A winter breeze in Cuba / Day One

Brrrrrrrrr… How cold it is! We are definitely not used to the cold, and although many people are enjoying it now (myself among them), I also feel great concern for the elderly and any living being in vulnerable conditions. That was what I was thinking as I watched people moving from one place to another, and since it is Sunday and there is little traffic compared with weekdays, the street feels even colder. But how to capture this with my lens, beyond the obviousness of certain garments in a country so well known for its eternal summer?

This moment will be fleeting, possibly unique in 2026. Right now we have 15 °C, but the wind chill makes it feel like 9 degrees. The damp air and the gusts intensify the sensation of cold.

The little chill with which December bade farewell was hardly anything. Today, however, I was forced to take down from the top compartment of my wardrobe the coats which, by the way, were packed and clean in one suitcase, inside another suitcase that is, in fact, covered in dust. So one or two more tasks are added to my long to‑do list: washing the suitcase and dusting the place where the coats were stored.

It is said that this is the eighth cold front of the winter season… for me it is the first, because it is the one that made me take out my coats.

Now I look at these photos and, despite some expressions on the faces, and the body language I managed to capture, I feel something is missing…

I had to return home, but there will be another session later today or early tomorrow, I am sure of it, and perhaps it will be even colder. I also have one or two coats I can donate before nightfall.