"Tè Tremblé…" Remembering the Earthquake in Haiti. 2 Years Ago ~ Today. 12•Jan.•10
Two years ago today, January 12th., 2010, Haiti was devastated by a massive earthquake, what Haitians call “Tè Tremblé, the earth trembles…” Nearly a quarter of a million people were killed and more than 1.5 million were left homeless. It was one of the worst natural disasters in history. I arrived in Haiti two weeks […]
Photographer Daniel Morel wins 2 World Press Photo Awards.
2011 WORLD PRESS PHOTO Image © Daniel Morel/Photomorel, courtesy of the photographer. My longtime friend and colleague, Daniel Morel has won two World Press Photo Awards in the 2011 competition held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You may know his iconic image above as Daniel, a Haitian photographer created the first images after the earthquake struck […]
Tè Tremblé: Remembering the Earthquake in Haiti.
One year ago today, January 12th., 2010, Haiti was devastated by a massive earthquake, what Haitians call Tè Tremblé, the earth trembles. Nearly a quarter of a million people were killed and more than 1.5 million were made homeless. It was one of the worst natural disasters in history. I arrived in Haiti two weeks […]
"Haiti. 6 Months On…" 12•July•10
Port-au-Prince, Haiti. A man views the collapsed Cathedral in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Saturday, January 30, 2010. A massive 7.0 earthquake struck the Caribbean island nation on January 12th., killing upwards of 230,000 people. © Chet Gordon / THE IMAGE WORKS It’s been six months since the catastrophic earthquake struck the island nation of Haiti on […]
"All the Way Back Home from Haiti…" 07•Feb.•10
So I’ve been back home for a week now from the earthquake in Haiti. Barely had enough time to do laundry, and get to the stack of dishes that seemed to grow in my kitchen sink. Those of you that travel hard for international assignments must know of these feelings. This was the third earthquake […]
Port-au-Prince, Haiti. 30•Jan.•10
This is Port-au-Prince today, two and a half weeks after the earthquake that killed an estimated 200,000 people. More on all this later when I return to CONUS and am able to add a slideshow here to the blog. These are the images that we all as photojournalists push ourselves to create. No matter where […]
Haiti. 29•Jan.•10
Bon Jour from Fond Parisien, Haiti. We didn’t have internet for most of the day yesterday, so I fell a little behind in the editing / transmitting routine from here on the border of the DR. (Dominican Republic.) Here’s an idea of how it looks from my end to be working here, documenting the work […]
Haiti. Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010
Fond Parisien, Haiti: Putting in a lot of hours. It is not easy. It’s hot, dirty and tiring, but the rewards are many. The smiles and the happy glances from the grateful Haitians acknowledging that this surgical team is helping them here in an IDP (Interally Displaced Persons) camp in the mountains is immeasurable. That […]
"Haiti…" January 2010.
Young Haitian orphaned boy at the Love a Child Health Center in Fond Parisien, Haiti on Tuesday, January 26, 2010. An Operation Smile orthopedic and plastic surgical team from Penn State Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA are in Haiti treating victims of the 7.0 earthquake earlier this month.© Chet Gordon for Operation Smile Fond […]
"En Route to Haiti…" 24•Jan.•10
Operation Smile warehouse workers unload cargo from a tractor-trailer onto a waiting SWIFT AIR Boeing 737-400 charter aircraft at Norfolk International Airport in Norfolk, VA on Sunday, January 24, 2010. An orthopedic surgical team and support personnel from Penn State are en route to Haiti after the 7.0 earthquake earlier this month. © Chet Gordon […]
Onè Respe: A Photographic Benefit for the Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake
When last week’s massive 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, rescue & humanitarian workers from around the world stepped up immediately – some arriving within 24 hours. Photographers from the world’s premiere picture agencies, newspapers & wire services raced to the island nation as well. The images coming out of the capital city Port-au-Prince and outlaying countryside […]