When it comes to Haiti, the first thing comes in our mind would be the earthquake. On Jan. 12, 2010, the earthquake hit Haiti’s capital city, killing hundreds of thousands of people and causing even more victims homeless. It destroyed most of infrastructures in that country, including the presidential palace. At that time, the whole world turned its eyes to that hell on earth. The news of Haiti and the earthquake dominated global headlines for several weeks. Many people donated to the unfamous country thousand miles away, even though they may know the country for the first time because of the earthquake. However, since lots of emergency incidents happened in other part of the world, news press turned way its focus and then the poor country gradually vanished from the sight. But what is like two years later?
Photographer Ben Depp went back to Haiti and shot the photos of Haiti’s destructions to remind us of the deadly disaster. People get used to their new life in the ruins and most of them have normal expressions on their faces. Different from what it was two years ago, there are no armed peace-keeping force soldiers or temporary tents of NGOs on the street. However, destroyed buildings are the background of every photo and it’s hard to find any new buildings. It seems that Haiti is still suffering from the disaster and with so poor infrastructure, there is still a long way for the country to go. This photo essay reminds us that we should keep helping victims of natural disasters to rebuild lives instead of donating for only once.
Photographer Ben Depp went back to Haiti and shot the photos of Haiti’s destructions to remind us of the deadly disaster. People get used to their new life in the ruins and most of them have normal expressions on their faces. Different from what it was two years ago, there are no armed peace-keeping force soldiers or temporary tents of NGOs on the street. However, destroyed buildings are the background of every photo and it’s hard to find any new buildings. It seems that Haiti is still suffering from the disaster and with so poor infrastructure, there is still a long way for the country to go. This photo essay reminds us that we should keep helping victims of natural disasters to rebuild lives instead of donating for only once.