• Portraits of Haiti, Petit Bois – Boy Cools Off

    Portraits of Haiti, Petit Bois – Boy Cools Off

    Copyright 2011 Adam Bacher, All rights reserved. Absolutely NO usage without prior authorization.

  • Portraits of Haiti – J/P HRO Petionville IDP Tent Camp

    Portraits of Haiti – J/P HRO Petionville IDP Tent Camp

    January 12th, 2010 was a typical day in Port Au Prince, Haiti.  The streets were busy, the skies were partly cloudy, the air was humid and the temperature was in the mid 80’s (Fahrenheit).  Life for two and a half million people in the surrounding area moved along like any [...]

  • Portraits of Haiti – Cow Intestines

    Portraits of Haiti – Cow Intestines

    In the back of the Point Sande Market, along the Artibonite River in Haiti, a woman hangs cow intestines on a line to dry in the sun.  Citrus juice from sour oranges is commonly used to clean many types of meat, including this – inside and out.  Once dry the [...]

  • Portraits of Haiti – Soccer in Cité Soleil

    Portraits of Haiti – Soccer in Cité Soleil

    Cité Soleil is the poorest most dangerous area of Port Au Prince.  Twenty years ago Robert Duval went to Cité Soleil and established the Foundation L’ Athlitique d’ Haiti, teaching sports, and providing meals and schooling for many of the children.  Full story to come. Copyright 2011 Adam Bacher, All [...]

  • Portraits of Haiti – Elder Abandonment

    Portraits of Haiti – Elder Abandonment

    Her face pulled attention for a photograph.  Local vendors and their story drew wonderment.  The old woman often accompanied her daughter, a regular seller at the Pont Sondet market, along the Artibonite River in Haiti.  They arrived in mornings from the northern area of Haiti’s central plateau, worked the market [...]

  • Portraits of Haiti – Labadie School Girls

    Portraits of Haiti – Labadie School Girls

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Portraits of Haiti, Petit Bois – Boy Cools Off

Copyright 2011 Adam Bacher, All rights reserved. Absolutely NO usage without prior authorization.

Portraits of Haiti – J/P HRO Petionville IDP Tent Camp

January 12th, 2010 was a typical day in Port Au Prince, Haiti.  The streets were busy, the skies were partly cloudy, the air was humid and the temperature was in the mid 80’s (Fahrenheit).  Life for two and a half million people in the surrounding area moved along like any other day.  Then, without warning, at 4:53 pm, the ground, [...]

Portraits of Haiti – Cow Intestines

In the back of the Point Sande Market, along the Artibonite River in Haiti, a woman hangs cow intestines on a line to dry in the sun.  Citrus juice from sour oranges is commonly used to clean many types of meat, including this – inside and out.  Once dry the intestines are cut up and used to flavor different foods, [...]

Portraits of Haiti – Soccer in Cité Soleil

Cité Soleil is the poorest most dangerous area of Port Au Prince.  Twenty years ago Robert Duval went to Cité Soleil and established the Foundation L’ Athlitique d’ Haiti, teaching sports, and providing meals and schooling for many of the children.  Full story to come. Copyright 2011 Adam Bacher, All rights reserved. Absolutely NO usage without prior authorization.

Portraits of Haiti – Elder Abandonment

Her face pulled attention for a photograph.  Local vendors and their story drew wonderment.  The old woman often accompanied her daughter, a regular seller at the Pont Sondet market, along the Artibonite River in Haiti.  They arrived in mornings from the northern area of Haiti’s central plateau, worked the market all day, and left before dark.  Over time the daughter [...]

Portraits of Haiti – Vertierers

Full story at: http://bachersblog.com/2011/11/23/haiti/portraits-of-haiti-battle-of-vertieres-day/ Copyright 2011 Adam Bacher  

Portraits of Haiti – Labadie School Girls

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Portraits of Haiti – Battle of Vertières Day

Haiti’s ultimate independence from France was won in The Battle of Vertieres, a site now part of the city of Cap Haitian.  Historians tell that on November 18th, 1803, the leader of the Haitian rebels, General François Capois, mounted a great horse and led the charge against the French army.  In a hail of bullets Capois went down – his [...]

Portraits of Haiti – Citadel Cistern from Bottom

The Citadel is a fortress built on a mountain top in northern Haiti after the revolution in 1804 to defend against any French attempt to retake the former colony.  Inside are cisterns built to retain enough drinking water to sustain Haitian troops for up to a year.  This photo was taken at the bottom of the main cistern.  Copyright 2011 [...]

Portraits of Haiti – Midwife of Lorie Village

Bernadette Joseph is a  traditional Haitian midwife working in the Lorie Village area of northern Haiti.  The following is from an interview I did with her last week.   Q: What’s your name and what do you do? A:  They call me Bernadette Joseph.  When the women are pregnant I deliver the babies. Q: How long have you been a midwife? [...]

Portraitsof Haiti – What’s Coming Up

The  HACAOT.org mobile medical clinic members (less six interrupters and a Haitian doctor), pose for a photo after 5 days of clinics which treated 1,480 people.  I’m on the far left. The team is now back in the United States. Tomorrow is a national holiday. Haitian President, Michel Martelly, will be in Cap Haitian in honor of the last major [...]

Portraits of Haiti – HACAOT Saves Boy’s Life

This boy arrived to the HACAOT mobile medical clinic in severe respiratory distress.  He was immediately taken from the waiting crowd, and given a nebulizer to open the airways in his lungs (photo below).  A doctor worked with him for two and half hours.  Each time the nebulizer was removed he went into respiratory failure. To give him a chance [...]

Portraits of Haiti – Man with Ice

Portraits of Haiti – Man with Ice Copyright 2011 Adam Bacher, All rights reserved. Absolutely NO usage without prior authorization.

Portraits of Haiti – Man at Gas Station

Portraits of Haiti – Man at Gas Station Copyright 2011 Adam Bacher, All rights reserved. Absolutely NO usage without prior authorization.

Portraits of Haiti – Man with Cows in Water

Portraits of Haiti – Man with Cows in Water Copyright 2011 Adam Bacher, All rights reserved. Absolutely NO usage without prior authorization.

Portraits of Haiti – Cap Haitian 01

Portraits of Haiti – Cap Haitian 01 Copyright 2011 Adam Bacher, All rights reserved. Absolutely NO usage without prior authorization.

Portraits of Haiti – School Girl in Street

Portraits of Haiti – School Girl in Street Copyright 2011 Adam Bacher, All rights reserved. Absolutely NO usage without prior authorization.

Portraits of Haiti – Woman with Eggs

Portraits of Haiti – Woman with Eggs Copyright 2011 Adam Bacher, All rights reserved. Absolutely NO usage without prior authorization.

Portraits of Haiti – Man in Street

Man in street with bus Copyright 2011 Adam Bacher, All rights reserved. Absolutely NO usage without prior authorization.

Portraits of Haiti – Discipline Bank

Do you need to go to the Discipline Bank? Copyright 2011 Adam Bacher, All rights reserved. Absolutely NO usage without prior authorization.