Following in the footsteps of explorers who discovered the coast of Hispaniola, the Italo-Haitian photographer Roberto Stephenson has captured the beauty of Haiti. Stephenson never shies away from showing harsh facts like mass deforestation, and mankind never appears in his work. The large-format photographs are more reminiscent of painting, showing all the details and making sure that nature retains a place.
With the help of annotated geo-coordinates, the viewer can follow Stephenson’s journey. His camera angle is also recorded, offering total transparency. In his book Peyizaj, the photographer complements his photographs with contemporary writings and selections from adventurers of past centuries, like Christopher Columbus, intertwining different narrative strands about this fascinating landscape. Poetic, sometimes biblical, the work of Roberto Stephenson offers viewers a different vision of Haiti, a country that is often seen in nothing but bad light.
A specialist in architectural photography, Stephenson is based in Port-au-Prince.
EXHIBITION
Peyizaj
Roberto Stephenson
Royal Amazonia Hotel & Resort
45, rue De L’Ara-Bleu – Route De Zéphir
Cayenne
Guyana
http://www.rencontresphotographiquesdeguyane.com
BOOK
Peyizaj
Roberto Stephenson
Éd. MWEM 2014
212 pages
http://www.robertostephenson.com
