Haiti: Thinking Back

I was watching a class on CreativeLive by David H Wells called Create Powerful Photo Essays & Personal Projects, and it reminded me of the article I wrote after a trip to Haiti in 2016. In retrospect, the article was much more from my personal perspective than a strictly reportage piece should be, the fact of which I'm somewhat ambivalent about now, especially after nearly nine years of experience as an American woman watching the racial and economic happenings in this country. Nonetheless, though some of the information is slightly outdated and not everyone is where they were, the sentiment, and the overall issues I raised in the article, remain.

The article I wrote, which you can read here, was originally for the eQuester, the monthly newsletter of the Wisconsin Dressage & Combined Training Association, many of the members of which raised the funds for me to go to Haiti. All the images were released to Equitarian Initiative, and they have gone on to be used to help communicate both the need for help and the success of the organization.?

The blog series I wrote before finishing the images:

Help for Haitian Horses and People
Getting There!
Haiti Images: Sneak Peek #1
Haiti Images: Sneak Peek #2
Haiti Images: Sneak Peek #3
Haiti Images: Sneak Peek #4
Haiti Images: Sneak Peek #5
Haiti Images: Sneak Peek #6

And here is the full gallery of images from Haiti.

Watching the class, and revisiting the article and images, I'm reminded of the process of creation, what it took to create the images and then the story, and how it was a catalyst for enormous change in my life. Being in a similar position now, I'm returning to this process and wondering how I can create not only a similar catalyst for myself, but also hopefully produce something that's useful for someone else, something that will create movement for others. 

I'm open to suggestions.