Waiting for Cuba

• Photographer
  Simone Tramonte, Italy
• Website
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Six months after the United States and Cuba resumed full
diplomatic relations, the expectation that the resumption of ties
would encourage changes in Cuban society has not been met.

On the contrary, the Raúl Castro's regime has increased arbitrary
arrests of dissidents.
There is mounting frustration that reforms have not been
implemented that would allow them to flourish.

The list of complaints is long: no access to small business loans,
the inability to hire workers, lack of access to information
(Internet), and capricious tax rules (and payoffs to officials).

The result is a Cuba in waiting.

Born in Rome in 1976, where he lives and works.
Since 2007 is part of "Officine Fotografiche" photo roman association that acts as a training center for photographers of all levels, where he was, and continues to attend courses, seminars and workshops to professional level.
In 2009 participated in a workshop organized by the city of Palermo Mother India School a center for photography, created and directed by Shobha Battaglia photographer for the Contrasto.
Some of his works have been reports recently published in National Geographic, Lonely Planet and The Trip Magazine.