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I find capitalism

repugnant. It is
filthy, it is gross,
To understand Cuba, you need to understand professional ballerinas in such it is alienating...
Communism. The one party system has been in control a grand home. Never one to
for over fifty eight years. A famous quote of Fidel Castro, pass up a photo shot, I snapped because it causes
war, hypocrisy
“I find capitalism repugnant. It is filthy, it is gross, it is a model in old town Havana
alienating... because it causes war, hypocrisy and competition.” siting with the old structures as a
Communism is the only mindset of the past several backdrop. I could have stayed in and competition.
generations. When I went to the library and one could readily Havana for the whole trip. –Fidel Castro
see the dominance of Communist books. With this concept, I Upon leaving Havana we
started to understand the reality of where I was. So, let’s move traveled to Viñales, Cienfuegos, and Trinidad. Here we
on to the people of Cuba. saw the local towns encompassing the essence of street
I can’t say enough positive things about the Cuban people. photography, a Sanitaria ceremony, gas blowers, cowboys,
They are energetic, proud, honest, beautiful, fun loving and cigar/tobacco farms, cock fights and salsa discos. The frame
most of all very caring people. Their culture is like no other of mind is different than the big city. In the countryside, you
Latin country. Havana gives you the feeling of traveling back are not as visually connected to the steep history of Cuba. It
in history surrounded by opulence of roaring affluence. I just is similar to slice of life in the slow lane surrounded by quaint
missed it by several decades. The homes and buildings are a shops and churches. For the purpose of photography you can’t
tribute to architecture and grandeur. You can almost picture miss this remote section of Cuba, but don’t need more than a
the old cars as new. We had the opportunity to photograph few days.

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