By Huascar Robles on April 6, 2010
My second trip to Haiti was full of surprises. People are beginning to operate with some level of normalcy. Vendors travel the streets selling candy and water. Some go to work; some still seek ways to sustain their families. They are reaching out amidst the struggle to survive. A friend of mine, Linda Francois, had [...]
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By Huascar Robles on April 5, 2010
One of the ways civilization copes with trauma is through religion. Here in Haiti, religion is a strong tool of transformation. From tent-city churches to the Good Friday procession in Port-au-Prince, Haitians are manifesting their faith in hope of reconstructing their morale. On this Good Friday, Catholics walked solemnly through the streets of the capital to commemorate [...]
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By Huascar Robles on April 4, 2010
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By Huascar Robles on April 3, 2010
The minute I arrived at the Villa Creole Hotel, I unpacked and headed to a few tent cities. I wanted to get a sense of what life was like in these much-maligned communities. They are described as unsanitary, unsafe and inchoate, but I figured these were instant cities; thriving micro-economies. Such instant urbanism deserved a closer [...]
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By Huascar Robles on April 1, 2010
I arrived today at Port-au-Prince. Two months have passed since my last visit; it’s been nearly three months since the earthquake. Linda Francois, a renowned dancer, picked me up at the airport and filled me in on the reconstruction efforts. It was evident from her words and the world around us that Haiti is rising. [...]
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By Huascar Robles on February 3, 2010
Before this terrible earthquake hit Haiti, I had been looking into traveling to this country to write about the social traumas caused by the severe deforestation in Haiti. The lack of trees had softened the soil and, during hurricane seasons, floods and mudslides caused great damage to cities like Gonaives in northern Haiti. This in [...]
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By Huascar Robles on January 28, 2010
Huascar Robles, a 2009 Dart Center Ochberg Fellow who lives in San Juan, Puerto Rico, went to Haiti last week and captured these images.
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By Huascar Robles on January 28, 2010
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By Huascar Robles on January 27, 2010
One of the main objectives of my trekking down to Haiti was to observe and learn from experienced journalists and photojournalists. I wanted to see how they reported under pressure and coped with the emotional distress they might face after the dust settles. By chance I ran into Marco Di Lauro, a well-known photographer who [...]
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By Huascar Robles on January 26, 2010
Roaming the streets of Port-au-Prince, I could not help but stare at all the gleaming faces that passed me by. What I saw in their eyes was hope, but also fear. I spoke with a few of them in some of the most impoverished areas, where the destruction is so pervasive that rescue teams can [...]
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