Some thoughts on “seeing” a scene…really this is more about “feeling” a scene; looking for and sensing where the movement and emotion is. So any time I walk into a home like this I’m just waiting for things to unfold naturally. These photos I made in November 2016 in Haiti. Medical Teams International staff and volunteers were setting up and giving care through a Mobile Medical Unit in Chateau Arniquet, Haiti, in response to the need after Hurricane Matthew wreaked havoc on rural and coastal communities, blowing over crops, flooding fields and homes, and making life otherwise miserable for many. So I found myself at this recipient’s home. For those that want to know: here’s what I used to take the black and white image: Nikon D4, 24mm Nikkor lens at f/1.4 at 1/5000 of a second; all the others I shot at f/1.4. I’m not in a hurry in these situations. There are multiple shots I know are good, and all these ones I would have thought to myself “yeah, that’s on point.” When I look at them later, there is usually one I gravitate toward, for reasons I really can’t explain. The black and white image in this series is the one that got me. I think it was the mom and the expression on her face.
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