Know Problem

This image depicts three marine vessels connected by the Soufrière Port in Saint Lucia: a local fisherman’s boat, a marine crane barge from Fort-de-France, Martinique, and a yacht with unknown origins.

This image illustrates the evolving maritime environment, which poses challenges to the livelihoods of local fishermen. Recent illegal U.S. Military strikes targeting fishing vessels, claimed to be drug traffickers, in the region further exacerbates the existing issues from increased development and tourism, and destructive fishing techniques.

The Know Problem poster invites viewers to consider images that reflect the interconnected experiences shaping the work of Saint Lucia’s fishermen today.

Deja Hosein is a photographer from Saint Lucia, residing in Hamilton and working between Hamilton and Toronto/ Tkaronto. Deja’s photography encompasses a wide range of interests, from natural landscapes and ecology to cultural stories of the Caribbean. Deja’s natural photography explores her imagination and playful curiosity through abstraction, texture, flow, movement, and sentience, with an emphasis on the harmony between light and water. From a more intimate perspective, her portraiture and landscapes showcase Caribbean stories and raise awareness through topics of identity, the diaspora, Caribbean society, and the environment. These stories are formed by her own identity, experiences, and memories of home, as well as by her academic background in environmental economics.