My first sunset along the Malecón in Havana, Cuba, taken during a scouting trip for a multimedia storytelling workshop I spearheaded for students at the University of Florida in 2017. With the help of friends and colleagues, this proof-of-concept program would take second place that year in the Hearst Journalism Awards for Team Reporting. Visit www.cubaoutsidein.com to see their work.
The view from inside a Cuban coco taxi.
Sunrise view from our host’s apartment.
The Hotel Nacional de Cuba, where guests and tourists can lounge in the courtyard overlooking the water while listening to live music, smoking cigars and drinking $2 mojitos.
Sunrise over Havana.
An employee of the Museo de la Revolución in Havana repairs tiles under a Cuban flag.
Street light(s) in Havana.
A boxer trains at Rafael Trejo Boxing Gym in Havana.
A boxer trains at Rafael Trejo Boxing Gym in Havana.
A boxer trains at Rafael Trejo Boxing Gym in Havana.
Even after dark, the colors in Cuba never fade.
Watching the sun rise over Havana through a broken window felt somehow metaphoric for the future that lies ahead of such a wonderful country like Cuba.
A patchwork of various walls and colors seen in Havana.