Paolo Woods: Life in Haiti beyond the headlines

Looking Past the Stereotypes of Haiti

Paolo Woods doesn’t want to take a picture you’ve already seen. Although it seems like a given, Woods—who has created photography series around the…

via Slate Magazine: http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2013/12/05/paolo_woods_life_in_haiti_beyond_the_headlines_photos.html

Paolo Woods doesn’t want to take a picture you’ve already seen. Although it seems like a given, Woods—who has created photography series around the world—said that he used to battle against making the obvious image. He discovered he was doing a disservice to himself as a photographer and to those around him in various countries who were opening up doors to worlds he hadn’t previously seen.