Haircuts4Homeless Personal Project by Photographer Jack Eames

 HAIRCUTS4HOMELESS: A PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT

HEAR ME SEE ME

 

Since 2019, beauty photographer Jack Eames has been working with UK charity Haircuts4Homeless, travelling the country to document the incredible work they do providing haircuts for homeless people. Over the course of this ongoing project Jack has worked with a number of collaborators, most notably with H4H founder Stewart Roberts and session stylist Leigh Keates to release a photo book with beautiful portraits of the Haircuts4Homeless guests. More recently in 2025 the team at Capture One came onboard to create a film to document the charity and the work Jack does with them.

The aim of Jack’s work with Haircuts4Homeless is to help humanise the face of homelessness and support the charity in providing free haircuts for homeless people.

 
 

 HUMANISING THE FACE OF HOMELESSNESS

 
 

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After two years of working on it, we are thrilled to announce that the book, Hear Me See Me, is available to buy! All proceeds from sales of the book will go back into funding Haircuts4Homeless to help them continue their amazing work.

Thanks to the generosity of countless donors and sponsors, and online support from wonderful people including Game of Thrones actor Lena Headey and celebrity hairstylist Sam McKnight, both of whom have generously written a foreward for the book, we have raised an incredible £36,993.

This book is dedicated to all our wonderful Haircuts4Homeless guests.

 
 

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FROM JACK EAMES

 
 
 

Makes you feel so much better when you have your hair cut, don’t it?

 

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 “Getting a haircut and having that careful attention to our appearance is one of the joys of life. We all know that it’s not just a haircut, it’s never just a haircut! That’s why I love what Haircuts4Homeless does. What these guys do gives respect and dignity to people who have been denied those qualities. A few years ago I produced a very different book to this one. It was a real fashion hair book, but I included a whole chapter about the transformative power of hair cutting and styling. It simply has a hugely positive effect at a psychological and emotional level.

“The work of Haircuts4Homeless also makes a difference at a social level. It brings people together and it recognises a common bond: we all want to look good and to feel valued. The experience of cutting hair, and of having one’s hair cut, involves a sharing of personal space. That sharing entails respect and care on both sides. It’s all about those micro-feelings that we seldom acknowledge. It’s certainly true to say that there are many more homeless people on the streets now than there were ten years ago.

“The caring and nurturing impact of Haircuts4Homeless reminds me of the times when I was fortunate enough to accompany Princess Diana on trips to Pakistan and the Afghan border. The stories behind tragic situations may be different, but the importance of caring attention and support for people in urgent need is universal. The proof is in the positive response that can be seen in the images in this book. As I said at the beginning: it’s never just a haircut! ”

– Sam McKnight

Jack Eames Hear Me See Me Book 4
 
Population Haircut for homeless
 
Haircuts4Homeless Making Changes
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I’ve never had a double bed before, I like that I’m short and I can stretch out without touching the edge. I’d like to enjoy that for as long as I can.

 
Homeless with Child

“ Like many commercial photographers I found that I wasn’t dedicating enough time to personal work. Having studied photojournalism at Southampton university, this search for personal stories that represent those who have been othered is always something that I have aimed to capture in my photography and represent in a positive, humane and honest way.

“ Haircuts4Homeless has given me an invaluable experience to channel these aims and build on my origins in social commentary, beauty and proximity in photography whilst giving back. Throughout my work as a photographer in the beauty industry I have always searched for ways to give back, in particular to those experiencing challenges with mental health.

“ Homelessness is a terrible indictment of how the system has let many people down, and crucially it doesn’t have any boundaries for who it can affect. One common impact of homelessness is how it can cause and exacerbate mental health issues, therefore the opportunity to collaborate with the meaningful work being done by Haircuts4Homless to support those experiencing homelessness and mental health issues was one I have been honoured to become involved in .”

– Jack Eames

Haircuts4Homeless Before Haircut
Haircuts4Homeless After Haircut
Haircuts For Homeless Woman Smiling
Haircut4Homeless Coverage map
Haircuts For Homeless Before Change
Haircuts For Homeless After Change

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING TO ME.