La Habana - A City of Contrasts
December 2025
Havana exists in a state of beautiful contradiction—where vibrant creativity flourishes amid crumbling infrastructure, where classic American cars glide past colonial architecture slowly surrendering to time, and where the resilient spirit of daily life persists through ongoing crisis.
This collection captures the multifaceted reality of contemporary Cuba through intimate glimpses into artists' studios, the weathered elegance of decaying buildings, and the unguarded moments of everyday existence. From the ritual of cigar and rum culture to the animals navigating trash-lined streets, these images document a city and its people caught between preservation and deterioration, tradition and survival, beauty and hardship.
La Habana is a visual testimony to resilience—a portrait of a place where art, history, and humanity endure despite everything working against them.
Visit With Local Cuban Artist - Nerea Vera
Nerea Vera is an artist and the founder of a relaunched 20th-century lifestyle magazine promoting Cuban creatives. She works from a Neo-Classical mansion she is actively restoring in Havana.
This collection offers an intimate view of her creative space—where artistic practice, architectural preservation, and cultural advocacy converge. The photographs capture both her work and her mission: sustaining Cuba's creative legacy through art, publishing, and the restoration of one of Havana's architectural treasures.
