On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, killing more than 200,000 people and devastating the already struggling city of Port-au-Prince. Those who survived were mostly left homeless and without food or resources. Up to 50,000 people erected a camp near the edge of the city on a private golf course known as the Pétionville Club. Here, life has slowly taken on a comforting sense of routine. Those who lost homes, jobs, and loved ones are, in the absence of any alternative, moving forward with their lives. However, conditions will remain difficult for a long time, and no one will ever forget the day when the earth moved and changed the destiny of an entire country.
Brendan Hoffman is a freelance photographer based in Washington, DC, where he regularly covers Capitol Hill and the White House for a variety of clients including the New York Times, Getty Images, and the Wall Street Journal. He has also undertaken personal projects in Azerbaijan, Russia, Peru, Mexico, Haiti, and in the U.S. His work is syndicated by Corbis. Recent awards include attending the 2009 Eddie Adams Workshop and selection as a finalist in 2008 for the first grant under the David Alan Harvey Fund for Emerging Photographers.
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