Black & White Photograph by Raúl Cañibano: Untitled

A boy watches a ball hang over an empty street, and so does the camera.

This black and white photograph is from Cuba, and is contemporary. It is pigment on paper. Cuban photographers have often turned their cameras on street life, rural work and family scenes, building a strong documentary tradition across the island over several decades. A vertical black and white print with a thin black keyline inside a white border. A shirtless boy in dark shorts walks away down a street of low whitewashed buildings. A ball floats in the grey sky ahead. It is 8 inches wide and 12 high.

The ball has the best seat on the street.