Scenes from Cuba & preview of Photo Night
Hello Friends, thanks for bearing with our lack of posting during our absence as of late. As some of you know, we took a personal trip to Cuba. This was a much needed trip after a non-stop 8 months of work both in studio and on location. We were due for some personal time and Cuba was the perfect destination to re-fuel our souls both personally and creatively again.
Our cravings for personal travel often take us to parts of the world that always leave us curious and longing for more about their people, culture and history. Cuba was definitely on the top of our list and thanks to some dear friends, we were able to organize a small, intimate culture exchange trip. This amazing trip to the bustling city of Havana and the rural Western slopes of the island left us with a deeper understanding of Cuban culture and passion. We were also working on some personal creative projects here in Cuba, which we’ll be sharing more of soon.
Intimate Photo Night with us: For now, we wanted to share a preview of an event we’re holding at our private studio. We weren’t planning to announce it till the end of the month, but we wanted to you, our regular readers, a sneak peak & first chance to attend. On Wednesday, December 14, 2011 we’re having a special evening of photo & video, where we share with you our personal photography journey. We’ll be sharing private, personal images and video from our private collections. You’ll be able to see our personal work and inspirations that define us as photographers and filmmakers beyond what you see on our blog.
You can pre-register here on the reservation site.
In the meantime, here are some moments we were able to capture from our trip. We’ll also be sharing in depth, the stories behind these images from Cuba during Photo Night.
All photographs were captured with the iPhone 4 & edited on iPhone 4.
above: Havana Day
above: Havana nights
Dinner by candlelight
Cuban light and beauty
Little Fella and His Friends
Cigars & Peace
Censored Artist
Cab Ride in Cuba
Last Flight out of Cuba
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Beatiful photos! Would love to see some travel photos of Asia!
Beautiful photos. Cuba makes for amazing daily life photography. All you have to do is walk around, camera in hand, and capture the images all around you.
Found you through a search for a bread recipe….. Writing about the Cuba trip – would love to know more about the “cultural exchange”. My parents were born in Cuba, and I dream about going myself and taking our boys to experience the music, on top of everything I’ve heard about for years. We have our upstairs hall lined with black and white photos of Cuba – images my father took in the 50s and that my design-professional brother cropped and enlarged. I love the food, the music and dance, and the playful and proud character of the Cubans I know. From your photos, it looks like your trip was the intimate experience you were hoping for.
Great website, blog, recipes, and, of course, luscious photos. It’s been a nice little inspiration for my current business rebrand.
Ciao,
Addie
The photos are beautiful, I’m so envious of your trip. My husband and I are trying to figure out how to get to Cuba this year (our Christmas present to each other) and I was wondering how you went about it. We’ve both been photographers and the one thing that we have in common (opposites DO attract!) is that we love going out and shooting together. There are some group trips that he has found, but I find that they are really expensive and leave little time for personal exploring. I’d be grateful for any information you could impart.
hi, i’m not being able to shoot at night. I wanna take a picture for a plate, food i baked, but there isn’t alot of light in the room. If I want to use the close up mode, the shutter doesn’t work. only in Auto mode, without zooming in. Manually, I try with the Iso and aperture, not working… what can I do? thank you.
🙂 I am the same way… travel is such a huge part of who I am. And I always come back craving for more – people, culture, food, etc. But it also helps me to deeply appreciate “home” as well. I’m finally going on a similar trip and am looking forward to it. Wishing you all the best on the 14th!
Lovely photos. And they look amazing as black and white…..gives Cuba a very different feel from the usual loud, in your face color. This shows a subtle, almost dreamy side of Havana…..and I love the one of the young beautiful girl. Thanks for sharing, guys!!
Beautiful impressions of Cuba so far!
What a cool idea to have a Photo night. That behind the scenes insight is going to be so cool to hear and see.
Welcome home! This just proves that it’s not the gear, but the talent and creativity behind the camera that makes photos come alive.
Beautiful, guys. I’ve been following along on Instagram… so happy there’s more to share! Very much looking forward to the evening. 🙂
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look forward to seeing you again Kim!
Beautiful photos.
I wish I lived close to you guys! I would love to have come for you 12/14 event.
I love all of these shots (isn’t it amazing what the iPhone can do?), but the one that I adore the most is the one of Little Fella. What a fantastic scene… so glad you had a good time.
Oh, these pictures touch a part of my soul I never knew existed. Since I am part-Cuban, maybe that’s the reason. Either way, absolutely lovely photographs! Thank you for sharing these pictures and I’m so happy you both took a well deserved break.
Great photos guys. That cab photo turned out amazing.