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A young girl in Gonaives, Haiti, during a period of political turmoil.

Children playing in a small, rural town between Gonaives and Cap-Haitien. February 2004.

Gonaives.

Gonaives.

Gonaives.

The body of a man slain during the battle to control the town of Gonaives lays at rest in the morgue.

Gonaives.

Gonaives.

Rebel leader Guy Phillipe, right, speaks with his men shortly after taking the town of Cap-Haitien.

A rebel revels in the fruit of his plunder outside the Mont Joli Hotel in Cap-Haitien.

Rebels engage in street shootout in an effort to take the town of Cap-Haitien.

Rebels engage in street shootout in an effort to take the town of Cap-Haitien.

Rebels engage in street shootout in an effort to take the town of Cap-Haitien.

A rebel sets fire to a suspected pro-Aristide supporter's house in Cap-Haitien.

Rebels prepare themselves for more conflict on the pool deck at the Mont Joli Hotel in Cap-Haitien.

Rebels prepare themselves for more conflict on the pool deck at the Mont Joli Hotel in Cap-Haitien.

A rebel stands watch as a comrade is treated at the hospital after being injured in fighting in Cap-Haitien.

The Mayor's house smolders after rebels set it ablaze while taking the town of Cap-Haitien.

Residents wait outside of the Port of Cap-Haitien with hopes of liberating the goods inside.

Residents wait outside of the Port of Cap-Haitien with hopes of liberating the goods inside.

A young girl, seemingly uneffected by the violence taking place in her town, walks along a street in Gonaives.

About the Haiti Project

Watching the news as Hurricanes Hanna and Ike slammed into Haiti brought up some memories of the people I photographed there during the 2004 political crisis. Those memories and emotions inspired a personal essay about my short time in Haiti and the way journalists approach stories during conflicts.

The Poynter Institute published the essay, Witness to Human Suffering, Natural and Man-Made, along with one of my images from Haiti, on October 1, 2008.

Read the article: Witness to Human Suffering, Natural and Man-Made by Robert Browman

All images, words and design on this site are copyright © 2004-2009 Robert Browman.

A young girl in Gonaives, Haiti, during a period of political turmoil.

Children playing in a small, rural town between Gonaives and Cap-Haitien. February 2004.

Gonaives.

Gonaives.

Gonaives.

The body of a man slain during the battle to control the town of Gonaives lays at rest in the morgue.

Gonaives.

Gonaives.

Rebel leader Guy Phillipe, right, speaks with his men shortly after taking the town of Cap-Haitien.

A rebel revels in the fruit of his plunder outside the Mont Joli Hotel in Cap-Haitien.

Rebels engage in street shootout in an effort to take the town of Cap-Haitien.

Rebels engage in street shootout in an effort to take the town of Cap-Haitien.

Rebels engage in street shootout in an effort to take the town of Cap-Haitien.

A rebel sets fire to a suspected pro-Aristide supporter's house in Cap-Haitien.

Rebels prepare themselves for more conflict on the pool deck at the Mont Joli Hotel in Cap-Haitien.

Rebels prepare themselves for more conflict on the pool deck at the Mont Joli Hotel in Cap-Haitien.

A rebel stands watch as a comrade is treated at the hospital after being injured in fighting in Cap-Haitien.

The Mayor's house smolders after rebels set it ablaze while taking the town of Cap-Haitien.

Residents wait outside of the Port of Cap-Haitien with hopes of liberating the goods inside.

Residents wait outside of the Port of Cap-Haitien with hopes of liberating the goods inside.

A young girl, seemingly uneffected by the violence taking place in her town, walks along a street in Gonaives.

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