B&W streetphotography: Cuban people queuing to buy bread in Havana

in #streetphotography7 years ago (edited)

Hi to all my Steemit fellows!

I am here with another entry for the #streetphotography contest organized by @juliank and @photocontests.

I took this photo in the very historic part of Old Havana, just a few blocks from the iconic Cuban landmark El Capitolio. I must admit that the sight of poor local people queuing to buy bread was a pretty emotional moment for me.

My homeland, the Czech Republic, used to be a communist country too and although I was too young to remember how different the life was back then, I had quite a clear idea of that from what my parents told me.

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Having to wait in long lines to buy food was one of the aspects of living in that infamous era and it felt really weird (and somewhat uncomfortable) to see something like this now, almost two decades into the 21st century.

I will definitely write more detailed posts about Cuba so if you are interested, feel free to follow me not miss it :)

Thank you for visiting my blog and voting for me in the contest :) Have a great Friday and see you in my next post!

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Great photo my friend. You definitely have developed pro skills when it comes to photography ;)

Thanks Theo! Cant wait to see your first post. Welcome to Steemit buddy! :)

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Těším se na povídání o Kubě !!
Pěkný záběr.

Díky, koukám podle profilovky, že ty budeš asi o pár levelů lepší fotograf než já :D Takže teď si těch předchozích pochval dodatečně vážím ještě víc :) Povídání bude, nejen o Kubě. Ale jak už jsem tu párkrát psal, kvalitnější a delší posty začnu dělat, až nashromáždím víc followers, aby si to aspoň někdo přečetl :)

Šaty nedělají člověka a fotoaparát nedělá fotografa. Takže v klidu, jsem jen prostý vesnický pobíječ much. ;)

Každopádně se budu těšit na tvé fotky :) Dal jsem pro jistotu i follow, aby mi něco neuniklo, i když "cesky" kontroluju pravidelně.

To málo, co mám tady ve @photocontests, tak není v "cesky".
Není to žádná velká hitparáda. Ale to je o vkusu každého soudruha ;)

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I'd call the black and white a success. Well done!

Thanks! :) Lets see if Julian agrees with you :D

Nice capture! Your story adds a lot emotion to picture; I don't blame you for feeling uncomfortable.

Thanks :) I believe it would be somewhat emotional for most people from my country.

Good shoot Phortun, nice homeland.

Very strong image!
Great work @phortun :)