@jordicohen. Limonade (Haiti).

@jordicohen. Main Cemetery of Port-Au-Prince

Monexil Yonel, alias Tifre The Best, was a Christian young Haitian who played in a rasta band. This photo is a part of a reportage on his funeral with voodoo rituals. His funeral was a mixture of sadness and joy.
I was in the main cemetery of Port-Au-Prince trying to search of any images related to voodoo, and suddenly there appeared a group of boys carrying a coffin, while singing rasta songs. Behind them was the family, with faces of deep sadness and pain. The funeral was a real show and he photo was taken moments before they opened the coffin several times to take the last pictures with him, giving him a drink of rum and, of course, as is normal in a voodoo funeral, to put a salt lick on the hand to ensure that it could become a zombie.

Technical considerations may have been others, but I was at the cemetery only with my Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II and  lens 24 mm 1.4. I always shoot with aperture priority, but for the curious and nurse about these things, the picture was taken in raw at ISO 500, f 1.4 speed 1 / 500, without flash and 24 mm focal length. He was subsequently processed with Photoshop.

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Melon Rouge Agency (Phnom Penh – Cambodia) and the Essences Primitives gallery (Bordeaux – France)

are pleased to announce the opening of the “Haitian Voodoo” exhibition by photographer Jordi Cohen. The opening will take place on January 28th, 2012 at the “Salon des antiquaires et de l’art contemporain de Bordeaux”.

Related Galleries: 

Fet Gédé: Eros y Tánatos en Haití,Bassin Saint Jacques Pilgrimage, Burial of a Voodoo Practitioner, Saut de Mort, Petro Ceremony

I have the pleasure to announce my new exhibition of photography for gallery Essences Primitives, to be held under the “Salon des Antiquaires et de l’art contemporain de Bordeaux” from January 28 to February 5, 2012.
This exhibition has emerged from a collaboration with the agency Melon Rouge Agency, with the collaboration and the special effort of its director, Emmanuel Zbinden.
The exhibition comprises a selection of photographs taken in Haiti during the years 2008 and 2011, and is part of my work on Voodoo celebrations in this country. Is my personal view about voodoo, and includes aspects of ceremonies in private peristyles, as well as moments of some of the biggest celebrations such as Fet Gede related (Day of the Dead) Saut d’Eau, or Saint Jacques Baisin .

Related Galleries: 

Fet Gédé: Eros y Tánatos en Haití,Bassin Saint Jacques Pilgrimage, Burial of a Voodoo Practitioner, Saut de Mort, Petro Ceremony

@jordicohwn. Plaine du Nord (Haiti)

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Pobre de mi….sólo nos quedan algunas fotos de San Fermín! (2011)

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@jordicohen. Main Cemetery of Port-Au-Prince during Fet Gédé

Reviewing the photographs on Vudu for a French gallery, I found a pleasant surprise, as this photo I made in 2008 in the main cemetery of Port-Au-Prince during Fet Gédé.

Related Galleries: 

Fet Gédé: Eros y Tánatos en Haití,Bassin Saint Jacques Pilgrimage, Burial of a Voodoo Practitioner, Saut de Mort, Petro Ceremony

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Monexil Yonel, alias Tifre The Best, was a Christian young Haitian who played in a rasta band. This is a reportage on his funeral with voodoo rituals. His funeral was a mixture of sadness and joy.

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I was in the main cemetery of Port-Au-Prince trying to search of any images related to voodoo, and suddenly there appeared a group of boys carrying a coffin, while singing rasta songs. Behind them was the family, with faces of deep sadness and pain. The funeral was a real show, they opened the coffin several times to take the last pictures with him, giving him a drink of rum and, of course, as is normal in a voodoo funeral, to put a salt lick on the hand to ensure that it could become a zombie.

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