Corentin Fohlen

Magazines

LFI 02.2023

Jakob Schnetz: A Reindeer and a burning Oil Drum, Corentin Fohlen: Treasure Island, Narelle Autio: Outback, Florian W. Mueller: Anima, Jane Evelyn Atwood: Leica Classic, Summicron-SL 35 Asph and 50 f/2 Asph

STORIES | March 17, 2023

Past and Present in Haiti

Corentin Fohlen

Daily life in Haiti is extremely challenging. The French photographer decided to take stock and was obliged to conclude that, if you want to understand the present, you have to deal with the past.

STORIES | March 1, 2023

Treasure Island

Corentin Fohlen

Haiti – might it have been a real treasure island? The French photographer Corentin Fohlen decided to take photographic stock of the country. How are things looking today? What shapes everyday life there? He was soon forced to acknowledge that only those ready to deal with the Caribbean island nation’s past are able to understand the present.

STORIES | May 26, 2017

Karnaval

Corentin Fohlen

Corentin Fohlen has been travelling to Haiti many times. He considers this island “one of the richest. Not with money, but with human creativity.” With his series,Karnaval, Fohlen created a cycle of images, showing Haiti’s colourful and lively tradition of Kanaval, the Haitian carnival.

STORIES | May 22, 2016

Enduring Images

Corentin Fohlen

“I left for Chad in May 2014 on a assignment for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). It is the first time I’ve been commissioned by a United Nations NGO.”