Phyllis Galembo, a New York-based photographer, has created portraits throughout Africa, Mexico and the Caribbean since the 1980s. Her vivid and detailed color images of ceremonial figures have appeared in six monographs. Haiti, a locale to which she has repeatedly returned, is the subject of her recent book, Sodo, Haiti 1997-2001.
Galembo’s long standing relationship to Haiti is particularly meaningful. Years of traveling throughout the island have translated to long-term friendships, which in turn led to her experiencing, rather than chronicling, indigenou...
