An introduction...

As an experienced image maker and veteran of numerous campaigns throughout the developing world, Rodney was invited to Haiti to play his role in raising awareness to the issues currently affecting the Haitian community. The majority of these images were created in the community of Jacmel which is located along the southern coastline of Haiti, a little more than four hours drive from Port Au Prince.  The anchor image represents the backdrop for "The Pink Door Photographs" and offers a glimpse...or one small slice of the vast, rich fabric which is the Haitian community. A community which shouldn't be defined by mountains of rubble nor statistics nor the tragedy that has befallen it's people, their family and friends and their homes...

While not everyone survived this immense tragedy, those that have are trying to sort out their lives by asking questions on which way to turn, how to move forward, where to find work and what to do with themselves as they deal with the enormous pain for having lost loved ones underneath the debris. Still, more pressing questions remain each day.  Where will I sleep tonight.  Where can I find something to eat.  Is my family safe tonight while they sleep and how do I take care of my babies when I have nothing left to give...

As the tragedy in Haiti left the news cycle to be replaced by the Grammy's on one end to the next major catastrophe in Chile, on the other...it's fitting for mature photographers to play their role in a responsible, ethical and moral capacity with the goal being to keep global issues that surround Haiti's people in front of those seeking ways to equally play their role...to assist a nation in getting back on it's feet.

This significant body of work, untraditional in concept, illumination or composition...is unlike any work currently in the media surrounding the Haitian disaster and was made possible solely by The Paradigm Project and their friends within the Suisse-based relief organization, Medair. Without their trust and their financial support, the images presented at the exhibition and the lives it will portray, would have never come to life.