Anyone can participate in the public vote on Commercial Drive on July 14 and at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival, July 16-18. This photo was taken at the Downtown Eastside community vote in late June.

Greg Lesnick, a homeless Hope in Shadows participant and previous winner in the contest, reunited with his sister Julie at this year's contest because a nephew found him on the Hope in Shadows website. Photo: The Globe and Mail.

Waiting for the cameras. The first person, Clyde Wright, pictured here with a volunteer, arrived at 4 a.m. and by the time the doors opened at 10:30 the line stretched right down the block for the 8th annual Hope in Shadows Downtown Eastside Photography Contest on June 1.

Just one respondent hangs their Hope in Shadows calendar in a yurt.

Peter Thompson, photographer and calendar vendor with Paul Ryan, director of Hope in Shadows at the photo-shoot for the 2010 Vancity Annual Report, February 23, 2010.

The four Hope in Shadows greeting cards are popular winning photos from past calendars.

Hope in Shadows vendor Catherine, outside Waterfront Station. Photo credit: Metro newspaper.