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In freezing temperatures, thousands filled the street with signs, chants, and movement--neighbors, families, and organizers coming together in a rare, charged moment of public life.
→ blog.thomasmccartney.com/2025/12/23/i...
📍 Minneapolis, MN | December 20
In freezing temperatures, thousands filled the street with signs, chants, and movement--neighbors, families, and organizers coming together in a rare, charged moment of public life.
→ blog.thomasmccartney.com/2025/12/23/i...
📍 Minneapolis, MN | December 20
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Raul is part of this: I interviewed and photographed him in Havana--he trains with nothing but discipline.
#Cuba #Havana #FUFC #Raul
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Raul is part of this: I interviewed and photographed him in Havana--he trains with nothing but discipline.
#Cuba #Havana #FUFC #Raul
#Cuba #Documentary #Viñales #FarmLife #HandsOfWork
#Cuba #Documentary #Viñales #FarmLife #HandsOfWork
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#Cuba #Havana #Boxing #CubaBoxing #Photography #Documentary #Leica
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#Cuba #Havana #Boxing #CubaBoxing #Photography #Documentary #Leica
Cold water, steady hands, and a lot of trust.
#Photography #Driftless #FlyFishing #OutdoorPortrait
Cold water, steady hands, and a lot of trust.
#Photography #Driftless #FlyFishing #OutdoorPortrait
“The Revolution’s Promises and Fault Lines”
For Ileana, free healthcare and abortion rights defined a new moral map — progress shadowed by loss.
Read it here → buff.ly/RdAMJrm%EF%B...
📍Havana, Cuba
#Cuba #DocumentaryPhotography #Photojournalism #Leica #AfterTheRevolution
“The Revolution’s Promises and Fault Lines”
For Ileana, free healthcare and abortion rights defined a new moral map — progress shadowed by loss.
Read it here → buff.ly/RdAMJrm%EF%B...
📍Havana, Cuba
#Cuba #DocumentaryPhotography #Photojournalism #Leica #AfterTheRevolution
A couple quietly watches the river, steady as the flow beneath them.
Workers rest in the sun.
A bridge operator stands in the shadows of the lift span.
And finally, the bridge itself....
#Stillwater #DocumentaryPhotography #StreetPhotography #Leica
A couple quietly watches the river, steady as the flow beneath them.
Workers rest in the sun.
A bridge operator stands in the shadows of the lift span.
And finally, the bridge itself....
#Stillwater #DocumentaryPhotography #StreetPhotography #Leica
In a nation where the state hoards billions, ordinary Cubans rebuild dignity from the ruins.
He once lived above this collapsed home—now he stands amid its wreckage.
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#Cuba #DocumentaryPhotography #Photojournalism #Resilience #HumanRights
In a nation where the state hoards billions, ordinary Cubans rebuild dignity from the ruins.
He once lived above this collapsed home—now he stands amid its wreckage.
buff.ly/fyKmfYo
#Cuba #DocumentaryPhotography #Photojournalism #Resilience #HumanRights
📍 Nina’s Café @ninascoffeecafe
🎥 Creative Direction & Photography: Thomas McCartney
💡 Lighting & Crew: Full production setup to match the mood
#NinasCafe #StPaulMN #CoffeeCulture #LifestylePhotography #CoffeeLovers
📍 Nina’s Café @ninascoffeecafe
🎥 Creative Direction & Photography: Thomas McCartney
💡 Lighting & Crew: Full production setup to match the mood
#NinasCafe #StPaulMN #CoffeeCulture #LifestylePhotography #CoffeeLovers
Cancer survivor. Natural bodybuilder. Faith and discipline as medicine.
With his coach Dagmor—once a gangster, now certified by FUIC—he rebuilt strength and purpose.
From my Cuba series thomasmccartneyphotography.start.page
#Cuba #Resilience #Faith
Cancer survivor. Natural bodybuilder. Faith and discipline as medicine.
With his coach Dagmor—once a gangster, now certified by FUIC—he rebuilt strength and purpose.
From my Cuba series thomasmccartneyphotography.start.page
#Cuba #Resilience #Faith
(seen reading it in the image 9 years later)
When Obama planned his 2016 Havana trip, Ileana wrote him—and invited him for coffee. Then the media frenzy.
🕊️ From my Cuba series, “After the Revolution”
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#Cuba #Leica #Photojournalism #CubanStories
(seen reading it in the image 9 years later)
When Obama planned his 2016 Havana trip, Ileana wrote him—and invited him for coffee. Then the media frenzy.
🕊️ From my Cuba series, “After the Revolution”
buff.ly/wYQzYwq
#Cuba #Leica #Photojournalism #CubanStories
A shoot with @davidharrislive--stand-up comedian, Emmy winner, and all-around pro--at @houseofcomedymn inside the Mall of America.
We set up both live and off-stage portraits with crafted light to create a unified look for his promotional work.
A shoot with @davidharrislive--stand-up comedian, Emmy winner, and all-around pro--at @houseofcomedymn inside the Mall of America.
We set up both live and off-stage portraits with crafted light to create a unified look for his promotional work.
Between matches at a rural cockfight, Michael, the local guide who secured access to this hidden world, rolls dice on a worn rug as others watch, pesos in hand, tension and trust hanging in the air.
“Inside the Ring” → thomasmccartneyphotography.start.page
Between matches at a rural cockfight, Michael, the local guide who secured access to this hidden world, rolls dice on a worn rug as others watch, pesos in hand, tension and trust hanging in the air.
“Inside the Ring” → thomasmccartneyphotography.start.page
It didn’t start quietly.
Heading toward the arena, my fixer told me to pull over.
He and our local guide disappeared into the dark. When they returned, he whispered, “He got a gun.”
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It didn’t start quietly.
Heading toward the arena, my fixer told me to pull over.
He and our local guide disappeared into the dark. When they returned, he whispered, “He got a gun.”
🔗 thomasmccartneyphotography.start.page
A barber, a shoemaker, a seamstress—and a regime hoarding billions offshore.
Cuba Series→ thomasmccartneyphotography.start.page
#CubaUnfiltered #VisualEmpathy #EverydayCuba #Photojournalism #DocumentaryPhotography #Leica
A barber, a shoemaker, a seamstress—and a regime hoarding billions offshore.
Cuba Series→ thomasmccartneyphotography.start.page
#CubaUnfiltered #VisualEmpathy #EverydayCuba #Photojournalism #DocumentaryPhotography #Leica
Rooftop wind, whiskey, and a poker game gone sideways. That was the day the David Yellen Band rebranded as The River--and everything clicked.
#BandPhotography #TheRiver #Minneapolis
Rooftop wind, whiskey, and a poker game gone sideways. That was the day the David Yellen Band rebranded as The River--and everything clicked.
#BandPhotography #TheRiver #Minneapolis
-Grandmother and Child, Havana
-Portrait on a Havana Stoop
-Cigar Sale on the Sidewalk, Havana
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#EverydayCuba #StreetPortraits #VisualEmpathy #CubaUnfiltered
#Leica
-Grandmother and Child, Havana
-Portrait on a Havana Stoop
-Cigar Sale on the Sidewalk, Havana
thomasmccartneyphotography.start.page
#EverydayCuba #StreetPortraits #VisualEmpathy #CubaUnfiltered
#Leica
#Ballet #DancePhotography #StudioSession #Minneapolis
#Ballet #DancePhotography #StudioSession #Minneapolis
Scarcity meets creativity — a shoe designer, a seamstress-turned-owner, and a hallway barber making it work.
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#Cuba #StreetPhotography #VisualStorytelling #Leica
#CubanEntrepreneurs #LifeUnfiltered #PhotoDocumentary #EverydayCuba
Scarcity meets creativity — a shoe designer, a seamstress-turned-owner, and a hallway barber making it work.
🔗 thomasmccartneyphotography.start.page
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#Cuba #StreetPhotography #VisualStorytelling #Leica
#CubanEntrepreneurs #LifeUnfiltered #PhotoDocumentary #EverydayCuba
Private business is back — and thriving.
Craftsmanship, pride, and grit. One boot at a time.
#CubaSeries · #DocumentaryPhotography · #StreetWork · #Leica · #Cuba · #Entrepreneurship
Private business is back — and thriving.
Craftsmanship, pride, and grit. One boot at a time.
#CubaSeries · #DocumentaryPhotography · #StreetWork · #Leica · #Cuba · #Entrepreneurship
Ice cream, side-eyes, a little swagger.
Laughing, flirting, flexing, and yeah, maybe showing off a cigarette or two.
This is what fun looks like when the street is your stage.
#CubaSeries #Havana #StreetPhotography #DocumentaryPhotography #LifeAndPeople #Leica #Cuba
Ice cream, side-eyes, a little swagger.
Laughing, flirting, flexing, and yeah, maybe showing off a cigarette or two.
This is what fun looks like when the street is your stage.
#CubaSeries #Havana #StreetPhotography #DocumentaryPhotography #LifeAndPeople #Leica #Cuba
In the Cuba series: thomasmccartneyphotography.start.page
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#CubaSeries #Cuba #DocumentaryPhotography #LifeAndPeople #Leica
In the Cuba series: thomasmccartneyphotography.start.page
Hashtags
#CubaSeries #Cuba #DocumentaryPhotography #LifeAndPeople #Leica
In the Cuba series: thomasmccartneyphotography.start.page
#Cuba #DocumentaryPhotography #Photojournalism
#CubanLife #HumanStories #Leica
In the Cuba series: thomasmccartneyphotography.start.page
#Cuba #DocumentaryPhotography #Photojournalism
#CubanLife #HumanStories #Leica
Got to know the founders.
Made this promotional portrait in their brewhouse.
Loved the beer.
#DangerousManBrewing #CraftBeer #NEMinneapolis #Leica #BeerPhotography #CommunityMatters
Got to know the founders.
Made this promotional portrait in their brewhouse.
Loved the beer.
#DangerousManBrewing #CraftBeer #NEMinneapolis #Leica #BeerPhotography #CommunityMatters
I climbed into the ring at Rafael Trejo Gym and danced with the boxers. One looked at me and said, “You’re crazy.”
Fair.
thomasmccartneyphotography.start.page
#CubaSeries #Havana #BoxingCuba #Leica #StreetPhotography
I climbed into the ring at Rafael Trejo Gym and danced with the boxers. One looked at me and said, “You’re crazy.”
Fair.
thomasmccartneyphotography.start.page
#CubaSeries #Havana #BoxingCuba #Leica #StreetPhotography