Photographer Journal: kenscoff

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Thursday, August 11, 2022

Just an ordinary day at an elevation of 4,772 feet in Kenscoff

Thursday, January 20, 2022

I will always be coming back...

No other place I'd rather be on the whole island at this time, and I can still smell the aroma of eucalyptus.

Saturday, February 15, 2020

Short visit to Kenscoff

Monday, September 9, 2019

Golden hour engulfs the mountains of Kenskoff, Haiti

Right before nightfall, the rain had stopped, and the sun peaked out of the clouds and turned magical, casting its golden warm light as far as my eyes could see. It slowly faded, didn't even last 15 minutes. The sun had gone back under the clouds, ending a fleeting moment of pure bliss.

Sunday, August 25, 2019

This relaxing greenery, the aroma of eucalyptus ...

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Rising with the sun, 5:40 am Kenscoff, Haiti

At dawn, when the sun is about to rise, a beautiful spectacle enhances the skies, filled with renewed energy. The launch of a new day with a chance and opportunity to complete what was unfinished yesterday.

Saturday, August 17, 2019

Kenscoff grabs the attention of Haitian Nationals and foreigners alike

At nearly 6,000 feet of elevation, Kenscoff cool mountains air attracts residents of Port-Au-Prince and beyond. The village of Kenscoff has lost some of its enchanting, environmental characteristics, however, it's the place I still go to when in search of peace and tranquility.

Thursday, August 15, 2019

The courage to continue in the face of adversity...

Life is not easy in the Haitian countryside, it's enormous the wide variety of issues that challenge women as they go about their daily lives. These women carry an excessive heavy load, particularly economic issues and family concerns compounded by the offensive gender inequality and Haiti's current socio-economic disaster.

Monday, August 12, 2019

Unpolluted,rejuvenating fresh air at 5016 ft above sea level awaits in Kenscoff

Monday, June 18, 2018

Open market - Beyond the commercial function, it’s a vast place of socialization

Hardworking and willing to do whatever it takes to put food on the table for their children, vendors come to the marketplace to not only sell essential products to customers but to also engage in a friendly, social atmosphere which is supported among vendors. Solidarity and creating an important source of help seem to be more important than competition.

Thursday, December 14, 2017

Revisiting the Same Photography Location Again and Again


photo © patrice dougé All rights reserved


photo © patrice dougé All rights reserved


photo © patrice dougé All rights reserved


photo © patrice dougé All rights reserved

"It’s good to keep moving forward and trying new things all the time. There are times when going back to an old photography location can be a great idea. Simon Bond" My first visit to kenscoff dates back to 1973, when a cousin took me to the mountains to attend a yearly summer hang out at L'Auberge —thus my obsession began. I have been photographing kenscoff on and off for over 15 years, lived there 3 times and I still haven't lost interest in making new images.

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

The environment in Kenscoff, Haiti


photo © patrice dougé All rights reserved

Having a show about the environment in Kenscoff would have missed something without visiting and including the photographs above I captured a few days ago at the Wynn Farm Nature Reserve. situated in the mountains of Kenscoff, Haiti at an altitude of 6000 ft, on 30 acres of land. When it was created by Victor A. Wynne, it was known as the Wynne Farm and the goal was to teach soil management through conservation methods. Today, in order to preserve this much needed green area, it is known as the Wynne Farm Nature Reserve.

Thursday, November 24, 2016

Jean Sambour new restaurant - Le Vert d’Or


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Following his basic studies in Ecuador, he enrolled at the well- known institute of graduate studies at Glion, which since 1962, offers two campuses in French speaking Switzerland - including the site of the former Bellevue Hotel - and in London a hotel management program at a university level. After a professional getaway in Mexico on behalf of a big hotel, Mr Sambour packed his bags and started to plan his return. Not in Ecuador, but in Haiti, his father's birthplace. His late father who carries the same name as Jean Sambour is well known in Haiti and particularly in Petion Ville and Kenscoff, as a brilliant architect, and above all, as the owner of the now former Infinite restaurant, a very trendy bar, a place which held special events in the fog, in the mountains of kenscoff. - jean Euphele Milcé

Friday, July 15, 2016

There's always something, waiting to be photographed

Monday, June 27, 2016

Kenscoff in all its glory

Once you connect to this majestic place, you will be guided where the energy is strongest and it will show you what it wants to be shown.

Friday, June 24, 2016

I am inspired, again

Friday, June 10, 2016

Tribute to our lives...

" Un Jour je m'en irai. Je m'en irai vers le chemin du vent. je m'en irai vers des terres de feuilles et d'eau. Douces ou salées, peu importe puisqu'elles ne couleront point mes souvenirs. Mais, mes blessures seront-elles des cueillettes d'amandes qui cachent des rêves emportés sur les bords d'un voilier errant sur un sable sauvage? D'harmonie et de feu, J'élèverai les mains vides vers le destin,vers des cieux ensoleillés. Et puis tout bas, peut-être que ce serait dans mon linceul, mais tout bas dans une de ces causeries avec la mort, je dirai à mon âme: je suis lá maintenant. Mes voix intérieures seront une petite colline prés d'un désert. Et il y aura des nuages... des nuages! " Nice Eliazar

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Collaborating with a writer, she is such a beautiful soul...

"Des yeux écarquillés libèrerent mes pensées et me donnent souvent des désirs incontrôlables. Une chambre impéccablement tenue avec un lit à couverture blanche... J'imagine la rencontre de nos bouches avides qui s'entrelacent, des murmures rauques scellent une promesse de rage contenue avec des doigts qui frôlent et éveillent nos sensibilités." Nice Eliazar

Monday, April 11, 2016

—BOYCOTT— Alternative Bar, Privately Owned, Not Open To The Public

Last August 2015 while I was in New York, I received a couple of photos of the new BOYCOTT location from my very good friend JEM. The last location in Duplan was a bit out of the way and not too cozy. The new location is near Carrefour Douet up in the mountains of Kenscoff and it is more accessible to the town open market, public transportation and stores. This past Saturday a new television show, DAKOUSTIK, which will feature musicians was video taped and a very well known performer named Bélot was interviewed by the show host Esmeralda Milcé. If you live in Haiti the Show will be aired sometime this month and can be viewed on Tele Pacific—which also broadcast in Miami, Florida.