The Face of Homelessness. Photo by Joe Ramos.

The San Francisco Public Library is presenting the exhibition, “Acknowledged,” featuring portraits of Project Homeless Connect clients taken by San Francisco photographer Joe Ramos. The photographs are on view January 28-March 25, in the San Francisco Main Library’s Jewett Gallery, 100 Larkin Street. 

Ramos began photographing the clients of Project Homeless Connect in 2006, with his goal to give a personal face and voice to homelessness. The mission of Project Homeless Connect (PHC) is to provide a single location where nonprofit medical and social service providers collaborate to serve the homeless of San Francisco with comprehensive, holistic services.

All of the individuals that Ramos photographed agreed to have their pictures taken, and were later given copies of the portraits. More than 50 of Ramos’ photographic portraits, in both black & white and color, are on view, depicting people of all ages and backgrounds, individuals to...

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