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People of Cuba by Jeroen Nieuwhuis

People of Cuba by Jeroen Nieuwhuis

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July 31, 2015
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People of Cuba came about last June after photographer Jeroen Nieuwhuis traveled to Cuba together with cinematographer Erik Journée. They stayed in the old part of Havana city. They've wanted to go the Cuba for a couple of years and after they heard about Cuba opening itself up to Tourism, they decide to take the chance and go.

We were inspired by the amazing landscape/cityscape images fellow photographer Ebo Fraterman took throughout Cuba. These images made us curious about Havana and online we planned and searched for interesting places and people.
-Jeroen Nieuwhuis

Raul Castenada, 48 years (Puerta de Golpe, Cuba)

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Álvaro Marquez is 71 years old. Unfortunately lost his wife four months ago, but he is still working as local farmer with his bulls Fortress & Avenger (Santa Cruz de los Pinos, Cuba)

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Luis Ernesto Coverrubias, 84 years old (Puerta de Golpe, Cuba)
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Ernesth Maldonado, 79 years, employee at a cigar plantation. After the harvest the leaves go into a drying proces of five months before they can roll the actual cigars (Las Ovas, Cuba)

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Michael Lazaro warming up for a training session in the legendary boxing gym Gimnasio de Boxeo Rafael Trejo (Havana, Cuba)

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Romario Mendoza during a training session in the legendary boxing gym Gimnasio de Boxeo Rafael Trejo (Havana, Cuba)

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I prefer to shoot in a cinematic/painterly style that you will seethroughout my work. I feel inspired by the work of photographers Mark Seliger, Miller Mobley, Joey L and a ton of movies.
-Jeroen Nieuwhuis

 

Xavier Lozano right after a training match in the legendary boxing gym Gimnasio de Boxeo Rafael Trejo (Havana, Cuba)

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Nardo Mestre Flores, coach at the Gimnasio de Boxeo Rafael Trejo after being a member of the national Cuban National boxing team for 9 years (Havana, Cuba)

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Alan Soroba & Michael Lazaro hiding in the shadows after a training session in the legendary boxing gym Gimnasio de Boxeo Rafael Trejo (Havana, Cuba)

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José Cabrera (Havana, Cuba)

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Try to experiment with different genre's of work and keep doing personal work. Personal work will define you as an artist and let's the client see your creative vision. A must!
-Jeroen Nieuwhuis

About Jeroen Nieuwhuis

At the age of eleven, Jeroen Nieuwhuis picked up his first camera through the love for skateboarding. While capturing his friends skateboard maneuvers, his obsession for photography grew and it started to get more serious. Inspired by movies and other photographers work, his photography slowly shifted from skateboarding to more commercial stylized images. A creative collaboration with cinematographer Erik Journée resulted a few years ago in their own photography & film studio called ’NEW DAY studio’. This studio is fully equipped with high-end film and still cameras and ideal for all types of photography and film productions. See more of his work at Behance or his website.

2 comments on “People of Cuba by Jeroen Nieuwhuis”

  1. I love to see such real life photography. I cam here often to see the work like this by the photographers like you and I really enjoy them. The images of boxers look so great!

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