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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...

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Postcards 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...

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Havana, 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...

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The 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...

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Cuba 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...

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Classic 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...

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Icon 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...

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Culture 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...

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Cuba 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...

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Cuban 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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