In the mountains surrounding the Panamanian town of Boquete, there is a rather phenomenal coffee farm called Hacienda La Esperanza. It is run by Jose Pretto, a Panamanian citizen of Italian descent seen in this photograph. We met one day in 2008, two hours into my walk down a curvy two-lane highway, where I was […]
There Is Only One Sin
In the Panamanian island chain of Bocas del Toro, theft is a problem on some beaches. During the week of my visit in 2008, one couple described being approached by two young men who “asked” for their wallet. They carried no weapon, but their demeanor was intimidating enough — and the travelers sufficiently isolated on their […]
Empty Dorm Beds
Funny, how even six empty beds in a dorm room, filled the night before with people who said hello and meant it, can leave one with a cavernous hollowness. Across the globe — and across the heart that dwells on the globe, beating in rooms and with people — there are myriad forms of pain. […]
20 Photos: A Historic Day In Havana, Cuba (December 17, 2014)
The 17th of December, 2014, began like most other days in Havana. The morning was warm, the people were vibrant, and the buildings, whether in a state of decay or renovation, were beautiful to a photographer’s eye. When I set out that morning to photograph the city, I did not know that in the preceding months there […]