Impressive Photography

This series of photographs, taken and collected by French photographer Thierry Le Gouès, really blew my mind.  His book called Popular, named after the federal Cuban cigarette, is a compilation of life in Cuba among the Cubans.  I don't know if this just struck a nerve because I am of Cuban descent, but in my opinion these photographs truly capture the juxtaposition of living in poverty and pleasure.  The book displays  the "rarely seen Havana social life" with hedonistic imagery.  Le  Gouès  uses doutone and four colored photography which reflect the
"raucous, heat-soaked street parties; spirited sparring matches in crumbling gymnasiums; voluptuous nudes plying their wares in derelict mansions..." of this Communist island nation.

Check out it out at http://www.thierrylegoues.com/