Peter Schafer – Cuba before the flood

Peter Schafer – Cuba before the flood | LensCulture

I’ve done quite a lot of street photography in the past with a classic set-up — Leica with a 28mm lens and black & white film — but more recently I’ve been shooting medium format in color. But I missed the wide angle views of street scenes from my old s

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I traveled around Cuba in June 2015 and took these montages of daily life. In some places, like Santiago de Cuba (the second largest city), many people had never yet met an American. I wonder about the changes American contact and eventual investment may bring. But I’m optimistic that improvements in economic opportunity and open communication won’t require sacrificing what the Cuban people have built that is unique and valued by them, and fascinating to outsiders.