TITLE: Cuban stoop

Morning light and heat bring the residents of Trinidad, Cuba to the street to start their day. This multi-generational routine provides a moment of connection pre-work, pre-chores, pre-school. It's a moment to breathe, to touch, to reflect, to center, to smile.

AUTHOR: Joan Morse (United States)

Joan Morse is a Seattle-based photographer who explores human dignity by capturing the actions and expressions of daily life. Her photographic work has been exhibited at the FotoNostrum gallery in Barcelona (Julia Margaret Cameron Awards and Pollux Awards), The A. Smith Gallery in Texas, the Asia Institute’s Crane Gallery at the Louisville Photo Biennial, the Independent Photographer’s website and at the Brookline Public library.

Morse received a BA from Brown University and an MBA from Northwestern University. She spent her career in marketing and new business development at Microsoft, and in driving strategic planning, marketing, and fundraising for local & international not-for-profits.