Books – Néstor Martí Photography

Cuban Photography Anthologies

The Light in Cuban Eyes
The Light in Cuban Eyes Lake Forest College’s Madeleine P. Plonsker Collection · Robert Mann Gallery, 2015

A landmark bilingual anthology documenting contemporary Cuban photography between 1992 and 2012, featuring 50 artists whose work ranges from documentary to conceptual. The first North American publication supported by the Cuban Ministry of Culture and the Fototeca de Cuba. Néstor Martí’s work is among the 170 pieces in the collection…

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The Allure of a Gaze
The Allure of a Gaze: Body Photography in Cuba 1840–2013 Rafael Acosta de Arriba · Ediciones Boloña, 2014

Una exhaustiva antología que traza la historia del desnudo fotográfico en Cuba a lo largo de más de siglo y medio. Con más de 300 imágenes y un sólido ensayo crítico, la obra recibió el Premio Nacional de Investigación del MINCULT 2012. Néstor Martí figura entre los fotógrafos incluidos…

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Books as Photographer & Co-author

Vedado: Tradición y Modernidad
Vedado: Tradición y Modernidad en la Arquitectura Habanera Dra. Madeline Menéndez & Néstor Martí · Ediciones Boloña, 2020

Un recorrido fotográfico y arquitectónico por el Vedado, uno de los barrios más singulares de La Habana. El libro documenta la convivencia entre la herencia colonial y las corrientes modernistas que definieron el paisaje urbano habanero del siglo XX…

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Havana Modern
Havana Modern: Twentieth-Century Architecture and Interiors Michael Connors · Photography by Néstor Martí · Rizzoli, 2014

An unprecedented tour of Havana’s most stunning and architecturally significant private homes and buildings — meticulously preserved and largely inaccessible to visitors. Néstor Martí’s 256 pages of photography, shot exclusively for this book, document the full arc of Cuban modernism from Art Nouveau and Art Deco through the eve of the Revolution…

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Old Havana: Spirit of the Living City
Old Havana / La Habana Vieja: Spirit of the Living City Chip Cooper & Néstor Martí · University of Alabama Press, 2011

A bilingual portrait of Old Havana through the lenses of two photographers — one American, one Cuban — who began collaborating in 2008 at the invitation of historian Eusebio Leal Spengler. Inspired by Walker Evans, Cooper and Martí capture the architecture, daily life, and enduring spirit of one of the world’s most remarkable historic quarters…

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Other Books

Great Houses of Havana
Great Houses of Havana: A Century of Cuban Style Hermes Mallea · The Monacelli Press, 2011

A lavish celebration of one hundred years of Havana’s architectural creativity and domestic splendor. The book traces the city’s evolution from Spanish colonial grandeur through the unique blend of European, American, and Caribbean styles that made Havana the cultural capital of the Caribbean. Photography includes contributions by Néstor Martí…

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