There is a very fine line between the creation of street photography art and poverty pornography. As a photographer, it is a very difficult and delicate balance to strike. I am not always successful. Sometimes, I don’t even know if…
Every November I run a small-group, 6-person photography workshop in Havana, Cuba. This is an intimate, fun-filled workshop that takes you deep into the beating heart of Cuba's capital city. For November 2019 I've expanded the workshop to include more…
On a busy street packed with school children in the central Cuban city of Bayamo, I passed a man hauling a plastic crate full of beets. A few steps more and another man moved by, weaving in and out of the children.…
Fresh Cuba Travel Photography - Havana Imagined Photography Workshop - November 2-9, 2019 Cuba is one of the most photogenic locations on the planet. With a unique, gritty atmosphere, welcoming people and a colorful, pulsating culture, Cuba is truly a photographer’s dream destination. It is a street photography…
In 1990, Cuban artist Salvador Gonzáles Escalona began painting the depressing urban exterior of his little apartment in the dangerous Cayo Hueso neighborhood. The self-taught artist had travelled the world living and creating art from northern Europe to North America…
There is no better time to go to Cuba. And there is no better place for a photographer. Each November I lead a small-group photography workshop to Havana, Cuba. The next one is coming up soon! November 3-10, 2018. Sign…
Some like to say that Cuba is a country lost in time. Or suspended in time. That, of course, is silly. Watching Cubans Facebook and send pictures to each other on their smart phones will quickly cure you of any…
In November 2017 President Trump changed the travel rules to Cuba. As with most things that come from the Trump Administration, there was a whole lot of bluster and very little bite. Still, there are some things to be aware…
There is a scene in the incredible and heartbreaking Cuban movie “Viva” where the father of Jesús, the main character, visits an old Havana boxing gym. When I saw the movie I thought: Wow! THAT is a place I’ve got…
Abdel was stressed. He hadn’t caught anything in two days and his wife had yelled at him in the morning. “This is my vacation,” he said. He was sarcastic and bitter. “It is also my working mornings, my working evenings…
I love people watching. I think that is also why I'm so in love with street photography. There are few things more intriguing than our fellow human beings. There are no two of us that are alike and I often…
Perhaps the highlight of the first Havana Imagined photography tour I lead for Espiritu Travel was our afternoon at capturing images of Cuban ballet dancers at the Ballet Nacional de Cuba. Over the next two months I’ll post up collections of…
