CIGAR CITY - THE PHOTOBOOK

In 2023, America’s last Cigar Factory - J.C. Newman - commissioned me to photograph all 25 of Tampa’s cigar factories. These buildings, while no longer operating factories, stood as monuments to the industry and community that Tampa was born from

We spent 6 months photographing every building, inside and out, and the neighborhoods that these factories were interwoven. Almost 20,000 photos later, we are proud to present this photobook.

A documentary look at a post-industrial city: examining the gilded past, critically observing the present, and attempting to understand the uncertain future. Cigar City hopes to honor the family business that is responsible for Tampa today.

Edited by Ariel Zambelich, designed by Bonnie Briant, written by Drew Newman, and printed in Verona, Italy with EBS Bortolazzi on Garda Pat Kiara. The book is available for purchase at www.cigarcitybook.com or in local Tampa Bay bookstores.