Old Havana contains the core of the original city of Havana. A World Heritage Site, Old Havana is a warren of narrow streets lined by 3,000 old buildings, some dating back to the 17th century. Although the Cuban government has tried to restore and preserve Old Havana, it has greatly deteriorated over the last 50 years due to age, decay and neglect, as well natural forces such as the devastating 2008 hurricane. I made this image of the activity along one of its streets from the rooftop of a hotel just after dawn, just as the morning light painted the entire scene in golden tones. I built this image around the glimmer of light reflecting off the license plate of a parked car. I made dozens of exposures of this scene, and chose this particular image because of the scale references offered by the four people flanking the parked car at this moment.