[Photography in Cuba: It’s Not Easy](http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08/05/photography-in-cuba-its-not-easy/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog Main&contentCollection=Multimedia&action=Click&pgtype=Blogs&region=Body)

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If you spend enough time talking with people in Cuba, there is a phrase you are sure to hear: No es fácil — it’s not easy. Those three words attest to a hard-earned wisdom, of learning how to survive challenges big and small, ideological and practical, without getting caught in the middle or, worse, on the wrong side.