Beauty in Cuba

Before October 2018, I really had no desire to go to Cuba. Never been there, didn’t know much about it, and never thought about it. That was then. My friend and mentor Bill Woody suggested we go to Cuba and shoot ballet dancers. What? So, by March 2019, I’m flying to Havana to shoot 16 dancers from the Cuban National Ballet, who are the best in the world I’m told, and we’d probably get to shoot them in some exotic places. So, it starts.

This is a Story about that photo journey to Cuba that turned into so much more. Everybody who goes to Cuba has their own Impression of it, and I am no different. As I got to know Cuba, I found it to be a total contrast, between the Old and the New, between Capitalism and Communism, the wealthy and the poor, it defied everything that made sense...
My goal is to tell the story with photos and some supporting words, I hope it makes sense…But then, why would it?
Read More
  • Photo Sharing
  • About SmugMug
  • Browse Photos
  • Prints & Gifts
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Contact
  • Owner Log In
© 2021 SmugMug, Inc.
    It was rumored that the owner of this plantation, Souchay Cornelius, who died in1837, had a forbidden relationship with one of the slaves. He built a small house for her next to his mansion, and he allowed his slaves on this plantation to make money, have a market on site and have families. The slaves were treated different on this plantation than any others on the island, they could make money and it largely was a self-sufficient village that had up to 450 slaves/residents at 1 point.
    20180121__Cuba 2019__3910.jpg
    2019041421462217-20180121__Cuba 2019__3942.jpg