Seven men silhouetted against a golden Malecón Havana sunset, fishing along the Havana seawall with the city skyline visible in the distance — documentary photography Cuba, 2017.

Havana Malecón Sunset Photography: Seven Fishermen and the Light That Stopped Me Cold

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There are photographs you spend months planning — the location scouted, the light calculated, the composition rehearsed. And then there are the ones that simply happen, if you’re paying attention. This image, made along the Malecón in Havana during the summer of 2017, belongs entirely to the second category. It is, without question, one of …

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Inle Lake Myanmar

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In the summer of 2014, I arrived at Inle Lake almost by accident—and it ended up being one of the most meaningful places I’ve ever photographed. Myanmar (formerly Burma) had only recently begun opening its borders after decades of isolation. Tourism was still limited, infrastructure was minimal, and much of the country felt untouched by …

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