Miami, FL – H. Allen Benowitz’s H-AllenArt.com will premiere "Life in Cuba 2008" Thursday, February 12, 2009 7 - 10 p.m., 244 NW 35th Street, Miami, FL 33127. 

Miami Art Space; will be hosting an opening reception; and exhibition featuring photographs of H. Allen Benowitz from his recent trip to Cuba, reflecting on the culture, poverty, occupations, the history of this island nations people under Castro's rule, and the barrios and neighborhoods of Old Havana. A special display of the "Cars of Cuba" will also be featured. Mr. Benowitz will be giving a lecture and slide show of his fine art photography at the exhibition. It will continue through Saturday, March 27, 2009, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. 4 p.m. Private viewings by appointment.

Mr. Benowitz has received numerous honors and awards. His highly acclaimed photo, “Behind the Wall,” received national recognition at Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation’s Holocaust Remembrance Project Awards Dinner in Washington, D. C. 

Recognition for Benowitz’s photography include a Judges’ Award at the UM Lowe Art Museum’s Beaux Arts Festival; honorable mention in the International Kodak Contest; award winner B/W photography, One Ear Society; juried exhibition at the Washington Mutual Coconut Grove Art Festival. His work has appeared in the Beaux Arts Festival and Books & Books, Coral Gables, FL. Among numerous publications in which he has been featured and appeared are the ARTnews, Miami Monthly Magazine, The Andrews Journal, the Cherokee Scout, The Journal of Court Reporting, Miami Snow Ski Club Magazine, and Coastal Elegance & Wealth Magazine. His photo subjects include Landscape, Wildlife, People, and Adventure Travel.

Mr. Benowitz’s exhibitions in North Carolina this past year were at The Design Gallery in Burnsville, on the Blue Ridge Parkway at the Altapass Orchard in Little Switzerland, and the Andrews Art Museum in Cherokee County.  

Mr. Benowitz recently returned from Cuba on an humanitarian mission where he photographed “Life in Cuba 2008” during the "10th Anniversary of Castro’s Five-Year Plan." This occurred shortly before Hurricanes Gustav and Ike wreaked their havoc on the people of Cuba. His pre-storm photographs have preserved the impoverished state of this beautiful little island on film. 

H. Allen Benowitz was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y. He graduated from the Interboro Institute of Business, Manhattan. A self-taught photographer, he lives in Miami and spends time with his wife, Jo, at their log home in Burnsville, NC.

His fine art photography is for sale and may also be viewed online:
www.H-AllenArt.com.