Korda

Alberto Korda (1928-2001). Cuban photographer whose real name was Diaz Gutièrrez. Very famous for being the official photographer of Fidel Castro since 1959, as well as for taking the most celebrated picture of Che Guevara and being the main correspondent of the newspaper Revolucion. Korda started his career in 1956 opening a studio of commercial, fashion and advertising photography in Havana, in which his work was dominated by the American style. His activity as a photographic reporter was always accompanied by commercial works for Cuba Export, Contex, and Cuba Moda.