Below is Big Issue vendor Paul Younger and his pitch in London – all 360° of it.
A new video will allow you to join him while he sells the magazine. By wearing a virtual reality headset, viewers will feel like they are standing alongside Paul and get a fully immersive look at what selling the magazine is like for our vendors.
The video has been created for UNCOVERED: still homeless, still an issue, an exhibition launched this week in Glasgow to mark #VendorWeek organised by the International Network of Street Papers (INSP) to celebrate the thousands of men and women who get a hand up from selling street papers like The Big Issue. #VendorWeek runs February 6-12.
Some words of Jedi wisdom about the work of street papers across the world from our friend @HamillHimself at #INSPUncovered. pic.twitter.com/aBKrHe1IYB
— Big Issue (@BigIssue) February 9, 2017
Also unveiled at UNCOVERED is an installation highlighting one of the sad realities of being a vendor – people often ignore or look away from you. Using facial recognition to detect when someone is approaching, the images of Glasgow vendors Carmen or Calin will look away from the viewer.
We had @BigIssue vendors Carmen and Calin in the studio with @equatoragency in Glasgow today for #UncoveredINSP… pic.twitter.com/uOe0fGS7Am
— International Network of Street Papers (@_INSP) January 26, 2017