Author Archives: Mark Yokoyama

Rebirth: Kahlan Wokasien

I put a shell on a pile of rocks because I feel one with the ocean more than the land! Where the shell guy was. (I don’t remember the name) This is an entry in the 2017 Heritage Photo Contest. Our theme this year is Rebirth. View all the entries in the online gallery, learn …

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Rebirth: Kahlan Wokasien

I put a shell on a pile of rocks because I feel one with the ocean more than the land! Where the shell guy was. (I don’t remember the name) This is an entry in the 2017 Heritage Photo Contest. Our theme this year is Rebirth. View all the entries in the online gallery, learn …

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Rebirth: Alita Singh

Almon’ gonna reach for the sky! This almond tree sprouting a crop of new leaves two weeks after Hurricane Irma slammed on to island gave me heart. It made me stop and admire Mother Nature for her force that snap off the branches scattered are tree’s base and for her gentleness to call on the …

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Rebirth: Ricky Boirard

Sunshine
The beginning of a new day. Rays of hope.
This is an entry in the 2017 Heritage Photo Contest. Our theme this year is Rebirth. View all the entries in the online gallery, learn more and find out how to enter here.

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Deadline Extended for 2017 Heritage Photo Contest

There’s more time to share your interpretation of Rebirth. The deadline for the 2017 Heritage Photo Contest has been extended to December 31st to allow more people to share their photography and ideas about the island. The Heritage Photo Contest and Exhibition was developed by Les Fruits de Mer to showcase local photography, and to …

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Helping Hands

Hurricanes have shaped Caribbean ecosystems for millions of years. Any plants or animals that couldn’t survive the periodic damage from these storms would have disappeared from islands like St. Martin. The native species that live here today are hurricane-ready by design. But things have changed in recent centuries. Humans have altered the island tremendously. We …

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Rebirth: Thibault Poret

Elle a disparu, rayé de la carte… On espère qu’elle renaîtra, encore plus belle qu’elle ne l’était. Photo prise avant Irma. #remember This is an entry in the 2017 Heritage Photo Contest. Our theme this year is Rebirth. View all the entries in the online gallery, learn more and find out how to enter here.

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Houses of Marigot

I was in Marigot and stopped to take a few photos of houses and other buildings there. As you can see, there is a lot of interesting local design and architecture there. There are also a lot of buildings at risk. Take a look, and get in touch if you have any interesting stories about …

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Life on Little Key

Little Key is a tiny island in the Simpson Bay Lagoon. We visited the other day to take a look at how it is doing after Hurricane Irma and document some of the plants and animals living on the island. Meanwhile, EPIC, the Nature Foundation and a bunch of volunteers were planting mangroves near the …

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Rebirth: Mathieu Alexandre

Wherever my story takes me, however dark and difficult the theme, there is always some hope and redemption, not because readers like happy endings, but because I am an optimist at heart. I know the sun will rise in the morning, that there is a light at the end of every tunnel. Shot taken in …

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