"The death from Tuesday's 7.0 magnitude earthquake may exceed 100,000." -CNN

Death is real.

It is uncomfortable to view, and painful to imagine.

I am reminded of one of the 17 points from Galeano's "An Uncertain Grace," where death has become a natural part of life.
"Eyes of a child looking on death, not wanting to see it, unable to look away. Eyes riveted on death, snared by death-death that has come to take those eyes and that child" (12). In many ways this photo displays the dissolval of emotion for life. The very reason those who have seen death in this matter are desensitized. A tractor moves the dead bodies of men, women, and children-mixing them with the dirt from whence they were created. Others stand mindful, watching-degrading there feeling. Yet, there is nothing we can now do...except to prevent it from happening more.


Galeano, Eduardo. "Salgado, 17 times." An Uncertain Grace: Photographs by Sebastiao Salgado. New York 1990. 7-15

"Haite appeals for aid; official fears 100,000 dead after earthquake." 2010. Web. 28 Jan. 2010.

Salgado, Sebastiao. Photograph. Migrations: Humanity in Transition. Aperture. New York, 2000. 193