Cuban Street Life Images

Much of a Cubans day is spent in the neighborhood streets, playing, working, enjoying family and friends

Symmetry
Sometimes you don;t even "see" it till you get home and work with it
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Waiting it Out
It won't last long so why not wait it out and just chill
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Soccer in the Street
Great activity outside a school on a rainy afternoon in Havana
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Havana in the Rain
Nobody really seems to mind the rain. It cools things off for a moment and washes everything down. Two great benefits. I think this photo conveys that well.
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Ready for Rain
Easy to spot and looks like stay dry in!
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City life
It's a hot day in Trinidad. So hot, your friend talks to you, hidden in the shade of the room
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Trinidad Streetsweeper
Everything everywhere was tidy. Streets, highways, bushes, trees, et all were taken care of. I don't know how the whole system works but at least at the level of civic type needs, somebody was doing it Because they are collectively very poor, they do a lot with what they have.
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Trinidad Cuba Street Scene
Early mornings saw a lot of hustle and bustle. So it was good to get up before sunrise and get on the streets to see it unfold.
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Morning Rush
It was fun to get out on the streets just a bit before everyone else in town and walk around
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Escorts
I thought this was touching. Men walking their wives to wherever they were going to work or transport to work.
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Fresh Bread
Fresh bread was definitely the priority of the majority of people up at sunrise
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Buying FLowers
Sack full of items, bird in the cage, purchasing flowers… something big is about to happen!
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Bike Shop
These enterprising fellows seem to have started a bike repair shop here. I'm sure that is a good business to be in Cuba!
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Trinidad Cuba Street Scene
"Cuban freemasonry is noteworthy for being one of the most overt and colorful rites in the Caribbean. Rather than the secrecy that so often surrounds masonry in other parts of the world, Cuban lodges take pride of place in town centers. More interesting still is that Cuba is the only country in the world where freemasonry has been protected by a communist regime." - Darmon Richter, Freemasons of the Caribbean
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Vañales Cuba Street Scene
The little town of Viñales is very active. With the limestone cliff atttraction nearbye, many of the homes have been turned into Paladars where the spare room in rented out to tourists. Commercial activity to support this has sprung up!
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Vañales Cuba
Sidecar motorcycles are very popular too and the majority seem to be quite old. Come to think of it I didnt really see any new motorcycles at all
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Street Corner Life
Even on a Saturday morning it seemed like everybody had something to attend to!
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Havana Streets
A Quiropedista is a foot doctor in portuguese… these vegetable carts are everywhere and doing a brisk business
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Veggie Wagon
Came across this walking around Viñales. Keep in mind, nothing like this was allowed for over 40 years
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Early Morning in Trinidad, Cuba
The cobblestone of Trinidad, Cuba is from Connecticut. it was used as keel ballast on ships that would then dump them for the molasses that they would haul back in the early 1700's
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Junior Boxeo in Havana
Boxing is very popular of course and there are several clubs in the city
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Future Soccer Star
I don't know if that is a potential fan or protective sister but it sure makes for a fun image
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Celebration Time
All of a sudden I found myself amidst a group of kids in a variety of costumes and their family and followers. What else could I do but snap a few
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Junior Carnival
I don't know what the event was but it had everybody up early on a Saturday morning with the children dressed in a variety of costumes
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Cuban Women
Obviously someone told a good joke
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Chasing the Donkey
I came across this situation just as you see it. I think it might be a mule and not a donkey :-)
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Time Machine
You don't even have to squint to believe it is 1955 when walking Havana. If they can save all of the old buildings instead of tear them down it will become one of the most popular places for the world to come to see
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It Could Go Either Way
Early in the morning on this wonderful boulevard that leads from the city to the harbor entrance. You can imagine what it must have been like in its glory. The grand walkway in the middle is the perfect place for the first game of chess of the day.
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Standing Room Only
This bus appeared to not have one more inch of possible space
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Havana Street Scene
It was an exceptionally hot day in Havana, near 100 and everyone was out on the street instead of inside. I get the feeling someone is in trouble here.
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Early Morning in Trinidad, Cuba
I actually just parked myself with the bike and that remarkable wall and waited for someone to walk into the scene
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Pizzeria
It does not matter where you are in the world. There will be pizza.
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After the rain
I love to capture puddle images. They rarely work out but when they do it adds a dimension to a still image unlike any other.
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Old Havana Mansion
This happens to be the ground floor of where the La Guarida restaurant is located up those stairs. But its a large building with many tenants and the restoration with little funds is slow
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Cienfuegos Public Transport
This kind of setup is very popular in Cienfuegos. I have no idea how it works as far as cost. It was by no means a tourist ride!
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Trinidad Cuba Morning Rush
This was one of the first images I caught on this morning which turned out to be so productive. Such an amazing place, Trinidad is.
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Trinidad Cuba Morning Rush BW
i like this alot as a black and white as well
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Morning Deliveries
This building was near the Paladar we stayed at and I dont think it was open with anything but the colors on the outside were remarkable You'll see other things passing it by :-)
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Two on a Bike
Mom riding her daughter home from school
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Time Out
It was only by pure coincidence that car drove by as I was trying to shoot the ages old annd defunct Policia call box
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Viñales Cuba Street Scene BW
This image just begged to be known only in black and white. Just a quiet sidewalk away from the main street bustle
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Havana Street Scene
With very few smart phones and virtually no internet, people read newspapers and magazines.
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Old Havana
Spent a morning in Old Havana and returned for an evening session. The buildings are from the 16-1800's and house a lot of offices.
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Old Havana BW
If you look at the last picture in the bottom left corner. This is that :-) when shooting in RAW format I am shooting potentially huge images.
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Dawn in Trinidad Cuba
The colors and the light are so much better as the night becomes day. You just got to get up for it!
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Corner Taberna
In Old town Habana, Cuba
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Havana Hamburger Stand
One Hamburguesa please! I love the look of total joyous anticipation from the customer
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Telenovela Time
i Iust happened to be passing by when I saw this
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Cuban Street Life Images

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