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This picture was part 1 of a mini hair series. Pictured here is my baby cousin, a young girl who takes her haircare very seriously, as she believes that a woman’s hair tells you everything you need to know about her.

Part 2 of the mini hair series. My older sister is pictured here doing our other cousin’s hair. Hair styling is a deep and intricate bonding moment across the entire diaspora, and it’s always a magical experience, especially with family.

Part 4 of the mini hair series.

Taken at La Tourterelle Beach in Les Cayes. People come here to fish and collect other seafood from the ocean. The water is incredibly breathtaking and the skilled sailors use their boats to fish as well.

I went around the town with my mother, sister and niece and stopped by an old atelier in town. Haiti’s history with tailors is a bit complex. At the end of the 20th century, USA charities and organizations began shipping second-hand clothing into…

Laundry day in Haiti is mostly done on Sundays and always through a bucket. Washing machines are pretty much scarce, so washing clothes in a bucket is just a sacred as it it’s important.

These are my late uncle’s shoes. My uncle was extremely flashy and prided himself on good looking shoes wherever he went.

Motorcycles are one of the main types of transformation in Haiti, and men here in the south pride themselves on having the best kind out. This man posed with such pride next to his bike. He even named it after his favorite food.

Taxis in Haiti are also motorcycles, and the taxi men wear a label on their clothing indicating who they are so that they are easily identified by pedestrians.