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Hidden Cuba: A Photojournalist's Unauthorized Journey into Cuba to Capture Daily Life 50 years after Castro's Revolution
Hidden Cuba: A Photojournalist's Unauthorized Journey into Cuba to Capture Daily Life 50 years after Castro's Revolution
Hidden Cuba: A Photojournalist's Unauthorized Journey into Cuba to Capture Daily Life 50 years after Castro's Revolution
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Renowned American photographer Jack Watson traveled to Cuba on a legal humanitarian visa. He chronicled his journey with breathtaking, and often heartbreaking, images of the Cuban people, cites, and countryside. Watson describes his visit:

“I had stepped back in time 50 years — this was my first impression of Cuba. My journey, which began in Havana, consisted of traveling by bus, pedicab, coco cab, 1957 Chevy, and foot. I was here primarily to help the Cuban people, but giving away medicine, vitamins, and money felt like using aspirin to treat the plague.

As the title of this book indicates, this is an unauthorized journal of photographs taken during my visit. While I certainly share similar and compassionate thoughts about humanitarian aid toward people in need, I felt a greater calling in compiling the images for this book. If one picture is indeed worth thousands of words, then this is an encyclopedic portrayal of the real, hidden Cuba.

I have tried to present a wide portrayal of images that will allow the viewer to see all aspects of Castro’s Cuba. You cannot look at the glitz alone and make logical conclusions about this country; while there is some beauty, there is more decay. While the country is admittedly a communist enclave, when looking at these images, one has to ask if this form of government was the right choice for the Cuban people. You be the judge — the story is in your hands.”

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Release dateMar 9, 2011
ISBN9781601388278
Hidden Cuba: A Photojournalist's Unauthorized Journey into Cuba to Capture Daily Life 50 years after Castro's Revolution

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    Hidden Cuba - Jack Watson

    Hidden Cuba: A Photojournalist's Unauthorized Journey to Cuba to Capture Daily Life — 50 years After Castro's RevolutionBy Jack Watson

    Copyright © 2011 by Jack Watson

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    No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without the prior written permission of the Publisher. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be sent to Atlantic Publishing Group, Inc., 1405 SW 6th Avenue, Ocala, Florida 34471.

    Watson, Jack, 1947-

    Hidden Cuba : a photojournalist’s unauthorized journey to Cuba to capture daily life--50 years after Castro’s revolution / by Jack Watson.

    p. cm.

    Includes bibliographical references and index.

    ISBN-13: 978-1-60138-569-7 (alk. paper)

    ISBN-10: 1-60138-569-2 (alk. paper)

    1. Cuba--Social life and customs--21st century--Pictorial works. 2. Cuba--Social conditions--21st century--Pictorial works. 3. Watson, Jack, 1947---Travel--Cuba. 4. Cuba--Description and travel. 5. Photojournalism--Cuba. I. Title.

    F1765.3.W38 2010

    972.9107--dc22

    2010013429

    10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    Dedication

    Introduction

    People

    Places

    Things

    Colorful Cuba

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