Sneaking into hotel pools /  by Liesl Pfeffer

Old Havana
Havana, Cuba
August 2013

Taken on the hot, humid day we snuck into a fancy hotel to swim in their pool. Moments after we jumped in the water, clouds rolled in and a tropical thunderstorm broke out. We took shelter in the rooftop bar and drank beer and watched the rain wash over Havana. 

Cape Schank /  by Liesl Pfeffer

Cape Schanck, Victoria
Australia
January 2014

My friends drove us to this beautiful promontory on the south coast of  Victoria. We climbed across black rocks crusted with life. We dared each other to swim in the ice cold rock pools that were constantly refilled with fresh seawater. It felt like what holidays are supposed to feel like. I remembered what I had forgotten. That Australia can be new and surprising, even after living there all my life. That I can forget daily life, easily. That those things I obsess over and which seem to be constantly on my mind, don’t need to be. I wish I could always be the holiday version of my self. 

Cuba /  by Liesl Pfeffer

Fruit and vegetable stand, old town
Coop, Vedado
Havana, Cuba
August 2013

When I was photographing this sign, my friend was standing to the side in the shade. A man approached her and almost whispered: you are beautiful; and then he went inside this store. We were constantly baffled by experiences like this in Havana. 

Walking /  by Liesl Pfeffer

Vedado neighborhood
Havana, Cuba
August 2013

In Havana, if you’re not catching a cooperativa taxi to get where you’re going, you’re probably walking. This will be the first in my unofficial series of Cubans walking.