Cubans known as "Balseros" flee their island for the United States on homemade rafts upon which they hope to cross the Florida Straits. The 90 mile ocean journey is a dangerous crossing that the desperate Cubans are willing to make in hopes of a better life in America. The man standing is waving goodbye to friends and relatives on the Cuban shore as his raft departs for the open sea. Cojimar, Cuba, August 28, 1994.