{"id":345135,"date":"2025-08-14T23:57:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T23:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/345135\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T23:57:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T23:57:15","slug":"cubas-distinctive-architecture-glows-in-vibrant-photos-by-james-kerwin-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/345135\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuba&#8217;s Distinctive Architecture Glows in Vibrant Photos by James Kerwin \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent series titled Time Suspended, <a href=\"https:\/\/jameskerwinphotographic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">James Kerwin<\/a> explores the elegant yet fading facades and interiors of grand Caribbean architecture. A four-week journey through Havana, Cienfuegos, and other locations offered the British photographer time to slow down, become acquainted with his surroundings, and revisit some areas to capture them in different light.<\/p>\n<p>Based in Istanbul, a city also renowned for its architecture, Kerwin channels a fascination for history and the built environment, especially the way time makes an indelible mark on structures left exposed to the elements.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kerwin-6.jpg\" alt=\"a photograph by James Kerwin of a dilapidated Victorian-style arcade and mezzanine in Cuba\" class=\"wp-image-460361\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Kerwin focuses predominantly on abandoned buildings, historic interiors, and \u201cspaces that tell stories through wear, texture, and the way light moves across them,\u201d he says. \u201cMy aim is to preserve the atmosphere of these places before they change, are restored, or disappear entirely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Time Suspended emphasizes Cuba\u2019s unique architectural landscape, with buildings balanced in a state between preservation and decay. \u201cEach image reflects both the resilience of the structures and the passing of the eras they\u2019ve witnessed,\u201d Kerwin says. He plans to return to Cuba in February of the next few years, where he will co-lead photography tours.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look behind the making of some of these images on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TOqcFrImRo8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, and find more on the photographer\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/jameskerwinphotographic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/james.kerwin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>. You might also enjoy turning back the clock a few decades with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2022\/01\/andew-moore-cuba-photography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Andrew Moore<\/a>\u2019s photographs that capture Cuba at the turn of the 21st century.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kerwin-4.jpg\" alt=\"a photograph by James Kerwin of elaborate, dilapidated architecture in Cuba\" class=\"wp-image-460359\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1509\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kerwin-1.jpg\" alt=\"a photograph by James Kerwin of dilapidated architecture in Cuba with an archway revealing the outdoors\" class=\"wp-image-460356\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kerwin-3.jpg\" alt=\"a photograph by James Kerwin of a stairwell with a painting of the Cuban flag on the wall\" class=\"wp-image-460358\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kerwin-8.jpg\" alt=\"the sea viewed through architectural elements in a photograph by James Kerwin\" class=\"wp-image-460363\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kerwin-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-460354\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kerwin-9.jpg\" alt=\"a photograph by James Kerwin of an elegant, dilapidated interior in Cuba, with pink walls and artwork\" class=\"wp-image-460355\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kerwin-7.jpg\" alt=\"a photograph by James Kerwin of dilapidated architecture in Cuba\" class=\"wp-image-460362\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1333\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kerwin-2.jpg\" alt=\"a photograph by James Kerwin of a large, ornate stairwell in a courtyard in Cuba\" class=\"wp-image-460357\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do stories and artists like this matter to you?<\/strong> Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"118516\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colossal Member<\/a> now, and support independent arts publishing.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hide advertising<\/li>\n<li>Save your favorite articles<\/li>\n<li>Get 15% off in the <a 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