Cynthia Carris Alonso

Passage to Cuba: An Up-Close Look at the World's Most Colorful Culture Cynthia Carris Alonso

Marc Notes: Armed with a camera and access that few Americans have, Cynthia Carris Alonso has spent 20 years capturing Havana's crumbling, baroque splendor. Her photographs celebrate the dreamy palette of Cuba (salmon pink, sky blue, apricot, aqua green), and reveal the contrast between patina homes;peeling stucco apartments;and the great National Capitol Building, Havana Cathedral, and National Art Schools - where budding artists rival those the world over. Review Quotes: Cynthia Carris Alonso depicts Cuba with an insider s access and a visitor s sense of wonder. She captured rare views of authentic Cuban culture: innovative artisans and vibrant musicians, vintage cars and buildings in faded glory, colorful characters whose relative isolation hasn t dampened their spirits. It s an insightful survey of a land with a rich but enigmatic past and a promising future. Jack Crager, Senior Contributing Editor, "American Photo" Cynthia Carris Alonso s poetic images are word pictures chock-full of Caribbean color and light that reveal a passionate people whose magical spirit appears to sing and dance before her very lens. Patricia Pedraza, Senior Producer, CNN en Espanol "Passage to Cuba" takes the viewer on a visual journey to a land that time forgot. From musicians to architecture, Alonso s images document the complex culture with undiluted sincerity. James K. Colton, Editor at Large, ZUMA Press, and Former Director of Photography, "Sports Illustrated," Sipa Press, and "Newsweek" Cynthia is able to manifest in photography the same soulfulness that one hears in the music, moves in the dance, feels in the warmth of sunlight on skin, and resides so deeply Cuba. Rachel Faro, Grammy AwardNominated Record Producer, President, Ashe Records, and Cuban Music Specialist Cynthia Carris Alonso has a rare photographic eye, one that captures not only Cuba s beauty, but also the soul of its special culture. In Cynthia s photographs, you ll see why Cuba inspires so much passion and love. Sandra Levinson, Executive Director, the Center for Cuban Studies/Cuban Art Space, New York City"Biographical Note: Cynthia Carris Alonso has been a photographer and photo editor for more than twenty years, working for publications such as "Newsweek," "Vanity Fair," "Business Week," and Time.com, and exhibiting her photographs around the United States and in Canada and Latin America. Since the early 1990s, Cynthia has traveled regularly to Cuba, photographing the country s most famous artists, important news events, and the daily life of the people. In 1992, Cynthia met her future husband in Cuba, and today she lives with him and their daughter in New York City."Review Quotes:"Cynthia Carris Alonso depicts Cuba with an insider's access and a visitor's sense of wonder. She captured rare views of authentic Cuban culture: innovative artisans and vibrant musicians, vintage cars and buildings in faded glory, colorful characters whose relative isolation hasn't dampened their spirits. It's an insightful survey of a land with a rich but enigmatic past and a promising future." --Jack Crager, Senior Contributing Editor, "American Photo" "Cynthia Carris Alonso's poetic images are word pictures chock-full of Caribbean color and light that reveal a passionate people whose magical spirit appears to sing and dance before her very lens." --Patricia Pedraza, Senior Producer, CNN en Espanol ""Passage to Cuba" takes the viewer on a visual journey to a land that time forgot. From musicians to architecture, Alonso's images document the complex culture with undiluted sincerity." --James K. Colton, Editor at Large, ZUMA Press, and Former Director of Photography, "Sports Illustrated," Sipa Press, and "Newsweek" "Cynthia is able to manifest in photography the same soulfulness that one hears in the music, moves in the dance, feels in the warmth of sunlight on skin, and resides so deeply Cuba." --Rachel Faro, Grammy Award-Nominated Record Producer, President, Ashe Records, and Cuban Music Specialist "Cynthia Carris Alonso has a rare photographic eye, one that captures not only Cuba's beauty, but also the soul of its special culture. In Cynthia's photographs, you'll see why Cuba inspires so much passion and love." --Sandra Levinson, Executive Director, the Center for Cuban Studies/Cuban Art Space, New York City