Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
These images are of a changing Cuba. The proud people shown here are responding to reforms and new opportunities, even as they uphold their social values and unique identity. In this way, they maintain Cuba as a warm, enchanting embrace where life's simplicities entice the observer; camaraderie, energy and humor mesmerize; and a vibrant street life reflects the social bonds that playfully create magic in the air.
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Over the course of twenty years photographing the people and landscapes of Cuba, Hilary Duffy has found a vibrant community proving its ingenuity in the face of material scarcity. This book highlights a pivotal time of change in Cuba as it is challenged to uphold its social values and unique identity. Along with candid photographs of day-to-day life, formal portraits in the book are accompanied by transcribed interviews with Cubans sharing their hopes, dreams, and aspirations la Humans of New York.
Synopsis
The Cuban community has long coped with challenges through ingenuity resulting in a rich culture that has flourished in spite of material scarcity. Yet the emergence of new economic freedoms in recent years means Cubans can now further embrace their enterprising spirit. Hopes & Dreams from Cuba, which publishes during the 60th anniversary year of the Cuban Revolution, features Hilary Duffy's intimate photographs of the everyday lives of the Cuban people taken from 1999-2017. The book highlights a pivotal time of change in Cuba as it is challenged to uphold its social values and unique identity. Duffy's vibrant images of the bustling street life are presented along with her formal portraits accompanied by transcribed interviews with Cubans sharing their hopes, dreams and aspirations. The New Yorker staff writer Jon Lee Anderson's essay SurvivaI in a State of Flux provides an historical context for Duffy's photographs. The texts in the book are published in English and Spanish. Hilary Duffy is an internationally renowned photographer and educator.