ABOUT THE AUTHOR & PHOTOGRAPHER OF SENSUAL HAVANA
CHRISTOPHER P. BAKER
I’ve known and followed Chris Baker’s work for two decades. His appreciation and dedication for the visual and the mot juste are astounding, and Sensual Havana proves it!"
MICHAEL CONNORS, author of Cuban Elegance and Havana Modern: 20th-Century Architecture & Interiors
One of the world's leading authorities on Cuba travel and culture."
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Born and educated in England, California-based Christopher P. Baker—the Lowell Thomas Award ‘Travel Journalist of the Year’ 2008—has made a full-time living as a travel writer, photographer, and tour leader since 1982. He fell in love with Cuba on his first visit in 1993. His passion for this sensuous, surreal island and its vivacious, warm-hearted people was so deep that he has since dedicated his professional life to Cuba as a journalist and tour leader. He has been acclaimed by National Geographic as “One of the world’s leading authorities on Cuba travel and culture.”
His eight other books about Cuba include Cuba Classics: A Celebration of Vintage American Automobiles coffee-table book; the National Geographic Traveler Cuba guidebook; and Mi Moto Fidel: Motorcycling Through Castro’s Cuba, his award-winning literary travelog describing his 7,000-mile journey through Cuba by BMW motorcycle in 1996. He has written and photographed more than two dozen other books for Lonely Planet, National Geographic, Time-Life, and other leading publishers.
Christopher has also written and photographed about Cuba for entities from BBC Travel, CNN Travel, National Geographic, and National Geographic Traveler to Penthouse, Playboy, and Robb Report. among others. He has appeared as a Cuba expert for ABC, Al Jazeera, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and National Geographic Channel, as well as addressing the National Press Club, World Affairs Council, and National Geographic Live!
His many other awards include being named 'Travel Journalist of the Year' by the Jamaica Tourist Board and the Caribbean Tourism Organization; the 'Grand Prize for Excellence' from the North American Travel Journalists Association, plus multiple 'Gold Awards' for photography in the prestigious Bill Muster Travel Photography Awards.
He has led more than 150 group tours to Cuba, including photography tours for Jim Cline Photo Tours, National Geographic Expeditions, Santa Fe Workshops, and his annual ‘Sensual Havana’ photo tour.
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I've spent 25 years photographing Cuba for my book and am now five years into my new book project photographing nudes. Christopher has combined two of my favorite subjects: Cuba and nudes. Sensual Havana is a stunning tribute to the vibrant energy of Cuba and its beautiful women. With a masterful eye for both composition and emotion, Baker elevates the genre of fine-art nude photography into a celebration of sensuality, confidence, and cultural pride. The juxtaposition of Havana’s decaying grandeur with the radiant confidence of his subjects creates an enchanting narrative that captures the spirit of this extraordinary island and its women. This is more than a photo book—it’s a work of art that honors the strength and sensuality of women with profound respect and grace.”
LORNE RESNICK, 2005 'Travel Photographer of the Year' and author/photographer of the award-winning Cuba: This Moment, Exactly So.