Honorable Mention / 2015 / Book (series Only) / Documentary

Old Havana (Habana Vieja), Cuba 2015.

  • Photographer
    Aisha Ayazi, United States

This Series is a document of the people who today in the year
2015 live their lives in the municipality Habana Vieja, Old Havana,
Cuba. Havana Veija was founded in 1519 and in 2008 Hurricane
Ike, destroyed many structures, which were already in a state of
aging and neglect. The people of Habana Veija in every single
daily action personify the human spirits strength of resilience,
hope and the art of survival.

EDUCATION

1993-1994: INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY
New York, New York.
One – Year Certificate Program - General Studies in
Photography.

1991-1993: ISTITUTO EUROPEO DI DESIGN, IED Rome, Italy.
Visual Communication - Major in Photography.

1991: St. Stephen’s International School Rome, Italy.
Graduated 1991.


WORK EXPERIENCE

2001 - 2007: Sanba Design – Real Estate Development
Sedona, Arizona. Marketing Manager.

1999-2001: IPGRI, International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
Rome, Italy. Photography Archivist.

1995- 1997: Electric Blanket- Visual Aids
New York, New York.
Photography Archivist.

Awards Runner up in Designboom competition.