Claire Martin Photography

Photo Essays: Haiti Aftermath : Anniversary and Elections

A turbulent time for the people of Port Au Prince as they struggle to come to grips with the year anniversay of the earthquake and the government that has let them down in their recovery process. The National Anthem is sung at the sports stadium where people gathered to grieve together.
  
Fires burn and gunshots are fired by neighbouring tent cities supporting opposing parties on the outskirts of Cite Soleil during a political manifestation.
   
Motorbikes ride through blockades at Delmas and 33, near Petitionville, Port Au Prince. Barriors have been set up as part of a political manifestation.
     
  
Supporters of Martelly live in a tent city on the outskirts of Cite Soleil.
   
Upset woman runs through the street naked during Political manifestation near Petitionville, Port Au Prince
   
UN remove roadblocks piece by piece untill they can pass. They are not a popular presence among the people and if they are unlucky violence can ensue.
     
  
UN remove roadblocks piece by piece untill they can pass. They are not a popular presence among the people and if they are unlucky violence can ensue.
   
Political Manifestation. Residents of Cite Soleil support Celestin as a majority.
   
Small child runs away with Celestin Posters during political manifestation in the streets of Cite Soleil. Haiti's most impoverished slum.
     
  
A boy spontaneously poses strangely for the camera on a pile of garbage in Cite Soleil, inviting me to photograph a parody of the way westerners like to portray Haitians in popular media.
  
A girl watches the mayhem unfold on the perimiter of her tent city during the Political Manifestations.
   
People in Cite Soleil show their support for Jude Celestin.
     
  
Political Manifestation. Residents of Cite Soleil support Celestin as a majority.
   
Excitement grows during a political manifestation near Petitionville, Port Au Prince
   
Campaign posters line the security fencing around the Presidential Palace.