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Doors of Old Havana

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Doors of Old Havana

Old Havana describes the central area of the original city of Havana, Cuba.  In addition to having the largest concentration of colonial architecture in the western hemisphere, the Cuban capital boasts the largest collection of Spanish colonial military architecture.  Old Havana and its fortifications were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982. Havana’s first settlement … Read more

Discover Cuba On Instagram

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Discover Cuba On Instagram

Paris Hilton took advantage of the thawing relations between the United States and Cuba and visited Havana earlier this year.  The results were more than predictable as can be seen from her Instagram account. Posing in front of the original "Habana Hilton Hotel" that my great grandfather Conrad opened here in 1958. 🏢 A post … Read more

Two Photographers Explore Private Side of Cuba

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Taos Artist Collective, in Taos, New Mexico, hosted Cuba Photography Retrospective in June.  The exhibit showcased the work of Marcus Best and Jeremy G. Landau.  These photographs were taken on the island of Cuba, before the end of the embargo, and documents Cuba under the embargo, a Cuba that will soon disappear. “Cuba is a … Read more

Photographer Mimi Fuenzalida Captures Cuban Imagination

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Photographer Mimi Fuenzalida Captures Cuban Imagination

Mimi Fuenzalida was born in Santiago and spent her early years in Chile and Argentina. At 13, she was given a 35 mm camera. Learning to develop her own film she discovered a passion for capturing images. In her early twenties, she relocated to Los Angeles and today is married to Ken Rosen, a film producer who recently concluded a successful fundraising campaign on Kickstarter.  The campaign funds will be used to complete his film, Cuba in Transition. 

“I am fortunate to have discovered my true passion in life. Using the natural elements of light and environment, combined with a specific character mood, I aim to create images, stills & moving, that awaken and inspire the mind into thought and imagination”

Learn more about Mimi’s work at www.mimi-images.com

“Cuba: Before the Dawn” by Photographer Hana Jakrlova

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“Cuba: Before the Dawn” by Photographer Hana Jakrlova

by Hana Jakrlova, Photographer The title of my photography series Cuba: Before the Dawn, is a nod to Reinaldo Arenas’ autobiographical novel Before Night Falls. The novel describes the writer’s life and persecution by Castro’s regime, his hunger and fight for freedom and finally escape to New York. I read the book while in Havana, … Read more