Nestor Hernández

Nestor Hernández (1961–May 13, 2006) was an American photographer and photojournalist of Cuban descent, based in Washington, DC. Hernández was best known for his street photography of his Washington, DC neighborhood as well as street scenes of Cuba, Ghana and Mali, where he led arts-based projects for children and young adults. and he grew up in the DC area knowing little of his Afro-Cuban ancestry and Cuban relatives. He spent 15 years as the photographer for the Capital Children’s Museum, As a professional photographer, his photographs have been published in many newspapers and magazines, such as The Metro Herald, Brookings Review, El Pregonero,

Exhibitions

1999 - Inside Cuba: A Photographic Journey, Center for Collaborative Art and Visual Education (CAVE), Washington, DC 2003 - De Aqui y de Alla (From Here and From There) - Contemporary Cuban Artists, Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, Maryland 2004 - Walking to their own beat: Afro-Cuban Musicians and the Black Identity, Latin American Youth Center, Washington, DC 2005 - Our Children, Our World, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC 2006 - Love, Loss and Longing: The Impact of U.S. Travel Policy on Cuban-American Families, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA 2007 - Nestor Hernandez Memorial Survey, International Visions Gallery, Washington, DC