Woman and Fan
Woman and Fan, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. In a tourist shop selling hand made lace in Trinidad, Cuba I noticed the owner's apartment behind the store.…
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November 30, 2009
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Teatro Tomas Terry
Teatro Tomas Terry, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Tomas Terry made his first fortune nursing sick slaves back to health, then selling them. He went on to…
November 29, 2009
Tower Play
Inside the Tower, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. These two images are of the tower above the Palacio Ferrer in Cienfeugos, Cuba. I shot both the interior…
November 28, 2009
Alter Ego
Alter Ego, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I photographed this gourd in Joseph's studio. It seems the inner gourd has the soul and shadow of a dinosaur---aided…
November 27, 2009
Looking Up
Looking Up, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is looking up the spiral staircase in the Edificio Cuervo Rubio in La Habana, Cuba. Here's the view looking…
November 25, 2009
Stair to Heaven
Stair to Heaven, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is an abstraction created in the Photoshop Darkroom from Twisted Stairs. Here's an earlier post about some of…
November 24, 2009
Map of a Life
Map of a Life, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I don't know very much about this old woman. I photographed her in Las Terrazas, Cuba---part ecology preserve…
November 23, 2009
After Cataract Surgery
After Cataract Surgery, photo by Harold Davis. View this image lagrer. This is my mom Virginia Davis, world traveller and distinguished fiber artist. She recently had cataract surgery, and can…
November 22, 2009
Edificio Cuervo Rubio
Edificio Cuervo Rubio, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a fisheye shot looking down the staircase in the Edificio Cuervo Rubio, an art deco apartment building…
November 21, 2009
Cover Model
Cover Model, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. In Cuba, posing for tourist photos is a desirable profession---and a good way to get convertible pesos. All it takes…
November 20, 2009
Malecon Moon
Malecon Moon, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I shot this view of the Malecon in Havana, Cuba from the small bluff that the Hotel Nacional sits on.…
November 19, 2009
Twisted Stairs
Twisted Stairs, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a fisheye shot looking up from beneath the bell tower stairs at the Revolutionary Museum in Trinidad, Cuba.…
November 18, 2009
Creative Close-Ups
Creative Close-Ups, photo by Harold Davis. In keeping with recent family tradition, Katie Rose is shown here photographed with Creative Close-Ups: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques, which is now shipping.…
November 13, 2009
Havana Panorama
Havana Panorama, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a panoramic view of Havana and its harbor taken from the huge statue of Jesus that overlooks the…
November 12, 2009
Milk Scam
Milk Scam, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Across the street from the Cuban capitolio nacional under a dark and crumbling arcade a mother and two daughters watched…
November 12, 2009
Capitolio Nacional
Capitolio Nacional, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. The dome of the capitolio nacional is a landmark that can be seen from many parts of Havana, Cuba. The…
November 11, 2009
Back Stair
Back Stair, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a back staircase in the rundown Palacio Ferrer in Cienfuegos, Cuba. Built by sugar baron Jose Ferrer Sires,…
November 10, 2009
El Malecon
El Malecon, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Night comes to El Malecon, the boulevard that runs along the ocean. Old Havana glimmers in the distance. Soft light…
November 9, 2009