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Ayiti (Haiti in Haitian Creole) was devastated by an earthquake on January 12 2010, more than 200,000 persons lost their lives and over 1.3 million displaced. This catastrophic natural disaster had to occur in order for the world to pay full attention to the Haitians peoples struggles and problems. Haiti was already a disaster when the quake hit the island. The country had an unstable, economy, education, health, and government among a long list of things. It was the poorest country in the Americas, Unable to provide the basic needs to more than 50% of its population; Ayiti is a beautiful island, with wonderful, strong and joyful spirited people and with a rich history, being the first independent nation of Latin America. Everyone should love Haiti, now more than ever.Documentary, Photography, Photojournalism2012 -
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Juan CarlosDocumentary, Photography, Photojournalism2011 -
New Orleans, Five years after Katrina hit New Orleans and caused the levees to break, the city is still a constant reminder of that tragic day and what came after. The city has not been fully recovered nor rebuilt; many areas are barely starting reconstruction other areas as still abandoned and no sign of rebuilding or progress. One can still see the damage, feel the pain and hear the stories of what happened five years. Most of the people you encounter in the affected areas will have a story to tell and they all have a common conclusion; New Orleans recovery has been slow.Documentary, Photography, Photojournalism2012 -
On June 28th the Honduran peoples woke up to a different county. In the early hours of the day the democratically elected president Manuel Zelaya also known as Mel, was taken out of his house. He was placed in a plane and sent to the neighboring country of Costa Rica. A coup d’état. The gory that followed split the country and created an undemocratic state. Tegucigalpa and other cities have experience massive marches in support of and the international community has condemned the coup.Documentary, Photography, Photojournalism2012 -
Tijuana is one of the most popular border towns as well as the most trafficked borderline between Mexico and the United States. As the Tijuanenses go about their daily life, the border is overwhelmed with the daily issues of being one of the busiest borders in the world. Much of the American tourism dropped after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and now the business count on mostly local costumers and tourist from San Diego or Southern California. It is now one of the best-guarded borders, divided by a wall, guarded by video surveillance cameras, infrared and heat detectors as well as a large deployment of border agents, this is why many immigrants seeking to cross the border to the United States have had to go further east, using the Arizona desert as a better, less protected option; this has cause the death of many immigrants. Today very few dare to cross the Tijuana border.Documentary, Photography, Photojournalism2012 -
Not everyone had evacuated when Katrina made landfall in New Orleans and the levees collapsed. The lack of government response was visible as the city lay covered with water and its inhabitants were abandoned without any food, medical aid, and shelter. In the coming days the images, which, came out the flooded city, were shocking, painful and beyond belief. Days after they were evacuated, many left behind their city in ruins never to return. This vibrant city of Jazz and Mardi Gras was lifeless, soulless.Documentary, Photography, Photojournalism2012 -
The Kurds are the second largest ethnic group in Iraq and since Saddam rose to power, they continuously were oppressed during his regime. Kurds were the only Iraqi ethnic group who allied with the Coalition Forces.The Peshmergas (Kurd soldier or fighter, which means“those who face death”) played a major role in ground fighting at the northern front. Many Kurds from all over the Kurdistan arrived to the northern frontlines to join forces with the Coalition and help defeat Saddam's army.The cities of Mosul, which is the third largest (in population) and Kirkuk, important for its oil rich soil, were important for the war.Mosul and Kirkuk are cites composed of mostly Iraqi Arabs and Iraqi Kurds (and a small percentage of Turkmen as well as some Iraqi Christians.The Iraqi army surrendered these two cities without any resistance. In the days that followed, they were hit by a wave of violence and social instability.Documentary, Photography, Photojournalism2012
