This is the second set of images from my most recent work in Haiti. Two months after the quake the country was still in utter chaos with few signs of hope for rapid improvement. Entering the rain and hurricane seasons was also weighing on the minds of the countless families living in tents and makeshift shelters.
Images from Haiti the week of the earthquake can be found here and here
A before and after comparison is here
Part one of this series of images shot two months after the earthquake is here
A girl eats a piece of corn on the dirt floors of her mothers shack in Port au Prince, Haiti. The already impoverished family was forced to take on another member after a young relative's mother died in the quake.
.
To children walk through streets filled with rubble in a neighborhood nearly completely destroyed by the quake
.
A man living on the streets hangs his hand washed laundry to dry on the fence of a school that was severely damaged by the quake.
A boy stands on a staircase after bathing in cups of water outside one of hundreds of makeshift refugee camps
.
An elderly man stands in front of his home, which was reduced to rubble during the Haitian Earthquake
.
An injured boy rests in tent that is being used to house overflow patients on the grounds of the main hospital in downtown Port au Prince
.
A large box of dirty medical instruments waiting to be cleaned outside of the hospital triage
.
Fearing further injuries and deaths from aftershocks, most church services are held outdoors.
.
A large group of Haitian men sit in a tent given out by an aid organization and watch sports on a small television set.
.
A man sleeps on the streets of Port au Prince
.
Amazing as always. Thank you for the images you show us!
Posted by: Jo-Anna | July 16, 2010 at 15:50
Dear Zoriah,
I've been following photojournalists covering Haiti quite closely. There are quite a few of them, if not many, who have produced essays on the disaster. But, brother, I'll tell you something. Not in one essay have I found love and sympathy for the people of Haiti. Except yours. The love, compassion you have for them shines through. And because of that, Zoriah, I like your work.
Best Wishes,
Soham,
Calcutta
Posted by: Soham Gupta | July 16, 2010 at 21:43
sad to know only 3% of what we ( Europe )donated has arrived so far.
Big words. painfull losers.
Posted by: Hemaworstje | July 19, 2010 at 22:12
Powerful images. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Natalie Brooke | July 21, 2010 at 20:29
Wow. Those images carry a lot of emotional messages. Congratulations. It must be very tough to photograph those scenes.
Keep up the good work,
David
Posted by: David Charles | July 28, 2010 at 16:00