Alberto Korda

@Cuban Men, Career and Family ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Alberto Korda was a renowned Cuban photographer whose photo of Che Guhevara has become legendary Cuban Photographers Virgo Celebrities Alberto Korda was the official photographer of Fidel Castro. His photographs are known for their endurance. His most recognizable image of Che Guevara, titled “Guerillero Heroico”, became a worldwide emblem of revolution and rebellion. After Che’s death as martyr, this photograph was used in T-shirts and album covers and advertisers started using this image of Che to draw the attention of youth. But Alberto never made a penny from this renowned photograph. As a photographer, he always preferred to take photos in natural light. He, for the first time, used Cuban models to show off Cuban clothes. Earlier, he was more interested towards fashion photography. On account of the Cuban Revolution, the condition of the people living in poverty made him to change the subject of his photography. His photo “La Nina” represents the stories of the poor. Korda’s photographs served as the documentary of the entire Cuban revolution under the reign of Fidel Castro. During a span of ten years, which he spent as Castro’s official photographer, he utilized his photography skills to add a humane touch to Castro’s image in off-duty scenes. In 1999, he appeared in Wim Wenders’s documentary “Buena Vista Social Club”.

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Birthday: September 14, 1928 Died on: May 25, 2001 Nationality: Cuban Famous: Cuban Men, Photographers Spouses: Natalia Menendez Birth Place: Cuba Gender: Male Information Detail Birthday September 14, 1928 Died on May 25, 2001 Nationality Cuban Famous Cuban Men, Photographers Spouses Natalia Menendez Birth Place Cuba Gender Male Sun Sign Virgo Born in Cuba Famous as Photographer Died at Age 72

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He married three times. One of his wives was Natalia (Norka) Menendez, a popular Cuban model. Unsplash Personal Life

He suffered a heart attack during an exhibition of his work and passed away at the age of 72. He was survived by two sons and two daughters. Unsplash Personal Life

Alberto Korda’s real name was Alberto Diaz Gutierrez. Born in Havana, Cuba, he was the son of a railway porter. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

From 1946 to 1950, he attended Candler College, Havana, to study business and trade. Later, he studied at Havana Business Academy. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

After completing his studies, he worked in a sweet factory. Later, he served as a market researcher for a soap company. He also sold typewriter ribbons and laboratory serum as part of his profession. Unsplash Career

Starting his photography career as the assistant of a photographer, he used to shoot the pictures of banquets, weddings and baptisms. It was in 1953, that he opened Korda Studio, his first studio along with Luis Pierce, a photographer. Unsplash Career

They took up varied jobs including fashion to advertisements. The unique feature of his photography style was that he used to look at a particular image from another angle. Unsplash Career

He developed his expertise in black-and-white photography and for this purpose he worked hard for perfect composition and framing. He was against using artificial lighting in photography and applied only natural light in his studio. Unsplash Career

The Cuban revolution and his relationship with Fidel Castro completely changed his career. He was his personal photographer for almost 10 years. Unsplash Career

His one of the notable photographs titled “Guerrillero Heroico”, taken on March 5 1960, is the photograph of Marxist revolutionary leader Che Guevara. In this photo, Che’s face reflects combined expressions of anger and pain. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	September 14, 1928
Died on	May 25, 2001
Nationality	Cuban
Famous	Cuban Men, Photographers
Spouses	Natalia Menendez
Birth Place	Cuba
Gender	Male
Sun Sign	Virgo
Born in	Cuba
Famous as	Photographer
Died at Age	72

Alberto Korda

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Sep 14, 1928

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