Haiti Earthquake

Photographs taken by Nicholas Whalen. Currently in Port-au-Prince and available for assignment.
Contact for usage or assignment inquiries: +1 (413) 446-2796 or nickwhalen@gmail.com

** WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES **

All photos copyright © 2010 Nicholas Whalen. All rights reserved worldwide.

A young boy stands against the backdrop of refugees clearing vacant land to make temporary shelters, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Monday, January 18, 2010. The refugees at this camp have no water, food, toilets, medical supplies for the wounded, nor adequate shelter. The only international aid they have received has come in the form of two pieces of candy each, distributed by Bolivian UN soldiers.

Internally displaced peoples clear land for temporary shelters at a makeshift refugee camp on Airport Road, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Monday, January 18, 2010. The refugees at this camp have no water, food, toilets, medical supplies for the wounded, nor adequate shelter. The only international aid they have received has come in the form of two pieces of candy each, distributed by Bolivian UN soldiers.

A man holding an empty water jug walks past a sign asking for help in front of a makeshift refugee camp in the middle of the road, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Signs like this can be found throughout the city.

A US Navy helicopter flies over a makeshift refugee camp near the airport, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Monday, January 18, 2010.

A victim of Tuesday's quake cries in agony as she is cared for at the Israeli Defense Forces field hospital, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Saturday, January 16, 2010.

A victim of Tuesday's quake cries for her father as she is treated at the Israeli Defense Forces field hospital, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Saturday, January 16, 2010.

A hillside slum devastated by the Tuesday's 7.3 magnitude earthquake, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Sunday, January 17, 2010.

Lele, age unknown, sits against the backdrop of a makeshift refugee camp in the hills above, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Sunday, January 17, 2010.

A hillside slum devastated by the Tuesday's 7.3 magnitude earthquake, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Sunday, January 17, 2010.

Street scene Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Sunday, January, 17, 2010.

Street scene, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Friday, January 16, 2010.

Cemetery workers transfer a victim of the quake to rest in the National Cemetery, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Saturday, January 16, 2010.

"This is the end of the world. We're done." says Elmond Chéré, a security officer at the National Cemetery, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Saturday, January 16, 2010.

Quake victims lie in a mass grave inside the National Cemetery, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Saturday, January 16, 2010.

A destroyed chapel inside The National Cemetery, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Saturday, January 16, 2010.

**GRAPHIC IMAGE** A corpse lies in a pool of blood inside the National Cemetery, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Saturday, January 16, 2010.

Mourners grieve as a loved one is put to rest in the National Cemetery, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. January, 16, 2008.

Victims lay outside the National Cemetery, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Saturday, January 16, 2010.

Workers clear the streets of dead bodies, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Thursday, January 14, 2010.

Women mourn as the dead are collected, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Thursday, January 14, 2010.

A victim of the quake awaits proper burial, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Thursday, January 14, 2010.

A Haitian man walks past a destroyed bank, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Thursday, January 14, 2010.

Victims of the quake lie on a sidewalk as rescue efforts continue despite incredible challeges, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Thursday, January 14, 2010.

A crowd gathers around a destroyed building in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where rescue efforts are underway to save those trapped in the ruins. Thursday, January 14, 2010.

Women walk past a destroyed bank on Airport Road, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Thursday, January 14, 2010.

Haitians look for survivors under the rubble in the Belair neighborhood of Port-au-Prince.,Thursday, January 14, 2010.

A tap-tap transports a victim of the earthquake, Croix-de-Bouquet, Haiti, January, 14, 2010.

Young girls share a light moment after viewing earthquake damage in Croix-de-Bouquet, Haiti. Thursday, January 14, 2010.

A destroyed church, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Friday, January 15, 2010.

Downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Friday, January 15, 2010.

A wounded eight year-old Paul Wendy is carried by his parents, Lamesa Jean and Fritz Paul, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Friday, January 15, 2010.

A wounded eight year-old Paul Wendy is carried by his parents, Lamesa Jean and Fritz Paul, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Friday, January 15, 2010.

Lamesa Jean and her husband Fritz Paul carry their wounded eight-year old son past the destroyed National Cathedral, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Pictured are the remains of the National Cathedral, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Friday, January 15, 2010.

Concerned passerbys discuss what to do with this victim of Tuesday's 7.3 magnitude quake, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Friday, January 15, 2010.

A man pushes a victim of the quake in a wheelbarrow, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Friday, January 15, 2010.

A rescue and recovery worker surveys the damage done to the Hotel Montana, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Friday, January 15, 2010.

A French rescue and recovery worker takes a break during recovery efforts at the Hotel Montana, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Friday, January 15, 2010.

Members of the Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue team take a break from recovery at the Hotel Montana, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Friday, January 15, 2010.