Haiti, "a place of confusion and crime, of survival and poverty, of desperation and suffering," is how independent photographer Christina Simons describes the island nation. A self-funded journey to the nation’s capital, Port-au-Prince thrust her into a world of intrigue, mysticism and abject poverty – a place where only the brave and strong-willed venture. Using the camera lens, Simons has documented the grief and anguish suffered by the Haitian people and has portrayed them at their most intimate, with deserved sensitivity and respect.
