Photojournalism Daily: Jan. 13, 2015

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Today’s daily Photojournalism Links collection highlights Marco Gualazzini‘s work from Haiti. Published by CNN, they document the country’s state five years after it was hit by devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake that killed more than 160,000 people, and left 1.5 million homeless. The excellent photographs capture Haiti’s enduring scars and hopes, but also signs of recovery.

Marco Gualazzini: Five years after the quake: Haiti at a crossroads (CNN)

Gael Turine: Haiti Earthquake: Five Years After (TIME LightBox) The pictures made during the last two years provide another view at the struggling country. For more on Haiti by other photographers, including Alex Webb, Maggie Steber, Paolo Woods and Bruce Gilden, see the LightBox post: Haiti: Photographers’ Love Affairs With a Country on the Brink.

Lee Grant: Life in North Korea (The New Yorker Photo Booth) Unusually upbeat look at the hermit kingdom.

Capturing the faces and feelings of Paris (CNN) Photographer Peter Turnley shares his photographs and thoughts from this past Sunday’s show of solidarity on the streets of the French capital.

‘A Long Hungry Look’: Forgotten Gordon Parks Photos Document Segregation (The New York Times) Rare Parks photos to be exhibited at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts starting Jan. 17.

Haiti: 5 years and 54 seconds later
CNN: Five years after the quake: Haiti at a crossroadsThe remains of a cathedral destroyed by the earthquake stand In in the centre of Port Au Prince. No restoration work is planned and the ruins remain a silent witness to the tragedy. Nov. 28, 2014.Marco Gualazzini
Port-au-Prince, Haïti, 19 January 2014The Croix des Bossales market, former biggest slaves market of the island, remains the most important market of the country. At the end of the day, the area is controlled by gangs, the shops close and the sellers clean the site themselves since the authorities abandoned the area after loosing its control.Le marché de la Croix des Bossales, ancien plus grand marché d'esclaves de l'île demeure le plus important marché du pays. en fin de journé,e le quartier est sous le contrôle des gangs, les vendeuses et vendeurs plient bagagent et nettoient le site par leurs propres moyens puisque la zone est délaissée par les autorités qui en ont perdu le contrôle.
TIME LightBox: Haiti Earthquake: Five Years AfterThe Croix des Bossales market, where slaves used to be sold, remains the most important market of the country. At the end of the day, shop owners clean the site themselves since the authorities have abandoned the area after loosing its control to the gangs. Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 19, 2014. Gael Turine—Agence Vu
Solidarity march in Paris, Jan. 11, 2015.
CNN: Capturing the faces and feelings of ParisSolidarity march in Paris, Jan. 11, 2015.Peter Turnley
Husband and Wife, Sunday Morning, Detroit, Michigan Gordon Parks (American, 1912–2006) 1950 Photograph, gelatin silver print *Photograph by Gordon Parks. Courtesy and © The Gordon Parks Foundation *Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The New York Times: ‘A Long Hungry Look’: Forgotten Gordon Parks Photos Document Segregation Husband and Wife, Sunday Morning, Detroit, Michigan. 1950.Photograph by Gordon Parks. Courtesy of The Gordon Parks Foundation and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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