Postcards from a Cuban plantation
Sugar was once the important crop in Cuba, and although the island did not produce the gold the Spanish had hoped for the importance of ‘white gold‘ was quickly recognised by the colonists. The early...
View ArticlePostcards from modern Cuban ‘cowboys’
This group of Cuban horsemen were stumbled upon as our tour bus was travelling on the road to Cienfuegos on the Caribbean island. The first image was taken from the front seat of the bus but to my...
View ArticleHavana, Cuba – If it’s good enough for Hemingway
“Welcome to Havana” these same words greeted me in every public place in the Cuban capital. Although sometimes it often involved asking for a hand out, offer to pose for a photo or taxi ride, it also...
View ArticleThe many faces of Cuba
If ever there was a perfect destination for my favourite kind of photography, portraiture; it is Cuba, at least so far! The Caribbean island is great for all round photography, the cities have so much...
View ArticleCuba in Black and White; A Portrait
Anybody that visits this site regularly will be aware of two of my greatest passions; portraiture and colour. Therefore a whole post from Cuba a favourite destination in black and white may come as a...
View ArticleClassic Cuba; The Culture of the Car
It is difficult to imagine Cuba or Havana without conjuring up images of classic cars. The cars are synonymous with the Caribbean island and a major part of the culture, a throwback to a time when the...
View ArticleIcon of Cuba – The Che Guevara Memorial
One of the most iconic images of the last decade is a simple Alberto Korda monochromatic portrait reproduced on t-shirts from London to Sydney and everywhere in between. Trendy teenagers throughout the...
View ArticleCulture in Cuba; Travelling the Rice Road to Havana
The sheer number of posts produced from Cuba should show that it is an interesting destination. Travelling along the ‘rice road’ earlier this year was a fascinating experience which I thoroughly...
View ArticleCuba in portraits; Characters in the Caribbean
Cuba is a country of portraits. There are so many characters on the streets, in the old plantations or selling sugar beet from market stalls, which are little more than blankets on the ground the...
View ArticleCuban Storm in the Coffee Pots
There had been warnings, dark, angry clouds had gathered overhead for hours and the rumble of distant thunder had gradually stalked us for sometime. It had crept up on my companion and I, and now it...
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