The famous Romeo y Julieta Cuban cigar is said to have been Winston Churchill's favorite. This underprivileged man on the street settles for a home made version. Trinidad, Cuba, 2006
The area around the northern town of Viñales is the base of the country's tobacco industry. Here a local farmer ties the tobacco leaves into bundles and hangs them up to dry in his straw warehouse. Of course while puffing away on a cigar sample himself! Viñales, Cuba, 2006.
Worker relaxing with a cigar outside his home. Wife in the background, Vinales, Cuba , 2006