Cuban Photography by Jorge V. Gavilondo

Jorge V. Gavilondo - Photography
Street Photography, Architecture, Ballet, Dance
Havana, Cuba - Around the World

Havana Galleries

Havana - Street Scenes : Mainly shot in Old Havana, but also in other parts of the City...trying to share that very special feeling I have whenever I walk the streets paying attention to details that continuosly "flow" past you...

Havana - Street Scenes

Mainly shot in Old Havana, but also in other parts of the City...tryin ...

Updated: May 09, 2006 3:05am PST

Havana Bay and its Surroundings : The Bay (and its surroundings) are the heart of the city, built originally on the Western side of "el Puerto de Carenas"...it's one of my preferred spots to wait for sunrise...on its South and East margins you will find the towns of Regla, and Casablanca...

Havana Bay and its Surroundings

The Bay (and its surroundings) are the heart of the city, built origin ...

Updated: Jan 09, 2006 9:25am PST

Havana Fortresses - El Morro Castle and Lighthouse : All these images are available for high quality large (up to 24"x 36") prints...please contact me at jorge.gavilondo@infomed.sld.cu and I will ne happy to post the ones you select...

Havana Fortresses - El Morro Castle and Lighthouse

All these images are available for high quality large (up to 24"x 36") ...

Updated: Sep 21, 2008 7:23am PST

Havana Fortresses - La Cabaña : please contact me at jorge.gavilondo@infomed.sld.cu for high quality prints (up to 24"x 36") of any of these images...

Havana Fortresses - La Cabaña

please contact me at jorge.gavilondo@infomed.sld.cu for high quality p ...

Updated: Sep 21, 2008 7:35am PST

Havana Fortresses - La Fuerza and la Muralla : The oldest stone fortress built by the Spanish in the Caribbean...carries the now image of Havana (La Giraldilla) in its single tower...the leyend says it represents the waiting wife of a Spanish conqueror that left Havana for Florida and perished in the journey...please contact me at jorge.gavilondo@infomed.sld.cu for high quality prints (up to 24"x 36") of any of these images...

Havana Fortresses - La Fuerza and la Muralla

The oldest stone fortress built by the Spanish in the Caribbean...carr ...

Updated: Sep 21, 2008 7:38am PST

Havana Fortresses - La Punta : please contact me at jorge.gavilondo@infomed.sld.cu for high quality prints (up to 24"x 36") of any of these images...

Havana Fortresses - La Punta

please contact me at jorge.gavilondo@infomed.sld.cu for high quality p ...

Updated: Sep 21, 2008 7:30am PST

Havana - El Malecón (The Seawall) : A magical place to escape from the heat of the year-long summer, to jog, stroll, or sit...for confidence, love, or distraction...to watch sunrise and sunset...the soul of the City...

Havana - El Malecón (The Seawall)

A magical place to escape from the heat of the year-long summer, to jo ...

Updated: Jan 09, 2006 5:55am PST

Havana Churches - San Francisco de Asís : please contact me at jorge.gavilondo@infomed.sld.cu for high quality prints (up to 24"x 36") of any of these images...

Havana Churches - San Francisco de Asís

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Updated: Sep 21, 2008 7:49am PST

Havana Churches - Cathedral :

Havana Churches - Cathedral

Updated: Dec 13, 2005 3:42am PST

Havana - National Capitol :

Havana - National Capitol

Updated: Jun 04, 2007 6:14am PST

Havana - Pharmacies in Old Havana : these are proofs...very little work done on the RAW images...if you are interested in printable images, please contact me directly....

Havana - Pharmacies in Old Havana

these are proofs...very little work done on the RAW images...if you ar ...

Updated: Sep 22, 2008 6:26am PST

Havana - Palacio de los Capitanes Generales : these are proofs, almost out from the camera, very little work done on them...no horizontal, paralelism, or skew corrections...very little color and dynamic range correction....contact me for printable images if interested

Havana - Palacio de los Capitanes Generales

these are proofs, almost out from the camera, very little work done on ...

Updated: Feb 16, 2009 9:25am PST

Havana - Casa de la Obrapía : La Casa de la Obrapía (Obrapía and Mercaderes streets)is a beautiful old mansion in Old Havana, now a museum with teaching activities on weekends (modelling, paper art-work, weaving). MACO Caribbean Living/Destinations (www.macomag.com), the exquisite Caribbean turism magazine, recently published an extensive article of Juliet Barclay with images selected from this group....if you would like to order a print of any of these, please contact me by email...

Havana - Casa de la Obrapía

La Casa de la Obrapía (Obrapía and Mercaderes streets)is a beautiful ...

Updated: Jan 29, 2007 5:15am PST

Grand Theatre Complex - Havana : Special shoot-out and portfolio image selection done for MACO destinations magazine...includes the Garcia Lorca Theatre...selected images to appear within an article in early 2007...please contact me at jorge.gavilondo@infomed.sld.cu for high quality prints (up to 24"x 36") of any of these images...

Grand Theatre Complex - Havana

Special shoot-out and portfolio image selection done for MACO destinat ...

Updated: Oct 24, 2006 7:21am PST

Havana - Fountains : Selection of fountains in Havana that served as basis for an article in the Caribbean magazine MACO Destinations...images can be uploaded at high resolution for printing at request...contact me by email

Havana - Fountains

Selection of fountains in Havana that served as basis for an article i ...

Updated: Nov 02, 2007 6:49am PST

Old Havana - Balconies, Windows : With wonderful iron and wood works, some crumbled and some restored, discreet or extravagant, the balconies and windows of the Old City are an endless impression to the visitant...

Old Havana - Balconies, Windows

With wonderful iron and wood works, some crumbled and some restored, d ...

Updated: May 03, 2006 12:19pm PST

Old Havana - Details : The streets of Old Havana are a paradise for detail lovers: door knockers, keyholes, mail boxes, iron and wood works, rock and brick shields-of-arms, ancient ceramic tile, glass, sculpture...a never ending hunting adventure...

Old Havana - Details

The streets of Old Havana are a paradise for detail lovers: door knock ...

Updated: May 02, 2006 2:38pm PST

Lucetas and Mediopuntos : Lucetas and mediopuntos are tinted/colored glass ornate figures very much used in Cuba's house constructions, spanning from the Spanish Colonial era to the first decades of the XXth century. Lucetas are rectangular in shape and mediopuntos, the most beautiful and traditional, are semicircles. You can find them in the top part of windows and doors that open to balconies or to interior patios. Here you can find many examples of exhuberant lucetas and mediopuntos in Havana, many very well preserved, some famous ones even displayed in museums, and then the dilapidated, with missing color parts, in the interior of old residences, that I don't know why but are still my preferred. Many of these images have not been properly processed, hence were not tagged for prints, but if you are interested in some photos of these exquisite treasures, please contact me at jgavi@yahoo.om and I will be happy to produce it for you....

Lucetas and Mediopuntos

Lucetas and mediopuntos are tinted/colored glass ornate figures very m ...

Updated: Apr 21, 2006 9:51am PST

Old Havana - Doors, Stairs : Intrincate stairs in huge old crumbling houses, magnificent wooden doors, many of which have seen better times, all speaking of a glorius past where artisans and builders had different standards..and obviously more time than present ones...

Old Havana - Doors, Stairs

Intrincate stairs in huge old crumbling houses, magnificent wooden doo ...

Updated: May 03, 2006 1:03pm PST

Havana - Laundry Drying : The multicolor laundry drying in the sun is already part of the image of the Old City...contrast are as great as the city in itself...

Havana - Laundry Drying

The multicolor laundry drying in the sun is already part of the image ...

Updated: Dec 12, 2005 10:54am PST

Havana - Signs and Posters : No, this is no grafitti...we're talking about a myriad of other different expressions...

Havana - Signs and Posters

No, this is no grafitti...we're talking about a myriad of other differ ...

Updated: May 03, 2006 11:05am PST

Havana - Light and Textures : set of images that served as source of a selection used to illustrate an article dealing with Textures and Light in Havana....

Havana - Light and Textures

set of images that served as source of a selection used to illustrate ...

Updated: Apr 22, 2009 3:52am PST

Havana- Colon Cemetery :

Havana- Colon Cemetery

Updated: Sep 16, 2004 12:07pm PST

Havana - Fifth Ave, Miramar :

Havana - Fifth Ave, Miramar

Updated: Oct 14, 2004 6:05am PST

Havana - Vedado neighborhood :

Havana - Vedado neighborhood

Updated: May 03, 2005 7:39am PST

Havana - Vintage Cars and Bykes : Havana (and Cuba) is a paradise for American vintage cars (and bykes) lovers...you can find them everywhere, all the time, working as taxis ("boteros"), or belonging to "old car" clubs...it's simply amazing that in spite of the absolute US blockade of more than 40 years (no spares at all), many are running great with their original motors, and others with very ingenious adaptations....

Havana - Vintage Cars and Bykes

Havana (and Cuba) is a paradise for American vintage cars (and bykes) ...

Updated: Dec 12, 2005 12:04pm PST

Rio Almendares : The Almendares River is a modest water way that zigzags West of the Bay, sometimes as a boundary between neighborhoods like Vedado, Nuevo Vedado, Miramar, Marianao, Boyeros, etc. The forest associated with the last mile of the river, -known as El Bosque de La Habana (Havana Forest)-, is a narrow strip that spans along its West bank. Vegetation is exhuberant...and the place is a sanctuary for the Cuban vulture...

Rio Almendares

The Almendares River is a modest water way that zigzags West of the Ba ...

Updated: Sep 10, 2005 11:35am PST

Sunrise and Sunsets - Vedado Neighborhood :

Sunrise and Sunsets - Vedado Neighborhood

Updated: Aug 10, 2005 6:21am PST

Blues of Havana : Blue is one of the colors I see Havana through...it was a colonial times color, judging from the old windows contrast on the white facades of old buildings...it is the color imposed by the Gulf of Mexico that limits the city on its north face, and that tints the skies all day...its is also a common color on common things...a selection of images of Havana where blue plays a significant role follows...

Blues of Havana

Blue is one of the colors I see Havana through...it was a colonial tim ...

Updated: Sep 04, 2006 7:23am PST

Havana Zoo :

Havana Zoo

Updated: Oct 14, 2004 5:00am PST

Havana Aquarium :

Havana Aquarium

Updated: Oct 14, 2004 5:33am PST

Hurricane Wilma - October 2005 (2) : Taken by Jose Victor, my 16-year old son with SONY 717 and 828...some great, great shots of the waves...

Hurricane Wilma - October 2005 (2)

Taken by Jose Victor, my 16-year old son with SONY 717 and 828...some ...

Updated: Nov 29, 2005 4:48am PST

Hurricane Wilma - October 2005 (1) : Hurricane Wilma sideswiped Havana on October 24, 2005, on its way to Florida. The worst part was not the 100-136 km/h southeast winds that hammered all Sunday night, but the surge that started on Monday's eve, combined with a hide tide, when the eye of the hurricane passed 170 km to the North of the capital and the direction of the winds inverted. Never ever the waterfront of the capital had been struck in this way by immense waves and continuous flodding. The damage is huge in the Habana Vieja, Centro Habana, Vedado, and Miramar coastal areas, and in Santa Fe and Baracoa, two small coast villages West of the Capital. On Monday I went on shooting with my 16-year old son, Jose Victor. In the morning we shot Vedado, and parts of Miramar in the afternoon. Large areas of the famous Malecón (seawall) were simply turned into sea. Chunks of the wall were thrown blocks inland by the waves. Many times, the waves that broke in the Morro castle rock hill, on the other side of the Bay's entry channel, went over the lighthouse. The two tunnels that cross the Almendares river and that divide Vedado from Miramar were covered with water, as the images will show. In Marina Hemingway, the three channels were turned into a single waterway. In the next days, as things return to normal, I will shoot more...the images you will see now come straight out of SONY 828, and Canon 20D...for the sake of time, the only thing I have done is to sharpen a little the images, and reduce their size...no cropping, no post processing...

Hurricane Wilma - October 2005 (1)

Hurricane Wilma sideswiped Havana on October 24, 2005, on its way to F ...

Updated: Nov 29, 2005 4:40am PST

Hurricane Charley, August 2004 : Hurricane Charley hits the city of Havana with 130 km/h winds on August 12...thousands of trees are cut razor-like, and thousands of km of electric and telephone cables are downed...I am including only reduced quality images to speed up uploading...if you are interested in any of this please write to me...

Hurricane Charley, August 2004

Hurricane Charley hits the city of Havana with 130 km/h winds on Augus ...

Updated: Feb 11, 2005 8:18am PST

Guanabacoa : The town of Guanabacoa (la Villa de Pepe Antonio, in honor of the mayor of the town, that died fighting against the British invasion of Havana in 1792) is one of the three main towns that surround Havana Bay (being Casablanca and Regla the other two, and of course the City if San Cristóbal de la Habana)....it is known as the craddle of Afrocuban religion and music, and by its thematic museums....and the birthplace of my mother....I find the environment fascinating...this is just a first sample...3 hours walking around and shooting...

Guanabacoa

The town of Guanabacoa (la Villa de Pepe Antonio, in honor of the mayo ...

Updated: Dec 14, 2005 9:38am PST

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Jardines de la Tropical

Updated: Jul 08, 2009 7:25am PST

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