See 13 Pictures of the Cuba You Haven’t Seen Yet
Published 11 Nov 2017, 00:27 GMT
Helena Chavero Torres styles her hair before her quinceañera photo shoot at Almendares Park in Havana. No longer are teens wearing formal dresses for their photo shoots, but instead choosing popular styles from the U.S.
Photograph by Greg Kahn, GrainThe Malecón esplanade runs along the border of the brightly-lit Centro Havana burrough.
Photograph by Greg Kahn, GrainSixteen-year-old Anna Marie Mesa listens to music on her smartphone in Centro Havana. Many Cubans began using smartphones when the gadgets first entered the country.
Photograph by Greg Kahn, GrainThe Havana Queens perform for tourists at Hotel Tryp Habana Libre in Vedado. The dance company incorporates modern styles like hip-hop into its routines, rather than sticking with traditional dance.
Photograph by Greg Kahn, GrainTwenty-six-year-old Pompi makes costumes for the Havana Queens. He has family abroad, but chooses to stay in Cuba with his wife and child because he wants to be a part of the changes that are happening.
Photograph by Greg Kahn, GrainTwenty-five-year-old Rachel Gonzalez poses during practice with the Havana Queens.
Photograph by Greg Kahn, GrainEighteen-year-old Laura Elena Pozo is a dancer with the Havana Queens.
Photograph by Greg Kahn, GrainBici-taxi drivers wait for customers near the Parque Central Hotel in Centro Havana. The influx of tourists has flooded the city’s hotels. As a result, new ones are being built, and some locals rent rooms to tourists through Airbnb.
Photograph by Greg Kahn, GrainPompi works on costumes for the Havana Queens. A self-taught tailor, he learned to sew by doing it over and over again.
Photograph by Greg Kahn, GrainA young Cuban takes a taxi through Centro Havana wearing a fitted hat from the U.S.—still with its label on the bill, as many young Americans wear them. Such items from America have become status symbols in Cuba.
Photograph by Greg Kahn, GrainBreakdancing was popular in Cuba until the 90s economic crisis that followed the dissolution of the U.S.S.R. It’s been making a comeback, as seen here at a dance battle in the Jaimanita neighborhood outside Havana.
Photograph by Greg Kahn, GrainA couple kisses during the opening ceremonies of the Caribe Games, Havana University’s annual sports competition between academic departments.
Photograph by Greg Kahn, GrainA city bus drives along the Malecón during a winter storm.
Photograph by Greg Kahn, Grain