Course it's not ill will, for me it was just a feeling of being uncomfortable when I am being paid so much to take pictures of those who have so little.
I'm don't want to make it seem like I'm
too much of a jerk... I'll give a bum food any day. But money, which seems to be the only thing they need from the rest of us, no. Living in Philadelphia for several years, I got to recognize many "professionals" whose occupation it seemed was to beg for money. After a while, and as cynical as it truly is, it's unwise to be an idealist about these issues.
But emotionally, the impact that the "shoe closet" project had on me was real. The woman who called that place her home lives a tragic existence. Ironically, her collection shows how marvelously unique an animal we humans are. Women, especially?