article_snippet.sent: Cuba that photographer Carolina Sandretto captures is a world away from the images of neon 1950s American cars and postcard-worthy white sand beaches that most visitors to the island bring back home.
article_snippet.sent: It ends up to be a very interesting habitat," Carolina Sandretto said.
article_snippet.sent: Carolina Sandretto said Carolina Sandretto first visited Cuba three years ago and was instantly hooked.
article_snippet.sent: I stayed and went back and back because it's a very unique place and people are really beautiful and amazing and with interesting stories," Carolina Sandretto said.
article_snippet.sent: Carolina Sandretto persistence allowed Carolina Sandretto to capture intimate moments of Cubans resting in the sweltering heat, crowding around a communal TV or just going about life despite Cubans disintegrating surroundings.
article_snippet.sent: Carolina Sandretto said Carolina Sandretto hopes to continue to document the changes on the island that occur as the United States and Cuba work to restore diplomatic relations and an inevitable influx of American visitors arrive.