Big Issue vendors have taken part in a photoshoot with a difference, working with fashion brand Belstaff to raise money for magazine sellers across the country.
In this week’s magazine, vendors William, Roel and Sharon, who sell the Big Issue in London, all modelled brand new jackets.
Belstaff is donating 10 per cent of all full-price sales over Black Friday weekend to The Big Issue Foundation, the magazine’s charity arm, having already supplied hundreds of warm jackets to vendors this spring.
The vendors were even photographed by a fellow Big Issue seller, Carlos Gonzalez Perez. He has sold the magazine on and off for a decade and is also a self-taught photographer.
You can now search our interactive map and take out a subscription tied directly to your local vendor.
As long as they're signed up to the scheme, they get 50% of the cash from your subscription, just like buying the mag. We're adding more each week: https://t.co/3CGFYEVZYgpic.twitter.com/GUtitKWgLr
— Big Issue (@BigIssue) November 16, 2020
Perez’s work has been exhibited around the world, documenting city life, exploring architecture, and focusing on unusual suspects.