Since 1992, I’ve been photographing the transitional time referred to by Fidel Castro as El Periodo Especial. With the collapse of the Soviet Union and the long standing unjust American embargo still in place, the country was sent reeling towards an uncertain future, leaving Cubans to face dire hardships and harrowing changes.
My project explores how the island is struggling to maintain its socialist’ identity in a post-communist world, and how Cubans still retain remarkable reserves of inner strength and a profound sense of dignity no matter what.