tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9038612.post5734075956116657870..comments2023-01-01T21:01:33.659-08:00Comments on Karl Grobl: I got thrown out of Cuba in June...they don't like journalistsKarl Groblhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00865425215858448973noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9038612.post-3768909677136769512008-07-29T23:08:00.000-07:002008-07-29T23:08:00.000-07:00Ed, thanks for the comment, Yes, I guess I should ...Ed, thanks for the comment, Yes, I guess I should re-title the post to "They don't like me".<BR/><BR/>And hey,I'm a Republican and I like you.Karl Groblhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00865425215858448973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9038612.post-11765784379393818642008-07-29T23:05:00.000-07:002008-07-29T23:05:00.000-07:00Yes, you're correct, the best way is to avoid look...Yes, you're correct, the best way is to avoid looking like a journalist...but if you arrive at the airport with two Canon Mark IIs, one with a 70-200 2.8, the other with a 16-35 2.8, a passport full of stamps from places like Haiti, Sudan, Afghanistan and Burma and happen to run into an immigration official who's having a bad day, things can and do go south quickly, as they did for me. I was interrogated for 2 hours then asked to leave the country. The funny thing is, that the 3 previous times that I visited Cuba, I arrived in similar style and breezed through without incident. <BR/><BR/>Regarding David Alan Harvey, I seem to recall hearing, (and someone correct me if I am wrong), that after publishing the Cuba book, David and National Geo were asked not to come back to Cuba. Apparently some of the pictures were not "flattering". <BR/><BR/>Cuba's government (as all governments do) uses propaganda and tightly control what gets published inside Cuba. There is noting that even resembles a free press. Journailist who want to portrait anything other than the "positives" are discouraged from working there. <BR/><BR/>David and Alex, as well as many other photographers who have worked in Cuba provide important visual information to those who don't have the opportunity to visit Cuba themselves.Karl Groblhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00865425215858448973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9038612.post-12782263127385851432008-07-26T02:37:00.000-07:002008-07-26T02:37:00.000-07:00The best way to avoid that is to avoid looking lik...The best way to avoid that is to avoid looking like a journalist. :) I find it a little strange since people like David Alan Harvey and Alex Webb seem to have avoided this problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9038612.post-21116319488603476882008-04-02T16:35:00.000-07:002008-04-02T16:35:00.000-07:00Maybe they like don't you.Why do you say, "They do...Maybe they like don't you.<BR/><BR/>Why do you say, "They do not like journalists?" Who is "they" and are there journalists they do like?<BR/><BR/>Are not your, or anyone's political leanings and statements, relevant to your acceptance by politicos in any country?<BR/><BR/>I can easily say Republicans don't like me, but I know why.Ed Muzikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214241089861837159noreply@blogger.com