Tag: Haiti

Portrait of Boy found in Port au Prince Haiti
Photo of the Day
Colby Brown

Portrait of Haitian Boy in Port au Prince

Throughout my travels as a humanitarian photographer, it is occasionally difficult not to get attached to the subjects I document. After the 2010 earthquake that devastated the island nation of Haiti, I co-founded an organization called “Lespwa Haiti” thats purpose was to provide support services to small NGO’s on the ground in the struggling country

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Faces of Haiti – Rebuilding an Island Nation

A year ago today, a massive earthquake rocked the Island Nation of Haiti, leaving the country in ruins. 250,000 people died in what seemed like an instant and another 1.5 million where left homeless. While many good things have happened over the past 12 months, the bulk of the problems plaguing the country have not been fixed

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A Year in Photos
Colby Brown

A Year In Photos with Colby Brown – 2010

It is that time of year again and it seems like 2010 flew by just as fast as 2009 did. Where oh where does the time go? As all of us are looking forward to the promise of a new year, I like to look back on my photography work and see not only how

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Workshop/Event
Colby Brown

Haitian Awareness Event in Denver, Colorado

Event Date: September 25th, 2010 Time: 3pm – 5pm Contact: Denise Robert 303-368-5208 Haitian Awareness Panel at EventGallery 910Arts Kicks-Off Haitian Exhibition A surprising number of organizations with Colorado roots are working in Haiti to offer earthquake relief and improve the lives of the Haitian people. Six of those organizations will participate in a panel

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Sign in Port au Prince Haiti
Travel Photos
Colby Brown

We Need Change! Haiti’s Call for Help…

“We Need Change” was a phrase I heard often on the streets of Port Au Price, Haiti. While shooting photography for “Lespwa Haiti”, a photo documentary project that I am collaborating on with Ray Tollison, it was difficult not to pick up on the sentiments of the Haitian people . It has been over 6 months since

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