Cité Soleil: Portraits
Who are the people that live in Cité Soleil? Who are the people caught in the crossfire of the armed groups and the UN? For the most part, they're civilians; people trying to survive against impossible odds on a day-to-day basis. Their stories of individual suffering and tragedy are mostly lost and left out of reporting.
No one really knows how many people live here. 100,00, 300,000, 400,000? No one knows for sure. But it is called the Western Hemisphere's largest slum and it is one of the world's most dangerous; even though members of the armed groups amount to less than one percent of the population. Nonetheless, fighting between the UN and the armed groups continues to kill scores of innocent civilians trying their best to lead as normal a life as possible while struggling to make $1 a day.
Here are some of the people affected:
Comments
damn...
the first photo is niiiiice. the colors! Keep it up gangsta, ... more portraits, get closer! u knwo i love that :)...
-clemens
Posted by: clemens | February 17, 2007 11:50 PM
Nick,
Those pictures are awesome. It looks like I will get to go to Haiti again with my church group this August. I miss Haiti; thoughts of it are in my mind often, and I await the day when I will set my feet on its beloved ground again. I definitely miss it, and if at all possible, I would love to get to meet you while I'm in Haiti. I'll email you and hopefully we'll get to talk and stuff. Much, much love bro', and keep up the great work. Thank you. You are such an awesome encouragement.
Love,
Erik
Posted by: Erik Shelquist | March 23, 2007 10:37 PM