Raúl Cañibano Ercilla

 

Cuban photo documentary master Raúl Cañibano Ercilla, was born in Havana in 1961, originally a welder he taught himself photography, inspired by surrealist paintings and by photographic greats, Josef Koudelka and Sebastian Selgado. His work over the last twenty years reflects social and environmental themes of post-revolutionary Cuba. A gentle compassionate and gifted man, Ercilla epitomizes what Cornell Capa termed ‘the concerned photographer’.
Reportage aims to share rich visual narratives with the community, focusing and celebrating tradition with contemporary edge in documentary photography. The 2013 Festival is included in the Vivid 2013 program and is supported by the City of Sydney.