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Haitians photographing Haiti

I fell in love with Haiti years ago when I made my first trip to the country for Special Olympics, so I knew I wanted to back and work on this story as soon as I heard about it. National Geographic partnered with an organization called FotoKonbit to shoot a story for the December 2015 issue.

FotoKonbit holds workshops and makes longterm commitments to young people in Haiti, teaching and encouraging them to photograph their own country. It’s really a powerful thing to see these young people working to change the image of a country that’s been so widely covered by the foreign press. It was an honor to go back to a country that I love so much and make this video.

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Three Years Later: NPR’s look at Haiti

NPR posted a collection of David Gilkey’s “then and now” photos from Haiti on the Picture Show blog a few weeks ago. The “then” images are from some of the earliest days after the earthquake showing a country turned upside down. Unfortunately, some of the “now” photos don’t look that much different. There has certainly been some progress since the earthquake struck Haiti, but has there been three years worth of progress? Even one year?

The photographs are hauntingly beautiful and give an honest insight into the reality of many Haitians. Click here to see the full post from NPR.