Photo Feature

A man approaches the camera. He doesn’t ask to have his picture taken. He asks for something more: to be seen. (19 photos)

Now, in August, during the school break, parents bring their children here as a more affordable option for families living nearby, (13 photos)

Traveling along Cuba’s Central Highway from Matanzas to Santa Clara seems to sum up much of the crisis Cuba is experiencing. (30 photos)

In Cuba, these images have endured a particularly complex history. For decades, religious practice was pushed to the margins. (12 photos)

Tourists are arriving in much smaller numbers. The beach remains the same. What is changing is the country that surrounds it. (27 photos)

A heavy downpour fell, and then, either before or after, there was yet another collapse of Cuba’s National Electric System. (23 photos)

The housing developments that once represented a promise of the future have become places where that future now seems uncertain…(19 photos)

The procession of the Virgin of Carmen, patron saint of sailors, coincides with the celebration of the founding of this small fishing village

Cubans depend not only on getting their place in line at the bank to receive their pensions, but also on there being electricity. (23 photos)

Perhaps one of the saddest and most painful forms of decline is becoming accustomed to it. Doing nothing to change it. (22 photos)