A Commitment to Cuba
I have committed to photographing Havana for ten years, and I’m half way there. What I thought I would be documenting has changed in some ways. I imagined Cuba becoming more modernized, I imagined seeing more of a Western presence, I assumed the architecture would continue to deteriorate and I hoped that life for Cubans would continue on the upswing that I had been witnessing since 2016.
I don’t even know where to start. Life is more difficult than it has been in over 50 years. Many of the things that could be counted on no longer can. I’ve heard it said more than once that, “Cuba succeeded with education and health care but failed miserably with breakfast lunch and dinner.” From what I have witnessed there is truth to this. And for now the health care is struggling as well.