Exactly 20 years ago, my wife, a couple of friends and I went on a tourist trip to Cuba, with images of waving palm trees, white beaches, typical vintage cars, old ladies smoking cigars and portraits of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara in our minds.
Despite the fact that it was a wonderful trip, 20 years later I still had the feeling that I had largely missed the authentic feel of Cuba.
As a result, we decided to take another trip through Cuba in 2024, although from a completely different perspective and away from the well-trodden tourist paths.
This time, we did not stay in huge hotels but in so-called
“Casas Particulares” and we did not travel by car but by local taxi or bus in order to be as close to the people as possible.
It was an experience to remember. I was particularly charmed by the fact that people live outside on the streets, often in very poor conditions, but are nevertheless extremely hospitable.
With this series, I don\'t want to convey the typical image of Cuba, nor do I want to turn it into a historical document, but rather share a small piece of my feelings about how I experienced this vibrant street life.
– Рейтинг фотографов по странам и городам строится на основе 3-х лучших фотографий автора и их относительной позиции в каждой отдельной номинации. Рейтинг в номинации "Мобильная фотография" учитывается в меньшей степени для формирования рейтинга. В списке по странам и городам показывается одна фотография автора с лучшим рейтингом.
– В списке опубликованы только работы которые прошли 2-й этап голосования.
– В рейтинге лучших фотографий учитывается только одна — самая сильная — работа от каждого автора. Даже если у фотографа опубликовано несколько работ, в расчёте позиции используется только одна, с наивысшим рейтингом. Поэтому порядок фотографий в списке может не совпадать с итоговым положением автора в рейтинге.
– The rating of photographers by countries and cities is based on the three best photos of the author and their relative position in each separate nomination. Rating in the nomination "Mobile Photography" is taken into account to a lesser extent for rating formation. The list by country and city shows one photo of the author with the best rating.
– Only those photos have been published in the list that passed the second stage of voting.
– Only one strongest photo from each author is counted in the Best Photos ranking. Even if a photographer has several published works, only the highest-rated one is used to calculate their ranking position. As a result, the order of photos in the list may not match the author's final ranking position.
