Gold Medal in the category « Road trip SP »
This project is my documentary photography project of post-Covid period in Cuba. Cuba was already in a bad economic situation when the Covid pandemic started. The worldwide health crisis brought the country and its people to a new level of despair. They are currently facing a severe fuel crisis paralyzing many aspects of daily life in the country. Many hygiene products and other necessities are hard to find in the market. Medications are a privilege that is beyond reach of most of the Cuban citizens. The lucky ones that manage to get a job earns an average salary of 23 dollars per month. Most of the families rely on the government's food rationing, spending almost 40 hours per week standing in line for the basic products. Under these harsh conditions, many Cubans are trying to leave the country and look for better work opportunities abroad. They try to support their families that they left behind by sending money regularly. This series is my attempt to scrutinize the reality of the people in Cuba, with all the challenges they are facing.
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