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…
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…
Reading the Water – a Photo Essay
El Malecon, that grand esplanade that separates Havana from the sea, draws you like a magnet. It seems most powerful late in the afternoon, like today. The sun, hidden behind…
A Split Second Over Havana
A flock of white pigeons fly over the rooftops of Habana Vieja, Old Havana. In a split second they are gone, never to happen exactly the same again. The point is…
From the Rooftops
Looking across Havana Harbor from Morro Castle at sunset. Mine was the twilight and the morning. Mine was a world of rooftops and love songs. ___Roman Payne Bangkok, Thailand As…