A recent article from Oxfam America, called 'In a battle against the bugs, Haitian farmers win, thanks to better coordination' by Kevin Ferguson talks about one of the stories we photographed on assignment in Haiti late in 2013.
Agriculture
Oxfam America Magazine: Winter 2013
The latest Oxfam America Magazine is out, and features many photos from my recent assignments in Ghana and Haiti, including the cover shot, which is one of the photographs I took when we were documenting the rice farming in Artibonite, Haiti.
Here's the link to view it online:
http://www.oxfamamerica.org/
Rice Farmers in Haiti: working with Oxfam America
I recently spent a couple of weeks in November 2012 working on two photographic assignments with Oxfam America in Haiti. The first assignment was with Elizabeth Stevens in Artibonite, documenting rice farmers and many water based programs implemented by Oxfam America to enable the 'flow of water' and thus the success of farmers in the region. Here are a few photos of the rice harvest:
All photographs ©AnnaFawcus/Oxfam 2012
Here are a some links to more photos from this trip to Haiti in blog posts by Oxfam America journalist, Elizabeth Stevens:
http://firstperson.oxfamamerica.org/2013/01/02/haitis-women-farmers-we-will-rise-again/
http://firstperson.oxfamamerica.org/2012/12/28/easing-poverty-in-haiti-with-the-free-flow-of-water/
Informality Matters; A book on informality by GFI
Many of my photographs are featured in a recently published book on informality by Global Fairness Initiative (GFI):
Informality Matters, by Global Fairness Initiative
Working with the Peruvian Times
I've recently been doing a few small assignments for the Peruvian Times, whilst I've been in Peru. I've visited with a couple of small non-profit organizations, one in Lima, and one in Sacred Valley, Cusco. I've also been working in the region around Puno on a collection of photographs for an upcoming cooking book for the Peruvian Times, which will be used to raise funding for the Yavari Project. The cooking book is from a slightly different angle, showing the farmers, factories, growers and markets, as well as the final meals on plates, so it has been a great few weeks traveling through the countryside, through coffee factories, quinoa plants, local markets, a trout fishing farm, as well as some of Puno's finest restaurants, and hidden gems. I look forward to sharing more when the book is released, but in the meantime, here are a few photos:
© Anna Fawcus / Peruvian Times 2011
© Anna Fawcus / Peruvian Times 2011
© Anna Fawcus / Peruvian Times 2011
© Anna Fawcus / Peruvian Times 2011
© Anna Fawcus / Peruvian Times 2011
© Anna Fawcus / Peruvian Times 2011
© Anna Fawcus / Peruvian Times 2011
© Anna Fawcus / Peruvian Times 2011
© Anna Fawcus / Peruvian Times 2011
Assignment in Honduras with iDE
I've recently finished working with iDE (International Development Enterprises) in Honduras, where we have traveled the countryside documenting their work there. During the couple of weeks that I spent with the iDE team in Honduras, we met with farmers, and community groups to look at some of the recent initiatives, including foot pumps, watering systems and other agriculture systems.
For more info on iDE initiatives and projects, have a look at their website.