Monthly Archives: December 2022
laundry guard
Another view of the magical laundry place, with a worse-for-wear statue keeping an eye on the laundry drying in the room below.
I thought (hoped, actually) that this place was sort of a secret that no other visitors knew about, but almost the same day that I posted that first photo of it, I saw another photo from another group of photographers who’d been there the week after we were. I felt a little bit like the magic laundry room was cheating on me…
Havana, Cuba
photographed 11.7.2022
all waiting for the same thing
This guy was watching our group of photographers and waiting for his next pedi-cab customer. And probably some of us were watching him and also waiting for his next customer.
It may have been some sort of a stand-off.
Havana, Cuba
photographed 11.6.2022
pray to god
An interior view of a mostly-vacant tomb at the gigantic cemetery in Havana. Both of the tombstones say “rogao a dios” – I pray to God.
Here’s the thing I’m wondering about: why do you suppose the tombstones are in Spanish, except for the “R.I.P.” on each of them? Because that’s an English term that translates into Spanish as “que descanse en paz.” Has “R.I.P.” transcended its English words and become a commonly understood shorthand?
Necrópolis Cristóbal Colón
Havana, Cuba
photographed 11.11.2022
several things at once
A lot was going on – kids were tossing around a volleyball (or not shown: a baseball), they were standing around (or not shown: running), there was a ballerina (or not shown: photographers), and some nice murals on the backdrop.
All in all, a good place to have been for a while.
Havana, Cuba
photographed 11.6.2022
trolling for dreams
Yeah, so I couldn’t really have posed or art-directed a scene that’s more reflective of daily life in Havana than this.
Calle Teniente Rey
Havana, Cuba
photographed 11.7.2022
One Day | One Image 