Posts Tagged ‘Operation Smile’

“Tè Tremblé…” Remembering the Earthquake in Haiti. 5 Years Ago ~ Today. 12•Jan.•10

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI. Interior of the collapsed National Cathedral in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Saturday, January 30, 2010. Archbishop Serge Miot was killed when the 18th. century cathedral was destroyed in the massive 7.0 earthquake on January 12th., killing upwards of 300,000 people. © Chet Gordon / THE IMAGE WORKS Today is the fifth anniversary of the […]


“Tè Tremblé…” Remembering the Earthquake in Haiti. 4 Years Ago ~ Today. 12•Jan.•10

Haiti Quake 2010--10

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI.  Interior of the collapsed National Cathedral in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Saturday, January 30, 2010. Archbishop Serge Miot was killed when the 18th. century cathedral was destroyed in the massive 7.0 earthquake on January 12th., killing upwards of 300,000 people.  © Chet Gordon / THE IMAGE WORKS Today is the fourth anniversary of the […]


*(Remember to): “Always Look Both Ways…”

Helping those on the streets of Asuncion, Paraguay.

ASUNCION, PARAGUAY. Toddler known to be infected with congenital syphilis, peers into the entrance of the Asociacion Cultural Justicia y Verdad (Association of Cultural Justice and Truth) on Friday, March 10,  2006 in Asuncion, Paraguay. The shelter is run out of a renovated auto garage, where volunteers provide showers, administer health care, simple meals, and […]


"Tè Tremblé…" Remembering the Earthquake in Haiti. 2 Years Ago ~ Today. 12•Jan.•10

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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 […]


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 […]


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 […]


"On Working Photographers & Colleagues…"

Ever since I’ve started this blog, I’ve thought of highlighting the important work that some of my closest colleagues are doing. I know how we all like to peruse the internet for the latest gadgets, ideas, professional organizations, multimedia & documentary sites, and E-Zines, but I just wanted to really keep it all pretty simple […]