Port-au-Prince Before the Quake: A Look Inside
While Haiti made it possible for the U.S. to gain the Louisiana Territory, as Haitian Ambassador to the U.S. Raymond Joseph has recently pointed out, to say that Haiti was not without its problems before the massive earthquake struck the island nation on Tuesday would be a grand understatement.
See some of the poorer areas in Port-au-Prince before the calamity through the eyes of noted photo journalist Jeff Antebi to begin understanding the depth of this tragedy.
1. A boy in Cite Soleil on the edge of Port-au-Prince.
2. A kid stands in a court next to a school that used to be one of Duvalier’s most feared prisons.
3. Women sellers in a market in Port-au-Prince.
4. A girl rides in a school bus in Port-au-Prince.
5. Kid with amazing hair in Cite Soleil slum.
6.Two girls holding hands in Cite Soleil.
7. Kids in Cite Soleil.
8. In many parts of Port-au-Prince, there’s no electricity or safety at night.
9. The Cite Soleil slum is a nightmarish landscape.
10.A busy marketplace in Port-au-Prince becomes deserted as night falls.
11. All over Port-au-Prince, the only sources of light are bonfires.
12. At night, people become spectral.
13. The Cite Soleil slum is an apocypltic scene.
14.UN soldiers and a bicycle rider in Port-au-Prince.
15. Kids from Cite Soleil show off their toy robot.
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Impossible to find words.
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Amazing pics.
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Wow, just wow. I absolutely loved the one with the two little girls holding hands (the 6th photo) – beautiful and heartbreaking.
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Sometimes it takes an earth-shattering event to bring attention to a place. Thanks for sharing these amazing photographs.
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Stunning photos. Thanks for sharing.
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Beautiful and powerful. Thank you.
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I’ve never been to Haiti before,neither am I of Haitian decent. But I will be traveling to Haiti in a few days with a group of nurses to help out, am anxious,but very nervous.I’ve been all over the computer researching and viewing pictures.Your pictures have given me great insight as to what to expect…………..thanks.
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I am just a student and I’ve always known that when i grow up i’d like to help people but these photos have motivated me even more…….. thank you for sharing them I hope more people will heed these silent scream for help
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