Cuba’s cigar production in Cuba is controlled by the government. Despite American trade sanctions against all Cuban products, Cuba exports millions of cigars all over the world. They are considered to be among the world’s finest cigars. At a farm outside Havana, I photographed these tobacco leaves curing in a barn. The light coming from an open door just a short distance away illuminates the leaves hanging in front. By spot metering on the leaves in the front, I make the rest of the tobacco fade into the softly focused dark background.