Cuban Classic – Havana
This '48 firecracker red Chevy is still rolling along the narrow streets of Habana Veja. How many miles, one can only guess. Arguably, Cuba has more classic American cars than anywhere…
Laundry Day – Havana Central
A clothesline was a news forecast, to neighbors passing by. There were no secrets you could keep when clothes were hung to dry. ___Anonymous
An Infant’s Blessing – Old Havana
A young mother asks the Virgin of La Merced's blessing for her 16 day old daughter at the altar of  Iglesia de La Merced  in Habana Veja. Afro-Cuban religion is…
Fruit Vendor – Old Havana
On a quiet, early morning Habana Veja (Old Havana) street, a fruit vendor readies his cart for the day. The shelves of the government-run stores are often woefully empty. Enterprising…
Gift of Gab – Havana, Cuba
This wonderful lady leans out her window and chats nonstop with me as I pass by, seemingly oblivious to the fact I do not understand a word she is saying.…
Soulful Havana
On a recent Havana morning, a man coaxes a soulful melody from his trombone as a thunderstorm over the Florida Straits threatens. The sun soon appears, sending the humidity skyward and…
Withering Beauty
I have always looked upon decay as being just as wonderful and rich an expression of life as growth. ___Henry Miller Like many of you, I am endlessly fascinated with…
A Moment, Havana Cuba
Havana, Cuba. A woman spends a prayerful moment after the Sunday morning service at Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Regla.
Havana’s Ubiquitous “Yank Tanks”
Editor’s note: The recent announcement of normalization of relations between Cuba and the US have likely set into motion irreversible change to Cuba and her culture. Cuba will no longer…
The Winter Light at Stagville – a Photo Essay
The day was clear, the sky a deep midwinter blue. The December solstice just passed and the sun seemed reluctant to heave itself very far above the horizon. Even near…