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With Pamela Rolland on the Executive Host Committee, world renowned photographer Nigel Barker premiered his collection of photographs and screened his documentary film, Haiti Hunger & Hope, to raise money for the EDEYO Foundation. The EDEYO Foundation (pronounces Eh-Day-Yo and meaning to "Help Them") was founded by popular Nightlife luminary and activist Unik with the mission of helping to feed and educate impoverished children in Haiti.
Last year, disregarding the US embassy's warning to Americans traveling to the riot stricken country, Nigel Barker and his team set out on a journey to capture the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, as it has been troubled from many years with all forms of corruption. During his trip, Nigel photographed and recorded the everyday life of Haitians as they battled extreme poverty, and hunger.
At the January 8th event held at the Milk Gallery (450 West 15th Street), DJ Cassidy entertained the crowd, and former America's Next Top Model contestant, Brie, entertained on-camera interviews. Guests circled the gallery examining Nigel Barker's photographs, and as promised on the invite, there was a special performance by a Haitian musician. All in all, I noticed throughout the evening, people were deeply moved by the intensity and realism of the photographs hanging on the walls of the gallery. My personal favorite was one entitled "Dad". It was a picture of a young man on crutches revealing a scarred wound on his stomach while in the background you see a crying baby reaching out for him through a crowd of people. This photograph like all others was very intense, moving, and all so real.
-Article by Sandra Garcia
*photo by Moises de Pena via JCMD Photography
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