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Chris Messner

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Born

The United States

Website

http://www.cubaopenfromtheinside.com/

Genre

Travel, Arts & Photography, History

Member Since

August 2012

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From early in his life, fine art photographer Chris Messner has had a strong visual relationship with the world around him.

His artistic curiosity led him to Cuba, an unlikely destination, where he has traveled extensively. He was struck by the raw reality of Cuba, and its unique beauty was an unexpected surprise. Looking through his lens with a human eye rather than a political one, Messner found Cuba to be different from what he originally expected. Messner encountered centuries of Cuban history, its artistic culture, unpretentious people, and the daunting grandeur of the human environment on full display. These multi-faceted elements presented him with a visual experience that he found artistically stimulating and inspired him to capture ...more

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Chris Messner’s books

Average rating: 3.51 · 35 ratings · 6 reviews · 6 distinct works

	Cuba Open from the Inside: Travels in the Forbidden Land 3.46 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inside Cuba A Visual Introduction 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inside Cuba Artistic Confessions it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inside Cuba Historical Evolution 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Inside Cuba Unintended Journey 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“True inspiration unfolds itself, not by force or it becomes fake. True intuition is also the ability to be observant.”
― Chris Messner

tags: inspirational, introspection, perception, perseverance, perspective

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“There are three classes of people: Those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.” – Leonardo da Vinci”
― Chris Messner, Inside Cuba Artistic Confessions

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Chris’s Quotes

“True inspiration unfolds itself, not by force or it becomes fake. True intuition is also the ability to be observant.”
― Chris Messner

tags: inspirational, introspection, perception, perseverance, perspective

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message 4: by Chris

May 22, 2017 11:08AM

Aloha wrote: "Hi Chris,

Thank you for the friend invite. Yours was the best answer by far. A friend of mine has a dream of photographing Cuba. You're living his dream."

Hi Aloha, yes Cuba is an incredible place for the artist eye, not to mention its history :)

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message 3: by Aloha

May 19, 2017 05:36PM

Hi Chris,

Thank you for the friend invite. Yours was the best answer by far. A friend of mine has a dream of photographing Cuba. You're living his dream.

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message 2: by Chris

Apr 29, 2017 11:02AM

- Inside Cuba A Visual Introduction
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message 1: by carl

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