The Land of Tears and Joy

• Prize
  Gold in People/Culture
• Photographer
  Jordi Cohen
• Website
  http://www.jordicohen.com

The Land of Tears and Joy is a personal project that aims to deepen the religion and customs of the Jewish people living in Israel and the occupied territories, highlighting mixed feelings of joy and sorrow. It is an ongoing project begun in 2011 in which the author makes a critical review of religion in Israel and its influence on the habits of the people of this country, covering different religious festivals, official as well as private family celebrations (weddings, funerals, etc..).

• Biography
  Jordi Cohen is a free-lance documentary photographer based in Barcelona. His work has been published in the New York Times, The Guardian, Der Spiegel, National Geographic, Mirror, Sunday Telegraph, CNN Blog, Leica Magazine, La Vanguardia, El Periódico, Photo France, XL Semanal and Piel de Foto among others.Has exhibited in Europe and America, to highlight San Diego Art Institute, CEH “Manege” St. Petersburg, Royal Geographical Society of London, Gallería Hector Garcia of Mexico City, International Festival of Social Photography in Sarcelles (France) and Couvent des Minimes of Perpignan.
• Awards
  His work has been awarded by organizations such as Pictures of the Year – POY (1), Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar (4), POY Latam (3), International Photography Awards (IPA), PX3 (3), Travel Photographer of the Year (3), Moscow International Photo Awards (3), China International Photo Press Contest (3), Tokyo International Foto Awards (3), Humanity Photography Awards (2), VISA pour L’Image (VISA pour l’ANI), ASISAFOTO and Descubrimientos Photoespaña.