Sharing the Spanish island of paradise with the Dominican Republic, few tourists venture to cross the Haitian border. Haiti is a country of zombies, voodoo and magic. From July to November is an enchanted island, in which Haitians whether from Haiti or from the diaspora and the few adventurous tourists can travel from village to village, completing the circuit of the Haitian Religious Festival. It is a mixture of voodoo practices, religious fervor and pure Catholic party and fun that can remind of pilgrimages offered in the Middle Ages. Every year on 16th July thousands of pilgrims make the religious journey to the small village of Ville Bonheur and the nearby Saut dEau waterfall. A few days after, on 25th July, thousands of pilgrims move to the Bassin Saint Jacques at Plain du Nord (near Cape Haitien).
Jordi Cohen is a documentary photographer based in Barcelona. NGO Contributor AIDNOH (Haiti), Agua de Coco (Madagascar) and Cafebabel (Digital European magazine). Has exhibited his work in Europe and America, to highlight San Diego Art Institute, St. Petersburg, Royal Geographical Society of London, Gallería Hector Garcia of Mexico City, Couvent des Minimes of Perpignan, Complejo el Águila Exhibition Hall of Madrid. Has published in European and American media (Sunday Telegraph, CNN Blog, Leica Magazine, La Vanguardia, El Periódico, Photo France, XL Semanal, Piel de Foto, Chasseur d’Images...)
