Exploring Cuba’s underground surf scene
- Text by HUCK HQ
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A new book dedicated to Cuba’s underground surf scene is currently seeking funding on Kickstarter. The project, titled The Cuba Unknown, promises to tell the story of the sport– which is technically still illegal in the country – through stories, art and photography.
According to the official summary, the book aims to reveal “a lesser-known side of Cuba, beyond the old cars and decaying buildings.” It will offer tips for “those intrigued to make the journey, without being a total gringo.”
The Cuba Unknown was created by Makewild, a US-based team of documentary photographers and filmmakers. They headed to the country as soon as the borders opened to Americans in 2016, spending five months on and off there with the intention of making a film.
“While there we discovered a much larger story and some really incredible characters,” Tyler Dunham, one of the authors of the book, tells Huck. “The book is like a prequel to the film, and shares the story of our adventures a little more. The film will centre around the effort to legitimize surfing in Cuba.”
![Photography Marco Bava](https://images.huckmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/MarcoBava_MakewildFilms-3.jpg?w=1920&q=75&auto=compress&format=jpg)
Photography Marco Bava
![Photography Corey McLean](https://images.huckmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/CoreyMcLean_MakewildFilms-2.jpg?w=1920&q=75&auto=compress&format=jpg)
Photography Corey McLean
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Photography Corey McLean
![Photography Seth Brown](https://images.huckmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/SethBrown_MakewildFilms-3.jpg?w=1920&q=75&auto=compress&format=jpg)
Photography Seth Brown
![Photography Marco Bava](https://images.huckmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/MarcoBava_MakewildFilms-4.jpg?w=1920&q=75&auto=compress&format=jpg)
Photography Marco Bava
![Photography Marco Bava](https://images.huckmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/MarcoBava_MakewildFilms-1.jpg?w=1920&q=75&auto=compress&format=jpg)
Photography Marco Bava
![Photography Seth Brown](https://images.huckmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/SethBrown_MakewildFilms-2.jpg?w=1920&q=75&auto=compress&format=jpg)
Photography Seth Brown
![Photography Marco Bava](https://images.huckmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/MarcoBava_MakewildFilms-2.jpg?w=1920&q=75&auto=compress&format=jpg)
Photography Marco Bava
![Photography Seth Brown](https://images.huckmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/SethBrown_MakewildFilms-1.jpg?w=1920&q=75&auto=compress&format=jpg)
Photography Seth Brown
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