Thank You
Written by Lane Hartwell and Michael Biven.
Thank you to everyone who has given support and has purchased copies of Haiti: Onè Respe, a Photographic Benefit for the Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake. Each purchase will send $12 to the American Red Cross International Response Fund to help the work ahead in Haiti. Especially now with such grim images coming in we wanted to give a glimpse into the lives of the Haitian people and hope for what is possible. These photographs show the sense of family and community, the sheer happiness of the Haitian children in spite of the extreme poverty in their country.
Of the photographers that offered work we found Mary Ellen Mark's photograph of Mother Teresa to be the perfect ending to the issue, bringing a sense of compassion and charity that she has come to symbolize. The images from Chet Gordon, Peter Pereira and Lindsay Stark document life in Haiti before the earthquake which has now been changed forever.
This magazine would not have been possible without the work of these amazing photographers and several people who contributed their time and talents. Derek Powazek who not only helped us work with Magcloud to drop the costs for each issue allowing us to give more to the Red Cross, but also gave his time to design and layout the magazine. Douglas Mooney has worked tirelessly helping us with research and writing. Kari Hartmann provided several polaroids that helped tie the text in with the tone of the magazine. Plus amazing help from Jim Goldstein, D. Ross Cameron, Meredith Lue, and Grover Righter.
Additional thanks to the following for their donations and coverage.
Donations:
- HP/Magcloud - for providing a service that let us create an issue in under 38 hours and for dropping the costs down for each issue.
- Moo Cards - for providing cards that will allow us to expand our online benefit to the world outside the web.
- Crowd Science - for covering the costs of the press release
Coverage:
- NY Times Lens Blog - Behind the Scenes: A Doomed Classroom
- Andrew Hetherington for ad space and Haiti "Honor and Respect".
- Ken Kobre - Photo Magazine to Aid Haiti Quake Victims.
- Flickr Blog - Haiti: A community responds.
- Adorama - How photographers can help Haiti.
- Jim Goldstein - View the Beauty of Haitian People & Make A Donation For Earthquake Relief.
Give, and then give some more. Here's our list of favorite charities currently helping those in Haiti: the American Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders, Save The Children, or the Saint Rock Haiti Foundation.
Haiti Onè Respe
A Photographic Benefit for the Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake
Written by Lane Hartwell and Michael Biven and photography Peter Pereira
By now you have heard of the devastation caused by the massive earthquake in Haiti. Reports are still coming in, and the full measure of the damage is still not known. Hospitals, residences and government buildings have collapsed or have been heavily damaged. In interviews, Haitian officials have asked all friends of Haiti to please provide any assistance possible to the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. They are in desperate need of medical and disaster relief supplies.
Several photographers including the iconic photojournalist Mary Ellen Mark, have donated the use of one or more of their works to help create this issue as a fund-raising photography magazine to benefit Haiti with all proceeds to be donated to the American Red Cross International Response Fund. The title Haiti: Onè Respe comes from a traditional Haitian greeting meaning "honor and respect."
