I’ve been challenged by Julita Wozny to post black & white photos for the up-coming five days. Yay!
G. A. Stephen, in order to take this challenge, you must post B&W photography for the next five days, and each day nominate another photographer to enter the challenge. Good luck!
Split-Second Story: For this week’s challenge, we want you to become a documentary photographer and attempt to capture a candid moment of a person, place, or thing.
The citadel is the largest fortress in the Americas! And people from all over the world come to see the sight, according to my personal guides – two local boys, who probably should have been at school, but followed me around instead.
Haiti was the first country in the world to free itself from colonization (1804). The Citadelle Laferrière was built to keep the newly independent nation of Haiti safe from French incursions.
Threshold to the underworld…
This was shot in Parc National la Visite in Seguin. I visited the national park in Haiti last year too. The endemic forest in Seguin is magnificent. It’s one of the few areas in Haiti that still remain green.
Read more about it here: fondationseguin.org
Or Haiti by Phone!
In the series: Phony Winter
Do you remember Jalousie?
I was very intrigued by the colorful neighborhood last year, and I had to visit it now that I’m in Haiti again. Most people there were friendly, but very few wanted their picture taken, and some reveled in saying “No! Go!”
I guess having the power to say that is quite enjoyable if you own little else.
Jalousie is among many slums that have sprawled across the hills of the capital Port-au-Prince in recent decades because governments past and present have failed to provide affordable housing and basic services. … Amid its narrow corridors and steep steps, Jalousie has no traditional sewage system or electric grid. (The Huffington Post)
Jalousie does have the best view in Port-au-Prince though. And now colors.
Let’s hope the improvements don’t stop there.
Èske mwen mèt pran foto ou? (May I take your photo?)
Please (Souple)
Merite (You’re welcome)
Pa gen pwoblem (No problem)
Tout bagay anfòm? (Everything OK?)
Mwen gen pwoblem konprann kreyòl (I have problems understanding Creole)
Kisa … vle di? (What does … mean?)
Kijan yo di … an kreyòl? (How do they say … in Creole?)
Mwen pa konnen (I don’t know)
Think of nothing 