Bruce Gilden first journeyed to Haiti in 1984 to document the famous Mardi Gras festivities in Port-au-Prince. Fascinated by the country, he returned many times, and his landmark monograph Haiti, a culmination of the photographs made during this period, was first published in 1996. Gilden has continued to return, and this expanded edition includes over thirty additional photographs made up until 2010, completing his vision of the country. Though only an hour's flight from Miami and the US mainland, Haiti remains the least-developed country in the Western Hemisphere. It was freed from French colonial control and slavery in the early 19th century, but this independence came at the cost of an 'independence debt' which was not paid off until 1947. In addition, chronic instability, dictatorships and natural disasters in recent decades have left it the poorest nation in the Americas. Shot in Gilden's signature confrontational, close-up, flash-lit black and white style, the images capture the raw energy of the streets and the resilience of its people.