Tuesday, August 11, 2009

ché walked home

people on their way home after 1. of may parade at the revolution square in havanna.

sunday at the malecón
















the malecón is the perfect place to do nothing.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

the poet
















poet taking a rest at the prado in havanna

che in san lazaro


colourful revolutionary scenery in the street san lazaro in havanna

divers at the malecon
















instructors and a boy in very orange shorts waiting for divers getting out of the water at the malecon in havanna



Sunday, August 24, 2008

rehearsal

dancers from the dance group "leyenda folk" having a morning rehearsal in casa de la cultura in trinidad

twins

twins resting on bench in sagua la grande

dalmatian

dalmatian posing in centro havanna

in school

primary schoolchrildren from small city in pinar del rio

children from trinidad

children playing with ball at plaza mayor in trinidad

hitchhiker

girl from havanna "tomando una botella" (cuban slang for hitchhiking) at the famous malecón in havanna

party

three drunken girls ready to party in the city of trinidad

librarians

charming librarians from the city of trinidad

see me!

cuban macho boys at the famous malecón in havanna

hotel riviera

view at the famous malecón from the lobby in hotel riviera

josé martí pointing the way

statue of independence hero josé martí next to tribuna antiimperialista at the famous malecón in havanna

storage of bones in the cemetery colón in havanna

after two years in the ground relatives in Cuba have to take the coffin with the deceased up again, take out the bones and put them in small cement coffins like the ones you see here

policman and hole in wall

the photo is taken at the famous malecón in havanna

Saturday, July 12, 2008

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.

Friday, July 11, 2008

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.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

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.

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

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.