old chairs

just a couple of chairs outside a butchery in vedadao

shadows and bricks

mother and daughter leaving the cathedral square in old havanna.

between poles

man at the malecón in havanna.

upskirt

dancer from havanna making show in trinidad

che and some black shoes

shoe shop in camagüey.

the mulata and the monster

the girls of havanna are living dangerous lives. 

long arm

kids playing with the cuban flag next to the central square in bayamo.

chess with fidel

chess club in bayamo, city of the fatherland.

the golden fortress

this beautiful art deco building is located close to the malecón in vedado. 

x framed

an american car at the malecón in havana. only the old cars from before the revolution can be sold legally at the free market in cuba. 

pigs

butchery in the street belascoain in havanna. a famous revolutionary is present.

turkey vulture between bars

the photo is taken on top of the fire escape at the famous havanna libre hotel.

modern havanna

the center of havanna is filled with old colonial houses. but you also see modern architecture in the city. these buildings in vedado - little miami - were constructed just before the revolution. 

future beach

this orange artifact for tourists is resting next to a very beautiful lagoon 40 km east of santigo. hardly any tourists come to this part of cuba.

living museum

this very picturesque old gas station is neighbor to the chinese churchyard in havanna

goddes of love and fertility

the woman to the left is initiated into the yoruba (african) santaria religion. this day she is giving a party to celebrate her religious birthday. her god is ochún - the goddes of love and fertility.

the outsider

old cuban build bus with soviet engine stopping at the famous prado in havanna.

police prayer

every corner along the malecón has a policeman. the crime rate in cuba is the lowest in all of latin america.

against the wall

just three very charming girls from trinidad.

loneliness

man passing through two columns at the malecón in havanna.

victory

cuba's national baseball team won the semifinal against the dominican republic in march 2006. after the victory the people of trinidad celebrated in the streets.

phallus

potent boy high above at the malecón in havanna.

putting him up or taking him down?

worker from bayamo setting up a new propaganda billboard with fidel: patria o muerte. venceremos! (fatherland or dead. we will win!)

keeping the independence clean

a group of early morning workers washing the square of the fatherland in bayamo. the city was the birthplace of the independence war against the spanish armada in the nineteenth century.

melancholic soldier

girl from bayamo attending a military parade for veteran soldiers.

do you feel lucky, punk?

boy from camagüey protecting his lollipop with a 9 mm toy gun.

flexible

schoolboy and his classmates having fun at the main square in santa clara.

shadow

the shadow of a girl passing an official building in the suburb of vedado in havanna.

room with a view

having a look at the famous malecón from a colonial house.

policeman ready for lunch

the policeman is guarding a building site in the suburb vedado in havanna.

proving his manhood

boys cooling down and showing off at the famous malecón in havanna.

between the star and the fist

boy from bayamo in the eastern part of cuba passing the cuban flag.

two in one

the couple is sleeping at the famous malecón in havanna. 

the dancer and the contrabass

dancer from havanna at a rehersal in trinidad before the evening show. 

turkey vulture on monument

the photo is taken at the top of the 109 meter tall monument for the cuban hero josé martí at the revolution square in havanna. the turkey vulture is very common in cuba. also in havanna.

girl and soldiers

I took the photo in front of the main train station in havanna. the girl is a soldier too.