“These were recorded right after one American ‘adventure’ in Haiti, so there were enormous shifts in attitude there after that,” Averill says. “It was definitely a fervent period for nationalism and African orientation, with Haiti viewing itself as of African heritage rather than as a weird...
However, on July 11, a Transcontinental and Western Air aircraft fell victim to an in-flight fire, crashing in a field and taking the lives of five of the six on board. The accidents prompted the suspension of the Constellation's airworthiness certificate until Lockheed could modify the design...
His images exemplify photography's potential as a 'tool to document everyday surrealism, the improbable episodes and happy accidents which unfold before the camera'. The book – published by MACK and available now – features 45 tritone plates over 80 pages, comprising snatched scenes ...