Last Call: Explore the Cuba That Is Slowly Vanishing – Only 2 Spots Left!
Cuba has always felt like a place caught between eras. Vintage American cars roll along the Malecón. Faded colonial buildings stand beside brightly painted homes. Music spills from doorways, fishermen head out early, and neighbors gather in the streets as they have for generations. But beneath that familiar imagery, Cuba is changing, and changing quickly.
For photographers, that makes a journey to Cuba more meaningful than ever. Our Vanishing Cuba Photo Tour (Nov 14-22, 2026) is now down to just two remaining spots. This is your opportunity to photograph Cuba through the eyes of those who know it best, connect with its people, and document a country in the midst of an extraordinary chapter of its history.
Photograph the Cuba Few Travelers See
Our journey takes us beyond the postcard version of Havana and into the neighborhoods, homes, businesses, and communities where everyday Cuban life unfolds.
In Old Havana, you’ll walk the historic streets looking for portraits, architecture, and those fleeting moments that make street photography so compelling. In Regla, a working-class Afro-Cuban community across Havana Bay, you’ll encounter a quieter and more intimate side of the city, rich in culture, character, and photographic possibility.
We’ll also venture beyond Havana to Viñales, where dramatic landscapes and rural life offer a completely different perspective on Cuba. You’ll photograph farmers, tobacco traditions, rural communities, and landscapes that seem to belong to another era.
Further along the adventure, Trinidad and Cienfuegos reveal another layer of the island through colorful architecture, historic streets, local life, and the distinctive atmosphere that makes Cuba so visually unforgettable.
More Than a Photo Tour
What makes our Vanishing Cuba Photo Tour different isn’t simply where we go. It’s who we meet along the way. Led by photographer and Vanishing Cuba author Michael Chinnici, the journey is built around relationships developed through decades of returning to the island. That access allows you to step beyond the tourist grid and experience Cuba through conversations, private homes, local businesses, and encounters with people who are living through this moment themselves.
And because our tours operate under the Support for the Cuban People program, your visit directly supports privately owned Cuban businesses and individuals. We stay in family-owned casas, dine at privately owned paladares, and support local entrepreneurs throughout the journey.
Cuba Is Changing, So See It While You Can
There is something especially powerful about photographing a place at a moment of transition. The Cuba you encounter today — its streets, traditions, people, aging architecture, classic cars, and everyday rhythms — will not remain unchanged forever. That’s the idea behind Vanishing Cuba: to document the beauty, character, and human stories of an island in the midst of transformation.
And perhaps the photographs you’ll remember most won’t be the grandest ones. They’ll be the small moments: a conversation with a local, a child playing in a Havana neighborhood, a mechanic keeping an old car alive, late afternoon light falling across the Malecón, or a family welcoming you into their home. Those are the moments that give Cuba its soul.
Now Is Your Chance to Join Us
With only two spots remaining, there is still time to join our 9-day Vanishing Cuba Photo Tour (Nov 14-22, 2026). You’ll photograph Havana, Regla, Viñales, Trinidad, Cienfuegos, and the people and communities that give these places their character — all within an intimate small-group experience designed around photography, cultural connection, and meaningful encounters.
If Cuba has been calling you, don’t wait for another year. Come photograph it. Come connect with its people. Come support the communities that make it unforgettable. Cuba is waiting!
