Photographer Journal: 2020

Sunday, May 24, 2020

A Dull Saturday afternoon in Port Au Prince

The intense necessity to create is an urge that comes and goes, sort of like an addiction as intense as a craving for intimacy. As I walked along Ave Christophe in Port au Prince, the soft, late afternoon sunlight set off an inward urgency to memorialized and carry forward the memory of this particularly dull afternoon.

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Darkness, my new friend

Lately, after the sun goes down in Port Au Prince, stillness and darkness slowly enwraps parts of the city because of a still in effect 8 pm curfew and severe electricity shortages. However, the twinkling of the stars in the night sky gradually lessen the chaos of the mind, which slowly fades away into the infinity.

Monday, May 18, 2020

The colorful murals of Baussan

Port Au Prince, The colorful murals of Baussan which is situated between Turgeau and Bois Verna is drained from its usually busy streets since emergency measures were taken by Haitian officials because of the coronavirus crisis. The eerie emptiness and quiet streets brought about an apocalyptic mood and gave rise to an array of emotional responses from estrangement, social alienation, and melancholy.

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Unexpected

We were already in Moron but about a quarter of a mile to reach the property to be surveyed. It wasn’t a trip (from Jérémie) to continue photo documenting the Grand’Anse which I was hired for. Because of the unpaved and dusty road we had to roll up the truck windows so I wasn’t paying much attention to my surroundings until we came to a full stop because of a deep drop off on the road. And there they were, a few children playing on a pipirit. I quickly shot a few frames before they became conscious they were being photographed.

Friday, March 6, 2020

It's still safe to travel throughout the Grand'Anse

Grand’Anse, Haiti - Following last night warning to Americans by the U.S. State Department against traveling to Haiti, I made phone calls to different regions in the Grand’Anse and my friends reassured me it was totally safe to travel to any parts of the Grand’Anse and asked me when I was coming again. I consider the Grand’Anse home even though I wasn’t born there.

Saturday, February 15, 2020

Short visit to Kenscoff

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Haiti's Culture

‘Haiti has a unique history for many reasons, a facet which contributes to its rich and dynamic culture compared to other Caribbean nations. The culture of Haiti has its roots in West Africa, and to this day many of its inhabitants feel more aligned to Africa than they do to the Caribbean or Americas.’ iexplore.com