Eddy Verloes
Cuba libre (Series)
DESCRIPTION
CUBA LIBRE
Eddy Verloes and some Cubans spent a few weeks traveling around the island by taxi. He wanted to see with his own eyes how much ground free initiative (that is: capitalism) had already gained within the socialist model and the extent to which we might expect a Caribbean variant of the Arabian Spring.
Verloes stayed mainly in “casas particulares” to maintain closest contact with the local inhabitants. Havana impressed him the most. There he visited not only the classical “tourist traps”, but also schools, hospitals, rest homes for the elderly and reintegration projects for ex-convicts in order to form as diversified a picture of the island as possible.
In his powerful images Eddy Verloes describes the reality of Cuba in a poetic and confrontational manner, with the necessary symbolism, often spiced with that touch of humour. His photos tell a tale, a story in time, but also so much more than that. What Eddy Verloes brings with his Cuba project is deeply human and shows sincere respect for the people of Cuba and their past.
AUTHOR
Belgian multi-award-winning photographer and storyteller. Diploma from the Leuven CVO in 2015.
Studies in literature, Philosophy at the University of Louvain (Belgium) and the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg i.B. (Germany).
2015-2025: exhibitions in different galleries or special locations (solo or with other photographers, painters, poets, sculptors, singers, video artists, mixed media artists ...) in the US, UK, Russia, Germany, Greece, Crete, Malta, Hungary, Spain, Italy, Austria, France, The Netherlands and Belgium.
Photobooks published: "No time to Verloes" (2015), "Cuba libre" (2016), "Zeezuchten" (2020), "Buiten zinnen/Losing Our Minds"(2021), Aardelingen (2022)
Most important awards in 2020/2025:
Selected as one of the best contemporary photographers worldwide by the American site All-About-Photo
Winner Life Framer Photo Contest 2020 ("Civilization") judged by Tate Modern's Curator of Intern. Art & Photography Emma Lewis)
Travel Photographer of the Year 2020 - Beste Single Image ("People of the world")
Winner Siena Creative Photo Awards 2021 ("Open Theme")
Award Winner Malta International Photo Travel Award 2020/2021
2nd Place MonoVisions Awards 2021 ("Photojournalism"), London
Winner Siena International Photography Awards 2021 (Fascinating faces and characters)
Winner 16th Annual Black &White Spider Awards 2021, Beverly Hills (California)
Grand Winner Paris Intern. Street Photo Awards 2024 (series Cuba libre)
Winner B&W Street Macadam Awards 2025
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