Earthquake Damage, Port-au-Prince , Haiti • © Christopher Occhicone
Over a year after the earthquake this type of damage is visible throughout the city.
Earthquake Damage, Port-au-Prince , Haiti • © Christopher Occhicone
Over a year after the earthquake this type of damage is visible throughout the city.
Methodist Church, Nova Scotia, Canada • © Christopher Occhicone
Youth Center, Elizabeth, NJ • © Christopher Occhicone
A Salesian brother and Haitian immigrant works with young people from Haiti.
Seminarian, South Orange, NJ • © Christopher Occhicone
Salesians find creative ways to connect with the youth. This young seminarians records popular hip-hop songs replacing the lyrics with more positive and religious messages.
Talent Show, South Orange, NJ • © Christopher Occhicone Local kids gather at a youth center run by Salesian seminarians to perform for their friends.
Bullet Hole, Cap-Haitien, Haiti • © Christopher Occhicone
Cursed Village, Kajiado District, Rift Valley Province, Kenya • © Christopher Occhicone
The Maasai are primarily herders. Their cows are their most precious commodity. As sever drought ravaged the country, they burned their village and the carcasses of the cows that died of starvation. They hope that this will remove the curse that has fallen over their land
Zebra, Maasai-Mara, Kenya • © Christopher Occhicone
Killing Rats • Mombasa, Kenya - © Christopher Occhicone
A boy chase rats with a stick in the back alleys of Mombasa.
Uzuri Traders Mombasa, Kenya • ©Christopher Occhicone
MP3, Cap-Haitien, Haiti -• © Christopher Occhicone
A student at the Salesian School enjoys some free time in between classes.
Homemade Umbrella, Cap-Haitien, Haiti • © Christopher Occhicone
I was working in the streets of Cap-Haitien when it began to rain. Nobody had an umbrella and most settled for a shower cap or plastic bag. I saw this little girl pick up a folding chair a street vendor had abandoned. When we made eye contact, I think we were both equally amused by her homemade umbrella. I think this photograph speaks to the ability of the Haitian people to be creative and adapt to very difficult situations - usually with a smile.
