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…
On the Go – The Yank Tanks of Havana, Cuba
Havana's ubiquitous Yank Tanks are still on the move, even after well over 50 years and hundreds of thousands of miles. Like the Eveready Bunny, they just keep going and…
From the Rooftops
Looking across Havana Harbor from Morro Castle at sunset. Â Mine was the twilight and the morning. Mine was a world of rooftops and love songs. ___Roman Payne Bangkok, Thailand As…
Habana Vieja – Where Time Stood Still
Much of Havana looks as it did in the late 1950's. Standing on a street corner in Old Havana is like stepping into a time warp. The ubiquitous Yank Tanks,…
A Fleeting Moment over Havana
The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap the fleeting prey in your…