This series was captured during my time living in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, at locations including Canapé-Vert, Station de Moto de Pétion-Ville, and Champ de Mars. Shot in collaboration with local residents, these images highlight the motobike taxi drivers who quickly became an integral part of my life and my first introduction to getting around the city.

Motobike taxis are a vital part of daily life in Port-au-Prince, providing an essential means of transportation in a city where other options are limited. Despite their importance, these drivers often face unfair stigma, as local gangs and criminals frequently use motobikes for quick getaways, leading to a widespread association of drivers with crime. However, their reputation during the 2010 earthquake tells a very different story. When rubble made the streets nearly impassable, motobike taxis became lifelines, transporting the injured to hospitals and saving countless lives.

Every motobike driver I met had another identity — bodyguards, professors, engineers, students, poets, writers, artists, social justice organizers and community leaders — all driving motobikes to make ends meet. I saw them as superheroes, their motobike driver persona masking their diverse and remarkable “alter-egos.” One driver told me how, despite recovering from an appendectomy, he rushed home to his motobike after the earthquake and began ferrying injured neighbors back to the hospital.

This series celebrates the resilience and ingenuity of these individuals and seeks to shift the narrative around motobike taxi drivers. I hope to share these stories locally in Haiti when the opportunity arises because it’s vital that the people who rely on these drivers see them as more than a stereotype — they are lifelines, heroes, and community builders. I also hope to continue this series for many years to come.