People: Children (PROFESSIONAL) - HONORABLE MENTION
City Soleil : a light in the darkness

Photo © Urim Hong
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This is a story of a small village in Haiti.
City Soleil, also known as Sun City, is a minute port town within Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti.
But unlike its name, it seemed as though the city had lost its sight of light. This was not because they were struck by a massive earthquake in 2010. Rather, it was because they had lost their power to recover and stand up again. The trash of the city had piled up and became a part of the people’s lives and their culture. In the midst of this desolate scene, however, what have caught my attention were the children of this land. No matter how filthy, poor, and barren this land had become, there were children living in this environment. Although they lacked playgrounds, living expenses, and even parents to look after them, they were living in this environment day after day. There is peace, passion, love, and hope in that life. It will not be long before they will be the future of this land. Some would say that they are in a hopeless state, but I cannot—and will not—define them in such a way.
Is it look like hopelessness or hopefulness?
What do you see in them?
Studied Humanities, Philosophy, Theology, Education in my 20's(B.Th, M.Div, M.A)
Now I'm working as a photographer and searching for a narrative of the marginalized, embrace their story.
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This is a story of a small village in Haiti.
City Soleil, also known as Sun City, is a minute port town within Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti.
But unlike its name, it seemed as though the city had lost its sight of light. This was not because they were struck by a massive earthquake in 2010. Rather, it was because they had lost their power to recover and stand up again. The trash of the city had piled up and became a part of the people’s lives and their culture. In the midst of this desolate scene, however, what have caught my attention were the children of this land. No matter how filthy, poor, and barren this land had become, there were children living in this environment. Although they lacked playgrounds, living expenses, and even parents to look after them, they were living in this environment day after day. There is peace, passion, love, and hope in that life. It will not be long before they will be the future of this land. Some would say that they are in a hopeless state, but I cannot—and will not—define them in such a way.
Is it look like hopelessness or hopefulness?
What do you see in them?
About author:
Born in 1985, Seoul, South Korea.Studied Humanities, Philosophy, Theology, Education in my 20's(B.Th, M.Div, M.A)
Now I'm working as a photographer and searching for a narrative of the marginalized, embrace their story.
BACK TO GALLERY