Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop. – Ansel Adams
How do you choose favorite photographs? While I was in Cuba a few weeks ago, I took 6,140 photographs in seven days. My last blog post reflected the images that our well-known photojournalist teacher, Peter Turnley, selected as his favorites of my selections. This post includes the photographs that capture my favorite memories: the brightly colored facades and doorways, the morning sun flooding the rustic streets, and the Cuban people I just couldn’t help but fall in love with. When you think about Cuba, the 1950’s American cars are among the first that come to mind. I’ve included a few of those here as well.
Pink 1954 Chevy convertible from our balcony. Photograph taken from the 7th floor.
Havana, Cuba from the hotel rooftop. ©Nancy Moon 2015.
Ferry to Regla with this sweet little passenger and his father. ©Nancy Moon 2015.
This was likely my favorite automobile seen in Cuba! A 1957 Chevy. ©Nancy Moon 2015.
Selling newspapers in Havana, Cuba. ©Nancy Moon 2015.
Woman in Regla, Cuba. ©Nancy Moon 2015.
The laundry. Looking up in Havana, Cuba. ©Nancy Moon 2015.
We visited a school in Havana, Cuba. I think we pretty much distrupted the classroom with our presence. ©Nancy Moon 2015.
CUBA building in Havana. ©Nancy Moon 2015.
The Malecon, a broad esplanade in Havana, Cuba. This stretches for 5 miles. The Morro Castle is in the distance. ©Nancy Moon 2015.
Leaving the flower market in Havana, Cuba. ©Nancy Moon 2015.
Typical street scene and automobile in Havana, Cuba. ©Nancy Moon 2015.
A little boy running around the Rafael Trejo Boxing Gym, with his Che Guevara tee shirt. ©Nancy Moon 2015.
Ballet class in Havana. ©Nancy Moon 2015.
I had to end with this sweet dog that I photographed in the home of a nice family in Regla. How could I not. ©Nancy Moon 2015.
Most images are taken with the Canon EOS 5D MarkIII and the 35mm lens.
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Nice set of images Nancy! Would love to chat about your trip. 🙂
Thanks, Susan, andI want to hear about Africa!
These are beautiful Nancy! Very colorful heartfelt and moving. And we get a glimpse of a place we have never seen! No Facebook photos from Cuba! I especially LOVE the looking down on the pink car photo! Hot!
Thank you for sharing these images with us !
Love Laurette
Thanks Laurette, no doubt you will get to Cuba, you love color so much! Now your trips to Bali, those are next for me!
Wow, Nancy! Your photos are breathtaking. You have such talent – I’ve never seen such beautiful photos of Cuba!
EM, appreciate all this and thank YOU! xxx
Thank you for sending and sharing. All those old cars look beautiful. They would be worth a lot of $$$$$’s here in the U.S.A. Cuba seems to be a very colorful as well as lovely country. How was the food? Do you have any market or food photos? Best.
Chris, how nice to get your comment here and on Facebook. Cuba is a beautiful spot and you as a photographer would simply love it. PS, market photographs are coming up. I’m writing a piece about the market and more…..
Love to follow what you are doing. I just covered the Alliance Frainaise event over the weekend at the Bow Tie Cinema and the Arch Teen Center. I will post more on the Bow Tie Cinema on FB. A little eye opening.
Fabulous photos, Nancy! I am so inspired….will be there a week from today….xoxo Pam
OH I am going to watch your Facebook and IG page closely! Have the best time, your trip sounds amazing. So nice we are connecting through CUBA xx
Nancy, I am so struck by the colors of Cuba. And the clarity of the photos is fantastic! Plus, all your subjects you chose just bring the country to life brilliantly.
Thanks, Karen. It was BEYOND for this photographer. xx Your mother’s cruise ship will one day stop here, I have no doubt.
She would be thrilled to visit Cuba – no doubt!
I love your blog article and I feel that I traveled again to Cuba with the group. My life is not the same after this trip. How can we forgot that beautiful images and people? Love your photos and your spirit. Big hugs friend.
I love your blog article and I feel that I traveled again to Cuba with the group. My life is not the same after this trip. How can we forgot that beautiful images and people? Love your photos and your spirit. Big hugs friend.
Thank you friend! I loved going through the 6, 140 photographs. So many memories with all of us. You are such a great photographer, maybe a blog one day for you? The world needs to see your work. Gracias @winifredtoro:disqus
You are beautiful! I want to learn about this bloguer world 🙂 And yes i need to conquest again my photography hobbie; my passion.
it was amazing to be in cuba, the CARS, the 17th and 18th century architecture and especially the people. i saw and learned so much. i really learned my around my (nan’s) canon 7D. my composition also improved tremendously. thank you nan and peter turnley.
My pleasure to have you as my partner on this trip-of-a-lifetime. xx You created such beautiful images and we will show them soon when you write a guest blog post …. Thanks, @disqus_TYn4lZT4FT:disqus
Nancy, These photographs are AMAZING!!! I was more and more impressed with each one as I continued to scroll. Thank you for sharing your vision of Cuba, I have yet to go, but have a really great feeling thanks to you and your lens! I love the chevy from your balcony, the ferry, the laundry and especially your descriptions! Very well done. May I suggest Africa next, oh yeah thats right, you already did that! Maybe India….??
And one more thing I keep forgetting to say, when I sign in to comment here, it seems to show so many more comments! Bonus!! Lucky I discovered that trick… a true Nancy Moon fan here.
Nancy, I love your photos! And the ones from this recent to Cuba, may be the best ones yet. Thank you for sharing this charming, colorful place and its people with us.
Recent trip. Oops.
Hi Charlene, so nice of you to check it out!!! Thanks…. I hope you get a chance to visit someday.
Beautiful photos, Nancy! Wow! What an experience!
You are toooooooo kind ….. thank you @disqus_J9Czmh2j8h:disqus
Great photos Nancy!
fabulous photos ,makes me want to visit xo