Ian Tait's 'Hanging by a Thread' photo selected in Cienfuegos, Cuba

Ian Tait from Scotland took 'Hanging by a Thread' in Cienfuegos, Cuba, using a Samsung Galaxy camera, selected as Photo of the Day by Havana Times. The image highlights everyday details that evoke emotions and memories. The publication encourages readers worldwide to submit their own photos.

Havana Times has featured the photograph 'Hanging by a Thread', captured by Ian Tait, a photographer from Scotland, in Cienfuegos, Cuba. Tait used a Samsung Galaxy camera to record this image, published on March 11, 2026, at 23:36:15 UTC.

The selection is part of the Photo of the Day series, which aims to showcase images that provoke laughter, emotions, memories of trips, or special moments with friends. Other photos in the series cover themes of animals, architecture, and people, as well as conceptual and abstract ones. Havana Times stresses that it does not matter if the photographer has never left their hometown; small details are valuable to share.

The outlet invites readers from places like Beijing, São Paulo, Costa Rica, or New York to send their photos to [email protected]. To submit an image, details required include: the photo's title, the sender's name and city, the type of camera or phone used, and the city and country where the photo was taken. To view photos from previous days, users can click the provided link on the site.

This initiative shows that everyone has a photographer inside, encouraging global participation in visually documenting everyday life.

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