After much deliberation the 20-member jury has made its selections for the first cut in the 8th Havana Times Cuba Photo Contest. In all 182 readers took part in the contest submitting a total of 1,503 photographs in the six different categories. After the first cut, 118 of the participants have at least one picture in the second round. (467 photos)
Read MoreOn October 15, 2016, at the Habana Libre Hotel, Erich Hernandez Sanchez, a world record holder in soccer ball control, broke his own best mark in heading from a sitting position for 40 minutes 2:26 seconds. (13 photos)
Read MoreIn an attempt to reach each of the settlements and communities in the days following the disaster and learn the status of family and friends, I saw a completely different Maisi than the one I knew since childhood. (18 photos)
Read MoreFrom the hill where the Christ statue-park is located, you can see a truly beautiful landscape, making this place a must-see for visitors, both foreigners and Cubans. It is clearly one of the city’s most photogenic places. (10 photos)
Read MoreAt its entrance, where once upon a time there was a stone castle-shaped building, starts a path of odd smells leading into the heart of a jungle where the sun struggles to penetrate through the curtains of green leaves providing beautiful scenery. (15 photos)
Read MorePia was seduced by natural colors when she realized she could use them. She used to look closely at pollen, dust clouds, some flowers and dried fruits, mud, certain stalks that trickled out tones when put in water, and charcoal which left a trail beside the path she used to walk along. Especially when she used to rub them against unusual surfaces or exposed them to sun, wind, rain and they took on wonderful shades.(30 photos)
Read MoreWhile out on the streets in search for a picture of interest, photographers often suddenly perceive curious gazes that catch our attention and we capture the instant. These are the faces of some young Guantanamo residents taken during some of my wanderings. (12 photos)
Read MoreHavana is a city with almost five centuries of history, and throughout this time it has accumulated a great variety of different architectural styles. Colonial architecture can be seen in squares, parks and mansions converted into museums in the city’s historic center. (22 photos)
Read MoreI took another look into the depths of Havana, its people and customs, their problems, the reality of their environment, the city that is dying among its inhabitants. (42 photos)
Read MoreCastaneda forms part of this broken up, idealized and controversial group that was the ‘80s generation, subjects of the Renaissance of Cuban Art, those who challenged government institutions and received the heavy price of censorship in exchange. (7 photos)
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