The house of madness

Photographer

João Coelho

Category

Editorial Photography - Documentary

Company

Submission Group

Amateur

Year

2025

Country / Region:

Portugal

They have lost the meaning of home and family. Most come from rural provinces, arriving in the city full of dreams. But they soon find themselves pushed into a life of marginalization. They must rely on themselves to survive. At the end of the day, they gather in this abandoned house to share what unites them: food and drugs. Food is never enough for everyone, but it's the drugs that are most important to them. Only it allows them to travel to a world that doesn't exist in their fragile lives, even if they have to pay for a ticket of madness every day to get there