Aids in Mozambique: shattering taboos //// Sida au Mozambique : du silence à la parole

Mozambique, 'Tell me the story of Aids', project in collaboration with Doctors Without Borders. A peek at a scene of everyday life in Mozambique, where messages of prevention are increasingly widespread. According to the National Council against Aids, a Mozambican government agency, nearly 700 persons are infected daily and 14% of the adult population, from 15 to 49 years, carries the virus. (© Martin Beaulieu)

As Aids baffling statistics persist, an attempt to grasp, through photography, the daily lives of those touched by the disease remains necessary. To avoid the clean, sterilized front or the crushing impotence often felt through the unbearable imagery, and rather to capture the full complexity of suffering, hope and life in which dignity itself is at stake. Literally, Aids epidemic ruins Mozambique. Greatest threat to the development of the country, it affects some 12% of its 15- to 49-years-old population (according to the UNICEF). Despite their well-attested efficiency, antiretroviral treatments reach a tiny part of seropositive people in Africa. //// Face à la persistance de statistiques déroutantes en matière de Sida, il demeure nécessaire de chercher à saisir l’humanité de ce qui se dissimule derrière les chiffres. De substituer à l’horreur des images la complexité des liens entre souffrance, espoir et vie, lorsque la dignité même est mise à l’épreuve. Le Mozambique est littéralement ravagé par l’épidémie. Principale menace au développement du pays, elle touche quelques 12% de ses 15 à 49 ans (chiffres de l’UNICEF). Malgré l’efficacité attestée des antirétroviraux, une infime partie de la population du continent africain y a accès.

(Reportage in collaboration with Karine Cloutier – texts © //// Reportage en collaboration avec Karine Cloutier – © textes)

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U.S.A. – Mexico border: crossing over anyway //// États-Unis – Mexique : par-delà les murs

U.S.A. - Mexico border / Martin Beaulieu - Avidmonkeys

Over one-third of the 2000-mile-long border between the U.S.A. and Mexico stands a wall. Barbwire, cameras, mesh, concrete… The many means employed by the “northern neighbor” to secure the border. In 2009 more than $50 billions had been invested by the American government to counter illegal entries. Yet, the height of the wall seems matched only by the determination of >>

Haiti after earthquake: reminiscences //// Haïti au lendemain du séisme : réminiscences

Haiti seism, Port-au-Prince / Martin Beaulieu - AvidMonkeys

January 12th 2010, earthquake in Haiti. 15 miles away from the epicentre, Port-au-Prince is devastated. These photographs were taken between January 15th and 21st. They are to what remains… //// 12 Janvier 2010, tremblement de terre en Haïti. À 25 km de l’épicentre, Port-au-Prince est ravagée. Ces photographies ont été prises entre le 15 et le 21 janvier. Regard sur >>

Survival in Kivu displaced people camps //// Survivre dans les camps de déplacés du Kivu

Democratic Republic of Congo 2009 / Martin Beaulieu - AvidMonkeys

Democratic Republic of Congo, September 2009: life in displaced and refugees people camps in North Kivu. This was an assignment for Doctors Without Borders, for their “Condition: Critical” campaign. //// République Démocratique du Congo, septembre 2009: la vie dans les camps de déplacés et réfugiés du Nord Kivu. Ce projet a été réalisé en collaboration avec Médecins Sans Frontières pour >>