Nature, the poetry of the earth

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Nature is so powerful, so strong. Capturing its essence is not easy - your work becomes a dance with light and the weather. It takes you to a place within yourself. Annie Leibovitz

Haiti, land of ... I'll leave it blank -

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We got a flat tire on the way back from Sceau D'eau and now come to think of it, the delay on our trip back coincided with a wonderful moment that was about to unfold. The rain had just started to tapper off when we began to drive up a steep road on one of the Rte National heading back to Port-Au-Prince. Some guy riding on a motorcycle in the opposite direction shouted at us "kaoutchou nou plat" you guys got a flat tire - so we pulled over on the side of the road, got out of the SUV and the right tire in the back was completely flat. I also noticed we were parked facing a beautiful mountain, night was falling, the clouds were rolling by and the sun was slowly sinking below the mountain - I was witnessing an evening of splendor that was mine to immortalize.

Simplicity and Innocence ...

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"Une sensation de bien-être inattendue s'imprègne dans la douce lumière du soleil mourant. À l'ombre du rouge vif des pétales, je suis éblouie par la grace de l'ambiance... Comment as-tu su que cette photo m'aurait donné l'envie de me perdre dans une åme en flamme, comme la mienne, qui partage mon existence? Souvent, c'est dans la simplicité que la nature harmonise bien des choses." Nice Eliazar

"The future of Haiti depends on local production with local seeds and local knowledge, for local consumption" Haitian Farmers

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"The priority for Haitian farmers is a genuine agrarian reform at the end of which each farmer could secure a piece of land that can feed his family and supply local markets. Peasants must be considered like other Haitians, they must be respected and be allowed involved in the decisions of the country" Chavannes Jean-Baptiste