Planet Cuba Photography Tour (2022 & 2023)
This workshop is organized in partnership with Luminous Journeys
4
MAR 2022
10
DAYS
8
People
4995
usd
AT A GLANCE
Why this photo tour
Your Cuba photo tour / traveling workshop begins and ends in Havana, spending a total of four nights in this unforgettable city. In addition to the iconic places, you’ll get the opportunity to meet and photograph everyday Cubans in their homes; discover hidden places; and take advantage of Tristan’s groundwork to show you some special street photography locations. He’ll have a long list of photography surprises for you, don’t worry about that. ?
From Havana we drive to beautiful, bucolic Viñales, the most highly prized tobacco region in the world. It’s also a great place to experience the rural side of Cuban culture up close and personal. And for anyone who wants to try a Cuban cigar while photographing the harvest, please do so with our compliments!
After two nights in Viñales and a memory card change, we take the road to tropical Trinidad for three nights, via French colonial Cienfuegos. The popular and vibrant city, with its beautifully preserved Spanish buildings and horse carriages clippity-clopping along cobblestone streets, is also home to Cuba’s most lively music scene.
highlights
Photo opportunities
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The Amazingly Kind & Welcoming People of Cuba!
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Live Street Photography Workshop
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Afro-Cuban Music & Street Dance
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The Beautiful Rural Tobacco Region of Viñales
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Magnificent Spanish & French Colonial Architecture
day by day
Detailed itinerary
DAY 1
Bienvenidos a Cuba!
Friday, the perfect time to arrive in Havana! We’ll meet today at 4:30 for a brief orientation before going out for a relaxed introduction to Havana street photography. Tristan will offer street photography techniques including how to approach Cubans for street portraits. Then to the iconic boardwalk known as the Malecon Wall, always a great opportunity to interact with the Cuban people and take pictures.
DAY 2
Havana
This morning we’ll visit a former colonial palace to photograph beautiful ballet dancers in an exotic setting that just oozes colonial Havana. Then for an exercise in contrast, we hit an Old Havana boxing gym where your doc-as art images will tell a story of the “sweet science” which is such a great source of pride for Cubans. The rest of the day we will dedicate to street, portrait and architectural photography away from the main tourists spots.
DAY 3
Havana
Sunday morning street photography finds Havana quite lively. Eventually we will end up in Hamel Alley to rock & shoot an Afro-Cuban dance show. Hamel is a small street dedicated to artistic expression – painting, sculpture, and dance. After a great lunch, this afternoon will find us in some of Havana’s most hidden corners, even discovering a surprising bit of urban nature.
DAY 4
Havana to Viñales
After breakfast we take a 3-hour drive to Viñales, a small town Pinar del Rio, famous as the best tobacco growing region in the world. February and March are special months for the collection of tobacco, the valleys are green and full of activity. This afternoon will go off the beaten path to photograph at a small fishing village, and then to visit the “charcoal burners” for some striking environmental portraiture opportunities.
DAY 5
Viñales
Today we enter the heart of the picturesque Viñales Valley to capture its essence at one of the best times of the year. Farmers harvesting tobacco, twisting tobacco, cowboys on horseback, beautiful landscapes, etc. You’ll even get the chance to puff on Cuba’s world famous export, gratis, right there where it’s grown! For lunch we’ll enjoy a traditional guajira meal in a farmer’s home. This afternoon is small village street photography, then a sunset shoot with fantastic views from one of Cuba’s most authentic restaurants.
DAY 6
Viñales – Cienfuegos – Trinidad
The UNESCO World Heritage site of Trinidad is next, via French Colonial Cienfuegos. In Cienfuegos we’ll stop for lunch and then check out “real Cuban life” on it’s most interesting boulevard. Arrive Spanish colonial Trinidad this afternoon. The city is considered by many the crown jewel of tropical Cuba, and is the most festive and music oriented city in the country. In addition to the photography w/ Tristan, here in such an artistically rich & fun oriented town, you will have plenty of free time if you so choose.
DAY 7
Trinidad
Morning of friendly and fun street photography with colonial building backgrounds, street portraits, optional artist’s museum. During the afternoon we will visit the great Manaca Iznaga Tower which offers panoramic photographs of the valley and the surrounding neighborhoods. We’ll then walk one of those neighborhoods – well away from the tourist zones – and have the opportunity to interact with local families and make that special, uniquely Cuban kind of humanistic photography.
DAY 8
Trinidad
This morning we get back to nature de Cubanito, in a nearby jungle where we’ll have the chance to photograph birds and scenes in the verdant forest with a river running through it. There’s a swimming hole at the end of the trek, so be prepared if you want to take a dip! Tristan will have several photographic choices today, and free time is always an option for those so choosing. After dinner Tristan will lead an optional urban night photography workshop, starting at our spectacular colonial restaurant w/ the best piña coladas in Cuba!
DAY 9
Trinidad Havana
Already the last morning in Trinidad, the occasion for us to go to explore the streets of the center and to capture beautiful images when the city wakes up. Then it will be time to go back to Havana. Installation at the hotel. This afternoon we will have VIP access to an Afro-Cuban ballet rehearsal with one of the best companies in town. We will continue with some street photography sessions in the late afternoon until the blue hour. Tonight, an aperitif on a terrace with one of the best views of the city, a perfect opportunity to review our best photos of the trip, followed by a farewell dinner in one of our favorite restaurants.
DAY 10
Havana
Early morning of optional street shooting and/or portfolio review. Tristan will have kept up with your progress along the way, and he’s more than happy to offer a final overview of your image making with specific advice for continuing on your chosen photographic path. Bid your fond farewells to Tristan and the lovely B & B family, and be ready to be picked up at the appointed hour to catch your return flight (if you can bare to leave!) home. You’ll miss this planet, no doubt. Viva Cuba!
LODGING
Selected hotels
ACTIVIDADES ECOTURISTICAS
Havana
Hotel Kempiski
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