Casey Coates Danson
Casey Coates Danson received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in environmental design from Parsons School of Design, and graduated with honors in 1975. She is known for designing solar powered homes, which populate the pages of Angels Unawares. As a mother of two with a strong sense of stewardship for the earth and its people, Danson established her own nonprofit organization, Global Possibilities, as a national solar and renewable energy advocate to promote the use of sustainable energy. In her endless quest to bring awareness to that which concerns her, she recently focused on the issue of homelessness in this country - a project that has been in the works for more than 12 years - and out of that came her photography book Angels Unawares.
In Angels Unawares: Portraits of the Homeless in L.A., Casey Coates Danson uses her photographic talent and her passion for humankind to shed light on the issue of homelessness in our country. This powerful juxtaposition of lifestyles of wealth and of extreme poverty is truly eye-opening.
In this thought-provoking compilation of juxtaposed photographs, Casey Coates Danson, an environmental designer and activist for more than 30 years, unapologetically and masterfully captures the shocking contrast between the affluence of Los Angeles and the deprivation of Skid Row. Danson has combined her love for her home of Los Angeles, her passion for the environment and the world around us, and her deep compassion and curiosity concerning others, to produce this enlightening portrait of the city's homeless and the severity of the issue. Each of the 50 stunning photographs showcased in Angels Unawares: Portraits of the Homeless in L.A. will deeply move you to stop looking away and begin to address the issues of poverty and homelessness.