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1. Bruce F:

   Hi Stan,

   I know you have a deep connection to Haiti, it comes through whenever you talk about it here at Feral Scholar. So when I saw this piece on journalist Daniel Morel, I thought you might like to see it too.

   http://mondoweiss.net/2009/11/haitians-like-palestinians-are-misrepresented-in-the-mainstream-press.html

   If you have looked at a newspaper article about Haiti over the past 25 years, the chances are excellent that you have seen the work of the photographer Daniel Morel. He is himself Haitian; he has been a witness to much of the turbulence in his country; and other journalists have credited him with saving their lives in the streets of Port-au-Prince.
   Daniel Morel has also become increasingly disillusioned and angry with how the mainstream press either ignores Haiti altogether or only reports on the intermittent spasms of violence, and so he is taking his photojournalism in an exciting new direction. Regular visitors to Mondoweiss know that one of this site’s aims is to try and show Palestinians as people, instead of faceless terrorists, so Morel’s experience in another part of the world is relevant.
   (A selection of his work is on display in downtown Manhattan, at the Soho Photo Gallery, until January 2. The opening reception is Tuesday, December 1, 6-8 p.m. He calls his exhibit “Facing Our History;” here is a booklet about the show.)
   Daniel Morel sat down with me recently for a couple of talks; first on the veranda of the famous Oloffson Hotel in Port-au-Prince, and then later in New York, just before he installed his show. He is a tall man, 58 years old, with a full, nearly white beard, strong opinions and a passionate manner. He speaks three languages: Haitian Kreyol, French, and English. He is well known and respected all over Haiti. He carries his camera with him everywhere he goes.
   He worked for years for the Associated Press and Reuters, but he has now left daily journalism – he describes it as a “news factory” – to work on longer projects, including his 10-year research for a book and documentary film about a legendary Haitian band called Septentrional.

   29 November 2009, 11:11 pm

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