Archive for January 16th, 2007

16 Jan 2007 Many Thanks to the People of Cuba…
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grinning from ear to ear

Pentax K-1000
December 25, 2006
Matanzas, Cuba

I should’ve used a fill flash here, but I don’t have one for the Pentax. I like the picture, anyway. Pedro said he didn’t like his teeth, but he had such a big grin I couldn’t let it get away.

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Although most Cubans don’t have internet connections or computers to read this post (those living on the island, anyway), I’d like to publicly thank them for having such a profoundly positive effect on me while I was visiting their beautiful country. I returned a different person, in many ways.

This post is also to encourage others to visit, especially Americans, who — officially — are not banned from Cuba but are “monetarily discouraged” to travel there by the U.S. Treasury Department and USCIS. I hope my photos inspire others to discover Cuba for themselves.

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16 Jan 2007 Big Red
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Big Red

Pentax K-1000
Havana, Cuba

As I was crouched down in front of this man’s car with my camera, my first impulse was to tell him to button his shirt. But my motto is: “Shoot first, talk later.”

(Amazingly, he didn’t even notice me. Or pretended not to.)

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