Waiting for Rain – Havana, Cuba
Three young men sit on the seawall along Havana's Malecon watching the approaching thunderstorm.
Cuba on the Brink and Why I’m Going Back
These are heady times for the people of Cuba. Exciting times for sure, but fraught with uncertainty. The re-opening of diplomatic relations (embassies in Havana and Washington are set to open July 20) and the inevitable lowering of the decades-long embargo will bring unknowable change to our island neighbor to the south. Cuba, a country of incredible natural beauty, remains much as it was sixty years ago. Her people are warm, friendly and welcoming. Havana was surely one of the most beautiful cities in the world in the mid 20th Century. She is still beautiful, but sadly, a beauty of decay. But there is a rhythm of life there, a sensuality like no place else. A photographer’s dream.
At the Museum, Looking at Art Distracted
At least, in theory, it seems to me, we go to art museums to escape for a brief while to another world. A place of beauty, of creativity, A place…
Key West Pride
We recently made, what has become, our annual sojourn down the Overseas Highway to Key West for a few days of eating well and utter relaxation. We generally avoid the…
Dancing on the Rooftops – Havana
Cuba is such a beautiful country, and everywhere you go, there’s music and people dancing – especially in Havana. ___ Julia Sawalha
Havana from the Rooftops
A late afternoon rooftop view of Old Havana as the sun sets and the evening thundershowers move in. Surely, Havana was one of the most beautiful cities in the world a…
Havana Vieja
Havana is often referred to as a city stuck in the 50's. But not for long. Cuba’s future remains largely unwritten, but dramatic changes are on her horizon.
Plaza de la Revolution, Havana, Cuba
Cuba’s future remains largely unwritten, but dramatic changes are on her horizon.
Neighborhood Life – Havana
If children playing in the streets is an indicator of the success of a city, then Havana’s streets may be some of the most successful in the world. ___Ethan Kent
The Art of the Cuban Cigar
The best cigar tobacco leaf in the world is grown in Cuba's Vinales Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Cubans consider cigar rolling an art form. Eating and sleeping…