OLD HAVANA, Cuba, 2 November 2011 – AU Abroad students on a hunt for images take aim at some of the colonial-era buildings and their inhabitants during our class period on Wednesday. Included in the group are three Cubans who have joined the class. Two are photographers employed by the Casa de las Americas where […]
HAVANA, Cuba, 4 November 2011 — We’re on the final work day of a five-day Backpack Documentary Workshop at the Jose Marti International Institute for Journalism. About 25 Cuban students are participating in the event. On the fifth day, we plan to view and critique the mini documentaries they generate. (Photo by Heriberto Gonzalez Brito.)
OLD HAVANA, Cuba, 2 November 2011 — AU Abroad student Cristina Khan eyes a street vendor before making a picture of him and his Che Guevara tattoo. Cristina is one of a handful of AU students taking my Photojournalism and Social Documentary class, the foundation of backpack journalism. (Photo by Bill Gentile.)
HAVANA, Cuba, 1 November 2011 — I’m in the middle of a lecture at the Jose Marti International Institute for Journalism, where I’m giving a five-day Backpack Documentary Workshop. I’m spending fall semester with a group of AU Abroad students, teaching my Photojournalism and Social Documentary class. (Photo by Heriberto Gonzalez Brito.)
OLD HAVANA, Cuba, 2 November 2011 — A student at a workshop run by the Office of the City Historian recently helps restore a building weakened by the rotting and subsequent expansion of steel reinforcement rods embedded deep in its concrete frame. I was able to document part of the restoration in conjunction with freelance […]
HAVANA, Cuba, 31 October 2011 — I began a five-day Backpack Documentary Workshop at the Jose Marti International Institute for Journalism in Havana. About 25 Cubans are attending, including a half dozen or so from the provinces. All are either working professionals or journalism instructors. (Photos by Cesar Alejandro Mas.)