Spring 2004
New Series · Volume XXVI Number 2

about the cover

Our cover design by Nanette Black features a photograph by C. J. Groth of a crowded bus in Havana. Groth notes, “This particular bus is called, colloquially, a ‘camel.’ Why? Because it’s really sort of a two-humped shipping container hauled around by a tractor-trailer. There are lots of them in Havana, all painted bright colors (this one is pink). I believe it is the lowest form of bus transportation (there are regular buses). Oftentimes, during their daily commutes to work, Cubans will flag down the old American cars that function as taxis, cramming people in until they’re totally full.” The image is part of Groth’s series of nearly two hundred photographs that capture both the elegance and the poverty of this complicated nation. A resident of Key West, Florida, Groth earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in journalism and media communications, as well as an M.B.A.

Photo courtesy of the artist. © C. J. Groth. All rights reserved.

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