The Photography of Omar Rodríguez Saludes, Cuban Dissident

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For an Exiled Cuban Photographer, Freedom Was in Color

Omar Rodríguez Saludes called himself “a blind photographer,” since he never saw prints of his work. His photos, which showed another side of Cuba, led to a prison sentence and his exile.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/10/freedom-was-in-color/?pagewanted=all

Journalism was the reason for his imprisonment. Specifically, everyday shots of Havana life, far from the gleaming tourist hotels and beaches. His world showed a crumbling city with haggard faces, presided over, Oz-like, by billboards with revolutionary slogans