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Inside Cuba A Visual Introduction
Cuba occupies a place of undisputed fascination in the American psyche. Despite its proximity to America, this island nation remains a mystery to most Americans. Few Americans have traveled to Havana, and still fewer have traveled deeper into this isolated country.
Chris Messner, a Fine Art Photographer, was drawn to Cuba, by his artistic curiosity. He covered thousands of miles on the island's back roads photographing out of the way places. He saw Cuba as it exists today and captured images of a land full of color, beauty and the raw environment where people weather hardships with generosity, resourcefulness and dignity.
Messner's photographs of people, architecture, old cars, and sites of historical significance provide an engaging window on this enigmatic country. After writing his first narrative nonfiction book about these adventures in "Cuba Open from the Inside," Messner now is releasing a series of photo essay books detailing his many encounters with this island nation. With an unbiased visual perspective, he documents Cuba as it exists today, a cultural time capsule country, before it opens and much of it changes and becomes folkloric.
Chris Messner, a Fine Art Photographer, was drawn to Cuba, by his artistic curiosity. He covered thousands of miles on the island's back roads photographing out of the way places. He saw Cuba as it exists today and captured images of a land full of color, beauty and the raw environment where people weather hardships with generosity, resourcefulness and dignity.
Messner's photographs of people, architecture, old cars, and sites of historical significance provide an engaging window on this enigmatic country. After writing his first narrative nonfiction book about these adventures in "Cuba Open from the Inside," Messner now is releasing a series of photo essay books detailing his many encounters with this island nation. With an unbiased visual perspective, he documents Cuba as it exists today, a cultural time capsule country, before it opens and much of it changes and becomes folkloric.
28 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 4, 2017
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Chris Messner
6 books19 followersFrom 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 the grace and mystery of the Cuban nation with his first narrative nonfiction book, "Cuba Open from the Inside."
Messner currently resides in Santa Barbara, California, with his wife and children.
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 the grace and mystery of the Cuban nation with his first narrative nonfiction book, "Cuba Open from the Inside."
Messner currently resides in Santa Barbara, California, with his wife and children.
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February 24, 2020
As an artist, I traveled unexpectedly to Cuba for the purpose of taking pictures. My journey to this mysterious island evolved into so much more than just a photo expedition. I then came to the realization that it was important to document what I saw and experienced first hand while in Cuba, so I wrote a narrative non-fiction book. Many people who read my book said they loved the stories and descriptions in this book but wished that there were more pictures. I then produced a series of photo essay books on Cuba. This book is a FREE download and consists primarily of pictures. It is a preview of my narrative nonfiction book "Cuba open from the Inside -travels in the forbidden land" and my photo-essay books which delve into the items of historical importance that caught my eye while there exploring in Cuba.
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