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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

by markmiddletonUrban May 1, 2026May 1, 2026No Comments

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 …

Inle Lake Myanmar

by markmiddletonLandscapes, Urban February 1, 2026April 25, 2026Comments are Disabled

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 …

Ahmed

by markmiddletonLandscapes January 17, 2026May 6, 2026Comments are Disabled

I met Ahmed in Saqqara, Egypt, while exploring the oldest pyramid in the world—the Step Pyramid of Djoser. Long before the smooth-sided pyramids of Giza were imagined, this was where monumental stone architecture began. Built nearly 4,700 years ago by the architect Imhotep, the Step Pyramid marked humanity’s first attempt at reaching the sky with …

Key West Sunset

by markmiddletonLandscapes July 16, 2025April 25, 2026Comments are Disabled

I’ve been going to Key West since just after high school, and somehow it continues to feel familiar and new every time I make the trip. I was back again this past July 4th weekend with friends, but my history with this island stretches all the way through my adult life—quiet Christmases when I didn’t …