The World in Focus Blog
When I shot and wrote for Compassion after the earthquake in Haiti, I came across a lovely scene in a Compassion project where a woman was holding her hands up to the sky in thanks to God. I knew right then it was a special photograph, and I am glad Compassion saw it that way too and used it for the cover of their new magazine. Here is the non-cropped black and white version:
Be sure to click the link above and see the three stories inside the magazine I shot and wrote as well!
Each year I try to make some of my time available for a project that could either use a little help or afford me the chance to be involved in something larger than my own little world. Although my paid work often does just that, it’s normally a completely different experience for me if there is not a “client” watching me closely. So a few weeks ago I had the chance to go to the Dominican Republic for a week with some friends from my church and help do some construction at a place called Mission Emanuel. We also visited a leper colony, a first for me. It was an outstanding trip! I did take my camera and got a few shots off everywhere I went. Here is a sampling:
For those of you who want to see more, check out the slideshow below…
A few final selects from Haiti. Life continues there much the same way it did in the immediate days after the January 12, 2010 earthquake — a deep fear of aftershocks, futures filled with uncertainty, and people everywhere wondering how they are going to make it. There are no easy answer for Haiti right now. Hopefully these images will keep Haiti in your mind a little longer than the average news cycle, which has now largely moved on to the next crisis in the world…
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Two nights ago I was awakened by something wet hitting my feet, which were sticking out of my tent trying to keep cool (at the expense of getting consumed by mosquitoes). It was raining, and raining hard. I quickly zipped everything up and stayed relatively dry. Not so for hundreds of thousands of Haitians living on the streets and in tent cities. Many of those people woke up soaking in ankle deep mud, with everything that they own, themselves included, totally drenched.
This is just the start of a months-long rainy season, and the start of a whole new wave of troubles for a people still deeply affected by the January 12, 2010 earthquake. Here are a few images from the day after the rain, as well as life in one of Haiti’s poorer areas – the Solino Slum.
