‘The speeding car created the perfect, eclectic scene’: Demétrio Jereissati’s best phone picture

<p>Initially drawn by the distinctive architecture, the Brazilian photographer struck lucky on a morning run in Cuba</p><p>As a marathon runner and amateur photographer, Demétrio Jereissati has taken to the streets of his home town of Fortaleza, Brazil almost daily for the past two decades. “Each morning I head out early for a run – observing and storing the city in my memory,” Jereissati says. “Every day reveals new angles and unexpected scenes. For me, these early hours are an exercise in truly seeing.”</p><p>When he took this image, in 2019, he was visiting Havana, Cuba, with friends. He headed out alone at 6am to run and as he approached the waterfront Malecón promenade, the rising sun cast a glow on the city below, and this building caught his eye. “I was drawn by the distinctive architectural lines and windows, and its condition,” he notes. “All these old, majestic buildings framed people beginning to fill the streets, and classic cars cruising back and forth.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/nov/15/demetrio-jereissatis-best-phone-picture">Continue reading...</a>