Cuba: This Moment, Exactly So by Lorne Resnick is a new title from Insight Editions. During more than fifty trips to the island over the past twenty years, Resnick has sought to capture the experience of being in Cuba; the result is a collection of moments filled with passion, friendship, love and laughter. Featuring over 250 colour and black-and-white photos, this deluxe coffee-table book is organised around thirty-two lyrical micro-stories by Pulitzer Prize–nominated author Brian Andreas, works inspired by Resnick’s Cuba photography and Andreas’s own visit to the island alongside the photographer. Releasing in November, Cuba: This Moment, Exactly So is priced at $75.

Insight Press Release

Cuba: This Moment, Exactly So

Photographs by Lorne Resnick; Stories by Brian Andreas; Foreword by Pico Iyer; Introduction by Gerry Badger

During more than fifty trips to the island over the past twenty years, award-winning photographer Lorne Resnick has sought to capture the experience of being in Cuba; the result is a collection of moments filled with passion, friendship, love and laughter.

Featuring over 250 extraordinary color and black-and-white photos, Cuba: This Moment, Exactly So (Insight Editions / $75.00 / November 2015) provides a stunning portrait of the vitality of Cuban culture, the beauty of the island, and the enduring spirit of the Cuban people. This deluxe coffee-table book is organized around thirty-two lyrical micro-stories by Pulitzer Prize–nominated author Brian Andreas, works inspired by Resnick’s Cuba photography and Andreas’s own visit to the island alongside the photographer. Featuring a foreword by celebrated author Pico Iyer and an introduction by acclaimed critic Gerry Badger, this lavishly produced volume is an ode to Cuba made up of gorgeous visuals that will transport you into the heart and soul of the island.

About the Contributors:

Lorne Resnick is an award-winning fine-art and commercial photographer. His striking images have been exhibited in galleries and have been used commercially for annual reports, billboards, television, websites, and worldwide advertising campaigns. He currently has eleven fine-art posters published of his travel work and is a recipient of the prestigious Travel Photographer of the Year award plus numerous commercial photography awards. Lorne’s first book, Live in Concert: 10 Years of Rock ’n’ Roll, has become a sought-after chronicle of legendary rock performances from Aerosmith to ZZ Top. He lives in Los Angeles, CA.

Brian Andreas is known worldwide for his lyrical and evocative short story writing and is the two-time Pulitzer Prize–nominated author of twelve books, including Traveling Light, Some Kind of Ride, and Something Like Magic.

Pico Iyer is the author of a dozen books on travel and culture, including Video Night in Kathmandu, The Global Soul, and the novel Cuba and the Night. He is also a longtime contributor to Harper’s, Time, Condé Nast Traveler, and more than one hundred and fifty other magazines across the globe.

Gerry Badger is a photographer, curator, and critic. Among his books are The Pleasures of Good Photographs, Collecting Photography, The Genius of Photography, and with Martin Parr, three volumes of The Photobook: A History.

About Insight Editions:

Insight Editions is a publisher focused on creating superlative illustrated books on photography, music, and popular culture. Lavishly produced and visually stimulating, every volume from Insight is dedicated to the skillful interplay of word and image. The books produced are unique works that combine the highest quality print production values with time-honored traditions of publishing and rich subject matter. Elegant and informative, books from Insight showcase the best of art and photography in exquisite presentations of the bookmaker’s craft. For more information, visit www.insighteditions.com

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