Communism and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, by Phillippe Diederich

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Passion and attention to detail beget art. Communismand the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, is the result of a photojournalist’s drive to capture thedetail of the lives of Cuban Harlistas– Cuban Harley-Davidson bikers – in Havana, in the 90’s.
The essay describes the dusty yet rich subculture of Harlistas makingdo with every-day materials to build their bike parts to fix and customizevintage Harleys. The pictures in black and white describe the world of a uniquesubculture that Cuba and vintage Harley-Davidson fans will enjoy.
The photographs were exhibited in the Southeast Museum of Photographyat Daytona Beach under the title of ¡Harlista!Motorcycle Culture in Cuba Today.Communism andthe Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is also published in the Traveler’sTales Anthology, Cuba, available at Barnes&Noble and other outlets.

Vintage poster of exhibit

Phillippe Diederich spent fifteen years working as a photojournalist,covering news and events in the U.S. and Latin America for national andinternational publications such as TheNew York Times, Time Magazine andThe Atlantic.
His essays, short stories and journalism have been published in The Miami New Times, Cigar Aficionado and The Houston Literary Review. He nowteaches photography at Ringling College of Art and Design and is workingtowards an MFA in writing, while writing fiction.
Communism and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is now available on Kindle, by Six Volts Publishing, and soon on Ibooks (Itunes). Design and Layout by Barbara Gillespie.
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