HAITI_EARTHQUAKE

PORT-AU-PRINCE, -- 1/27/10 -- Lyonel Elie, Jr. sorts through some of his work in his small earthquake ravaged studio. Here he explains the significance of one of his pieces for a visitor. Lyonel Elie, Jr. (aka Junior), 30, a Haitian artist, now lives in a camp at Frere de l'inscription Chretienne church in Petionville. He can see his house and studio from the camp and still has his work and materials in the home, but cannot sleep there. He's scratching out an existence now along with friends in his community. The concrete structure is not stable enough to sleep there. He's a visual artist and has his studio in his home with all his works, and can't leave them behind. He lives in a communal tent now with many of the young men in his neighborhood.......A magnitude 7.0 earthquake rips through Port-Au-Prince, killing over 100,000 and destroying most buildings.... André Chung/IRIS PHOTOCOLLECTIVE for msnbc.com #AFC_7518

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, -- 1/27/10 -- Lyonel Elie, Jr. sorts through some of his work in his small earthquake ravaged studio. Here he explains the significance of one of his pieces for a visitor. Lyonel Elie, Jr. (aka Junior), 30, a Haitian artist, now lives in a camp at Frere de l'inscription Chretienne church in Petionville. He can see his house and studio from the camp and still has his work and materials in the home, but cannot sleep there. He's scratching out an existence now along with friends in his community. The concrete structure is not stable enough to sleep there. He's a visual artist and has his studio in his home with all his works, and can't leave them behind. He lives in a communal tent now with many of the young men in his neighborhood.......A magnitude 7.0 earthquake rips through Port-Au-Prince, killing over 100,000 and destroying most buildings.... André Chung/IRIS PHOTOCOLLECTIVE for msnbc.com #AFC_7518