It’s good to know not only what you know, but also who you know. I recently returned from being a “companion” on a photography trip to Havana, Cuba. I accompanied Nancy on her comprehensive workshop which meant in some ways I needed to be behind the scenes and on my own. I went along on each excursion to a ballet school, a boxing gym, inside people’s homes, in the streets of Havana, and at a regional dance event, but was not involved in any critique of my work.
I watched photojournalist Peter Turnley instruct the 12 students in Havana and I also learned so much from Nancy and appreciated all the help she gave me along the way; focusing on my composition as well as ISO, shutter and F-stop. Nancy invited me to be a guest blogger here on her popular blog and I am pleased to show you some of my favorite photographs out of the 2,500 I took!
I am a “car guy” and I am sharing some of those images below. My favorite era happens to be cars from the 1950s, which is convienent since there has been a ban on exporting American cars to Cuba since 1959. Nancy asked me to do another blog post down the line on just cars.
One thing is certain, next time I believe I’m participating as a full-fledged photography student. I really want to learn much more.
A taxi stand in Old Havana, lots of Chevys, one Chrysler.
Old Havana
Dancer in Old Havana
A rare and beautiful 1957 Chevy wagon, as a taxi. These showroom quality cars charged $25-$35 per hour to take you on tours of Havavna.
We spent some time with this woman.
A closeup
Rafael Trejo Boxing Gym
A not so restored 1955 Buick.
Rumba dancers at our first luncheon
1959 Ford Thunderbird
Old Havana on a stroll
A neat hood ornament
A typical traffic jam, 80-90% of the cars in Cuba seem to be American. Here is a 1954 Ford and a rare 1951 Cadillac also not so restored
Ballet class at Centro ProDanza Ballet School
More ballerinas
Even more grace
Regla, Cuba
First day in Havana, look at this welcome.
Steve took all of these photographs with the Canon EOS 7D.
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