pungent odor of marijuana. Mental illness is rive. Half naked people scream, talk to the air and defecate in the streets. Drugs are abundant. Heroin, fentanyl, crack, weed and crystal meth are widely used. Crystal meth, provided by Mexican cartels and distributed by local gangs in cheap consumer portions of 5 dollars, is quickly overtaking crack as the favorite drug of choice for the down and out. — USA

  • © Teun Voeten
skid row crystal meth photo

Skid Row, Los Angeles, 2021

Skid Row is the epicenter of the current homeless crisis. In an area of 60 blocks, 70.000 people are camping out. Rat infested streets smell of urine, rotten garbage and the pungent odor of marijuana. Mental illness is rive. Half naked people scream, talk to the air and defecate in the streets. Drugs are abundant. Heroin, fentanyl, crack, weed and crystal meth are widely used. Crystal meth, provided by Mexican cartels and distributed by local gangs in cheap consumer portions of 5 dollars, is quickly overtaking crack as the favorite drug of choice for the down and out. — USA

  • © Teun Voeten
skid row crystal meth photo

Skid Row, Los Angeles, 2021

Skid Row is the epicenter of the current homeless crisis. In an area of 60 blocks, 70.000 people are camping out. Rat infested streets smell of urine, rotten garbage and the pungent odor of marijuana. Mental illness is rive. Half naked people scream, talk to the air and defecate in the streets. Drugs are abundant. Heroin, fentanyl, crack, weed and crystal meth are widely used. Crystal meth, provided by Mexican cartels and distributed by local gangs in cheap consumer portions of 5 dollars, is quickly overtaking crack as the favorite drug of choice for the down and out. — USA

  • © Teun Voeten
skid row crystal meth photo

Skid Row, Los Angeles, 2021

Skid Row is the epicenter of the current homeless crisis. In an area of 60 blocks, 70.000 people are camping out. Rat infested streets smell of urine, rotten garbage and the pungent odor of marijuana. Mental illness is rive. Half naked people scream, talk to the air and defecate in the streets. Drugs are abundant. Heroin, fentanyl, crack, weed and crystal meth are widely used. Crystal meth, provided by Mexican cartels and distributed by local gangs in cheap consumer portions of 5 dollars, is quickly overtaking crack as the favorite drug of choice for the down and out. — USA

  • © Teun Voeten
skid row crystal meth photo

Skid Row, Los Angeles, 2021

Skid Row is the epicenter of the current homeless crisis. In an area of 60 blocks, 70.000 people are camping out. Rat infested streets smell of urine, rotten garbage and the pungent odor of marijuana. Mental illness is rive. Half naked people scream, talk to the air and defecate in the streets. Drugs are abundant. Heroin, fentanyl, crack, weed and crystal meth are widely used. Crystal meth, provided by Mexican cartels and distributed by local gangs in cheap consumer portions of 5 dollars, is quickly overtaking crack as the favorite drug of choice for the down and out. — USA

  • © Teun Voeten
skid row crystal meth photo

Skid Row, Los Angeles, 2021

Skid Row is the epicenter of the current homeless crisis. In an area of 60 blocks, 70.000 people are camping out. Rat infested streets smell of urine, rotten garbage and the pungent odor of marijuana. Mental illness is rive. Half naked people scream, talk to the air and defecate in the streets. Drugs are abundant. Heroin, fentanyl, crack, weed and crystal meth are widely used. Crystal meth, provided by Mexican cartels and distributed by local gangs in cheap consumer portions of 5 dollars, is quickly overtaking crack as the favorite drug of choice for the down and out. — USA

  • © Teun Voeten
skid row crystal meth photo

Skid Row, Los Angeles, 2021

Skid Row is the epicenter of the current homeless crisis. In an area of 60 blocks, 70.000 people are camping out. Rat infested streets smell of urine, rotten garbage and the pungent odor of marijuana. Mental illness is rive. Half naked people scream, talk to the air and defecate in the streets. Drugs are abundant. Heroin, fentanyl, crack, weed and crystal meth are widely used. Crystal meth, provided by Mexican cartels and distributed by local gangs in cheap consumer portions of 5 dollars, is quickly overtaking crack as the favorite drug of choice for the down and out. — USA

  • © Teun Voeten
skid row crystal meth photo

Skid Row, Los Angeles, 2021

Skid Row is the epicenter of the current homeless crisis. In an area of 60 blocks, 70.000 people are camping out. Rat infested streets smell of urine, rotten garbage and the pungent odor of marijuana. Mental illness is rive. Half naked people scream, talk to the air and defecate in the streets. Drugs are abundant. Heroin, fentanyl, crack, weed and crystal meth are widely used. Crystal meth, provided by Mexican cartels and distributed by local gangs in cheap consumer portions of 5 dollars, is quickly overtaking crack as the favorite drug of choice for the down and out. — USA

  • © Teun Voeten
skid row crystal meth photo

Skid Row, Los Angeles, 2021

Skid Row is the epicenter of the current homeless crisis. In an area of 60 blocks, 70.000 people are camping out. Rat infested streets smell of urine, rotten garbage and the pungent odor of marijuana. Mental illness is rive. Half naked people scream, talk to the air and defecate in the streets. Drugs are abundant. Heroin, fentanyl, crack, weed and crystal meth are widely used. Crystal meth, provided by Mexican cartels and distributed by local gangs in cheap consumer portions of 5 dollars, is quickly overtaking crack as the favorite drug of choice for the down and out. — USA

  • © Teun Voeten
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Over the years, Voeten made a name with his classic and sober, yet effective style of photojournalism. Conveying information is always his priority, but an esthetic pleasing images is sometimes the best vehicle for that purpose.

Although most of his subject matter focus on the less glitzy side of society, Voeten loves to focus on colorful rituals and spectacles as well.

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