The FlyFish Journal Issue 7.4

I'm excited to have a bunch of work in the new The FlyFish Journal including a feature (photography only) on Cuba. The Cuba piece was shot last February on a trip to Havana and the Cuban marine archipelago, Jardines De La Reina. It was my second trip there.
The piece was written by Sarah Grigg who happened, I believe, to have done the same trip as me a month prior.

A feature story (photography) in issue 7.4, summer 2016, of The FlyFish Journal on Cuba. Written by Sarah Grigg.

Here's a larger version of the above image. The shot was taken along the Malecon in Havana on a relatively cool winter's day. I like that the driver is looking forward and that the hand of the driver's side passenger is slightly visible.

Malecon. Havana, Cuba. 2016.

Cuba B-Sides II

Here are a some overlooked images from my trip to Cuba earlier this winter. Double-click on any image to enlarge:

Central Cuba Highway. Two lanes with more pot holes, walkers, bikers and horse-carriages than cars.

Woman. Jucaró, Cuba..

Two Men. Jucaró.

Portrait Of A Man. St. Louis Cardinals Fan. Central Cuba.

Jucaró, Cuba.

Bemba. Fly Fishing Guide. Jardines De La Reina, Cuba.

Woman. Havana, Cuba.

Man & Cigarette. Vieja Habana. Havana, Cuba.

Vieja Habana (Old Havana. A Neighborhood in Havana).

Havana

A Havana Taxi.

Capital Building. Havana.

Havana. Parque Central.

Woman Waving. Havana.

Havana Bus Stop.

Taxi Subframe. Havana.

Havana Street Corner.

From Havana To Jardines De La Reina, Cuba

One of the first things I noticed about Cuba was how relatively clean it is. With the exception of La Habana Vieja, and a few other neighborhoods in Havana, Cuba really is clean of trash. On my flight to Havana I sat next to a beautiful young Cuban woman who sometimes sang as she listened to music on her Discman and gazed out the window at remote cays somewhere south of Cuba. She told me a lot about Cuba on this short flight but what I will never forget is when she looked at me with a genuine smile and said, "I am very proud of my country." From Havana to Júcaro to the guides and staff aboard the Avalon II where I was a guest for 6 nights, the people of Cuba seemed genuine despite their impoverished conditions and what surprised me the most, their universal sense of pride.

This was the only baseball I saw being played in the streets of Havana. These kids though were super eager to have me photograph them.

Baseball bats are worth their weight in gold on Havana streets.

A Havana Street

I stumbled across these kids and their grandmother one morning in Havana.

The grandmother seemed super pleased I was taking their picture.

Above is a slideshow of Havana and a few images of central Cuba and the south coast town of Júcaro.

Jardines De La Reina Barracuda

Bemba, Keko & Titi. All brothers and great guides as well.

A dreamy Jardines De La Reina bonefish flat