One of many photographs St. George made of the same event, the image appears innocuous: its subjects—almost all male except for the young woman at its center—seem to be holding a social gathering. Yet the group was engaged in high-intensity training and political discussions at a secret facility somewhere in South Florida. Meticulously, St. George documented its location and his own arrival there in a bi-plane, as if he were taking notes by taking photographs. The resulting portraits show how seriously some young exile groups took their mission to overthrow the Cuban regime, often spending months or even years of their lives committed to that one cause.
