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Haiti: The Coup d’Etat Is Not Over
"Since 1804, when it became the world’s first black republic after a successful slave revolt, Haiti has seen few periods of stability. Today the small Caribbean nation faces the most significant challenges of any country in the Western Hemisphere. In this failed state severe poverty, endemic corruption, high unemployment, pervasive hunger, and little access to health care mean life is a constant struggle for the majority of Haitians, and make the country almost totally reliant upon foreign aid."
Photojournalist Bear Guerra took a closer look at the complex problems he described above in his photo essay Haiti: The Coup d’Etat Is Not Over, now appearing on Gaia Photos, a new international photography source comprised of 41 photojournalists from around the world whose mission is to promote quality and diversity in documentary photography.
Independent photojournalist Bear Guerra, was recently the recipient of a Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Grant (Bolivia, 2008) for a project on coca farmers.
His photo essay on the grass-roots opposition to La Parota Dam (Mexico, 2006) was exhibited at the 2008 International World Exhibition in Zaragoza, Spain, as well as in an international traveling exhibition organized by the Foundation for a New Water Culture (FNCA) on the theme of "Water and Sustainable Development".
Other recent recognition has come from the Magenta Foundation (Flash Forward: Emerging Photographers 2007); The Santa Fe Center for Photography (2007), The Golden Light Awards (2006); American Photography 21 (2006) & 24 (2009); Shots Magazine (Documentary Issue #92); and The Society of Publication Designers (2005). Bear's work has shown in many group exhibitions; and has been published by Orion Magazine, The Boston Globe Magazine, Virginia Quarterly Review, BBC's "The World", Texas Monthly, Seed Magazine, The Sun, among others.
He has worked with non-profit organizations including Médecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), the International Rescue Committee (IRC), Foundation for a New Water Culture (FNCA), and Equipo Argentino de Antropología Forense (EAAF). Bear also collaborates regularly with his wife, journalist Ruxandra Guidi, while living in Austin, Texas, USA.
Please Visit Us and visit Bear Guerra's website. Have a look at other reportage by Bear Guerra on Gaia Photos too!
To view a multimedia piece from Haiti: The Coup d’Etat Is Not Over, please visit the International Reporting Project website.
You can also search for assignment photographers at Gaia Photos, a place to explore and discover the issues facing the diverse population and locations of our world, both near and far.
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Haiti: The Coup d’Etat Is Not Over
"Since 1804, when it became the world’s first black republic after a successful slave revolt, Haiti has seen few periods of stability. Today the small Caribbean nation faces the most significant challenges of any country in the Western Hemisphere. In this failed state severe poverty, endemic corruption, high unemployment, pervasive hunger, and little access to health care mean life is a constant struggle for the majority of Haitians, and make the country almost totally reliant upon foreign aid."
Photojournalist Bear Guerra took a closer look at the complex problems he described above in his photo essay Haiti: The Coup d’Etat Is Not Over, now appearing on Gaia Photos, a new international photography source comprised of 41 photojournalists from around the world whose mission is to promote quality and diversity in documentary photography.
Independent photojournalist Bear Guerra, was recently the recipient of a Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Grant (Bolivia, 2008) for a project on coca farmers.
His photo essay on the grass-roots opposition to La Parota Dam (Mexico, 2006) was exhibited at the 2008 International World Exhibition in Zaragoza, Spain, as well as in an international traveling exhibition organized by the Foundation for a New Water Culture (FNCA) on the theme of "Water and Sustainable Development".
Other recent recognition has come from the Magenta Foundation (Flash Forward: Emerging Photographers 2007); The Santa Fe Center for Photography (2007), The Golden Light Awards (2006); American Photography 21 (2006) & 24 (2009); Shots Magazine (Documentary Issue #92); and The Society of Publication Designers (2005). Bear's work has shown in many group exhibitions; and has been published by Orion Magazine, The Boston Globe Magazine, Virginia Quarterly Review, BBC's "The World", Texas Monthly, Seed Magazine, The Sun, among others.
He has worked with non-profit organizations including Médecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), the International Rescue Committee (IRC), Foundation for a New Water Culture (FNCA), and Equipo Argentino de Antropología Forense (EAAF). Bear also collaborates regularly with his wife, journalist Ruxandra Guidi, while living in Austin, Texas, USA.
Please Visit Us and visit Bear Guerra's website. Have a look at other reportage by Bear Guerra on Gaia Photos too!
To view a multimedia piece from Haiti: The Coup d’Etat Is Not Over, please visit the International Reporting Project website.
You can also search for assignment photographers at Gaia Photos, a place to explore and discover the issues facing the diverse population and locations of our world, both near and far.
Please subscribe to our new features page to keep track of new stories too!
John Brown Photojournalist On LIGHTSTALKERS
My Mondo Library Photography
My Photoshelter Photography Archive Homepage
GAIA Photography and Photojournalism
