*Editor's Note: Every Wednesday, we will be bringing you a set of photographs taken by our photo essay staff. Any opinions conveyed via the photographs or commentary are those of the essayist and are not representative of Austinist as a whole.* The following has been provided by essayist Phive (Gregory Cooper). Failure is Underrated - Upon moving to Austin (from So Cal) two and a half years ago one of the first things I......

Over a span of 6 months I trekked out on the weekends/weeknights to converse with some of Austin's houseless (as they like to be called). These images are my attempt to share what I took away from each of these individuals....