A convoy of intrepid youths cling to the back of a bus as it speeds down a motorway. A sign at the back of the bus reads: 'Take care of your life, don't hold on'. This youthful past time claims many lives each year.
Cuba, 2004 © Yannis Mendez
Characteristic of the resourceful nature of the Cuban people,
a young child plays with an improvised kite on the streets of Havana.
Cuba, 2004 © Yannis Mendez
View from a Church in Trinidad, Cuba.
Cuba, 2003 © Yannis Mendez
Having been robbed at knifepoint many times, this Peruvian taxi driver believes he has found the ideal solution by welding a metal cage into his car.
Peru, 2005 © Yannis Mendez
Ancient Inca sight of Machu Picchu
Peru, 2005 © Yannis Mendez
This man sits in one of the grand ornate doorways which characterise Havana.
Cuba, 1999
© Ishmahil
Native America children at the mouth of an attributory to the Amazon river.
Equador, 1998
© Ishmahil
Rastaman smoking marijuana. Though the smoking of 'herbs' is mythically linked to Rastafarianism, it is not a tenet of the faith as is commonly perceived.
Jamaica, 2001
© Ishmahil
Gertrude Campbell was one of the early converts to Rastafarianism. She was a mistress to Leonard Howell the founder of Rastafari and still lives a short distance from Pinnacle the home of the first Rasta commune. She is now 95 years of age and became a Rasta in the 1930’s.
Jamaica, 2001 © Ishmahil
The street graffiti of Jamaica is almost always political. Here PNP (Peoples National Party) has been sprayed on this street vendors stall. The Peoples National Party are currently the ruling party in Jamaica, the party is denoted by the colour red.
Jamaica, 2001 © Ishmahil
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Street stalls litter the hills and gullies of Jamaica, selling everyday provisions and what the locals call 'hard food': Yams, potatoes and green bananas etc.
Jamaica, 2001 © Ishmahil
This is the ghetto of Boston in Cartegena, Colombia. An ex-soldier invited me here and gave me strict instructions to stay within a 200 yard radius of his home. Colombia is the kidnap capital of the world and is widely used by both the right wing paramilitaries and left wing guerrillas as a means of raising capital.
Colombia, 1999 © Ishmahil
Sunset over Lago Titi Caca, the highest navigable lake in the world.
Peru, 2005 © Yannis Mendez
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The street graffiti of Jamaica is almost always political. Here a JLP (Jamaican Labour Party) supporter wears the colours of his party, green. The wall slogan reads: ‘Seaga We Love You’,
Jamaica, 2001 © Ishmahil
