Monthly Archives: December 2022
dancers, 6
Here’s one last look (for now, anyway) of dancers from the Dance Cuba performance that we were privileged to see.
Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba
Havana, Cuba
photographed 11.11.2022
it was his move
If I knew anything more than just the most basic of things about chess, perhaps I could offer an analysis of what was going on in this street-side game.
So, really, the only thing I can offer is to note that it’s cool the way those chess pieces are the same color as the wall.
Cienfuegos, Cuba
photographed 11.9.2022
estefanía and kids and cars
The ballet dancer attracted a group of onlookers, including these kids. She was gracious enough to pose with them and everyone seemed pretty happy about it.
(As an added photographic bonus there was a row of vintage cars parked right there.)
Havana, Cuba
photographed 11.6.2022
the observer
I don’t know a single thing about training to become a boxer, but I can tell you that this young man spent the entire workout here and didn’t spar with any of the other men at the gym, which gave me the impression that perhaps he was just starting out.
But the actual, real reason I made this photo is that the woman watching him had an uncanny resemblance to my late mother-in-law. (And if it had been my mother-in-law, she would have offered plenty of advice to that young boxer. If you know what I mean.)
Gimnasia de Boxeo Rafael Trejo
Havana, Cuba
photographed 11.11.2022
love + mosaic
We spent the first morning in Cuba wandering the streets of Cojímar, a town near Havana. The place is considered to be an inspiration for The Old Man and the Sea and there’s a monument to Ernest Hemingway. In the 1940s, what may or may not have been the largest whale shark ever was caught nearby; there is – according to Wikipedia – “considerable controversy” over the accuracy of the measurements.
In modern times, actor William Gutiérrez-Levy and singer-songwriter Camila Cabello are both from Cojímar.
The woman in the photo is not Hemingway, Guitêrrez-Levy, or Cabello.
But probably you figured that out. Especially the part about how she’s not Hemingway.
Cojímar, Cuba
photographed 11.6.2022
One Day | One Image 