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Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo

Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo is a Cuban writer and photographer currently living in the U.S. His book Abandoned Havana is a photo diary of his home city.

Stories from this author

Korda captured this iconic image of the Cuban revolutionary by chance.

The Story Behind Che’s Iconic Photo

Fashion photographer Alberto Korda took Che Guevara’s pictures hundreds of times in the 1960s. One stuck