Photo Feature: Ramon Iglesias The image of smoke

With a delicate appreciation of the world of tobacco, this photographer captures the colours and nuances of space, objects, and living creatures. An image conveys science and art. These two worlds can subtly meld together in photos, especially in the hands of experts like Cuban photographer Ramón Iglesias Centeno who has dedicated his professional life to cigars and nudes.

With more than 25 years of experience behind the photo lens, he has developed an eye to recreating the moments, places, and people that would enrich his work. People like musicians, cigar rollers, and beautiful women.

He has participated in the Cuban cigar festivals since its founding in 1994 when the gourmet dinner was held at Las Ruinas restaurant in Havana.

At the last festival, he presented his most important project, a special collection featuring photos of the ten best Cuban tobacco growers in a special collection. Most of them are from the Province of Pinar del Rio and are lead by Alejandro Robaina, considered the best grower in the country and there are others like Gerardo Medina who was the best producer in the 2006 festival