Ricardo Mendez

Ricardo Mendez

Rising

Faded pastel decay, vintage cars, Malecon golden hour

Available for hire

Ricardo photographs the specific pastels of crumbling Havana - how 1950s American cars fit perfectly into the decaying colonial palette, how the Malecon catches light that exists nowhere else on earth.

Havana, Cuba
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Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Pink Cadillac parked on cobblestones, mustar
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Malecon at sunset, couple sitting on seawall
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Domino players in park, old men at stone tab
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Colonial doorway in Centro Habana, peeling t
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Mechanic under 1957 Chevy Bel Air, legs visi
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Taxi colectivo loading passengers, turquoise
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Balcony in Habana Vieja, iron railings, mint
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Fruit vendor with cart, mangoes and papaya,
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Children playing baseball in street, bat and
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Plaza Vieja fountain, colonial arches around
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Capitol building dome through alley frame, b
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Musicians in Obispo Street cafe, trumpet and
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Vedado apartment building, art deco facade,
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Rum bodega interior, bottles on shelf, barte
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Laundry strung between buildings, colored sh
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Coco taxi on Prado boulevard, yellow egg sha
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Hotel Nacional terrace, wicker chairs, ocean
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Woman at window with curlers, coral pink wal
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Pharmacy with original tiles and cabinets, a
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Fishermen casting from Malecon rocks, spray
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Pink Cadillac parked on cobblestones, mustar
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Domino players in park, old men at stone tab
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Mechanic under 1957 Chevy Bel Air, legs visi
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Balcony in Habana Vieja, iron railings, mint
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Children playing baseball in street, bat and
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Capitol building dome through alley frame, b
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Vedado apartment building, art deco facade,
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Laundry strung between buildings, colored sh
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Hotel Nacional terrace, wicker chairs, ocean
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Pharmacy with original tiles and cabinets, a
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Malecon at sunset, couple sitting on seawall
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Colonial doorway in Centro Habana, peeling t
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Taxi colectivo loading passengers, turquoise
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Fruit vendor with cart, mangoes and papaya,
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Plaza Vieja fountain, colonial arches around
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Musicians in Obispo Street cafe, trumpet and
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Rum bodega interior, bottles on shelf, barte
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Coco taxi on Prado boulevard, yellow egg sha
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Woman at window with curlers, coral pink wal
Faded pastel decay of Havana, Cuba, Fishermen casting from Malecon rocks, spray

Ricardo Mendez's top subjects

architecturestreetvintagecubacarcolonialmaleconoceandaily lifetransportfishinggolden hourpharmacyinteriorheritageportraitwomanwindowhotelterrace

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