Santiago de Cuba is the second-largest city in Cuba and the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province. It lies in the southeastern area of the island, some 870 km (540 mi) southeast of the Cuban capital of Havana. Wikipedia
I have been able to visit it a few times and have fond memories of it. That's why today I choose Black and White and I hope you like these photos.
Okay, let's do it.
So, 😃
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Aché pa´ ti - bracelets, necklaces and bells related to Santeria. In addition there is a bowl with something called ‘Cascarilla’ which is widely used in the Yoruba religion for protection, purification and cleansing rituals. This is made from powdered eggshell.
Aché is a special gift or power that an Orisha, one of the deities in the Yoruba religion, has. This word is also associated with good luck according to popular culture and everyday speech.
This photo was taken in Santiago de Cuba on 21 March 2019.
Where were you that day? 😁
It is a stall through which we can see a local business of sellers and repairers of... glasses, watches, lighters... lots of things.
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(All photos are from the same day because I was on a working trip)
The glass of the cinema in Calle Enramada, showing the poster of the film ‘Innocence’ (2018). I can tell we are less innocent today than we were that day when I captured this scene. Lol.
This film recreates events that took place in Cuba in November 1871, after a group of medical students were imprisoned for an unjust accusation. It is a historical drama directed by filmmaker Alejandro Gil, with a screenplay by Amilcar Salatti.
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I love this landscape and whenever I go to Santiago I photograph it. It is never the same, of course. This photo was taken on the city's promenade before embarking us on an unforgettable trip to Cayo Granma, also known as Cayo Smith.
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I remember seeing the name of that ship, ‘Clodomira’, and I thought of my great-aunt Tita. But what I didn't remember was the story she told me about a woman called Clodomira, or who she was. I don't know why I sometimes have gaps in my mind... And I did enjoy the scenery. I only took two shots.
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Goza pepilla!
It's a way of saying, have a good time woman hahaha... 🤷♀ Cubanisms. When people are minding their own business, you can be quite snoopy.
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Let me slip this in here... I don't know her at all.
Someone called chef Lorenzo inherited that hat, I tell you that with full knowledge of the facts.
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A boat took us to the key. It was glorious... and an adventure I will never forget.
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The swaying waves and the birds seem to merge with the motions.
Actually this photo was forgotten in my archive. I hadn't detailed it until I edited it in black and white and loved it.
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Between Santiago de Cuba and Granma Key or Smith Key is the ‘Antonio Maceo’ Thermoelectric Power Plant, also known as Renté.
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Small towns that can be seen from the sea as we approach our destination.
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Marina Marlin Punta Gorda.
Hernán Cortes departed from here for the conquest of Mexico and also the fleet of Admiral Cervera, in the naval battle between Spain and the United States, for the city of Santiago de Cuba in 1898.
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This is the most ‘curious’ look I caught that day. It was helped a lot by the 200mm lens I had on my camera.
(There is only one photo left to share and many, many more in my archive. But I brought these to the #Monomad Challenge)
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Sometimes I wonder if I will ever visit Santiago de Cuba again. I don't know. Every time I went, I did it for work, but I am no longer a press photojournalist.
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