Photographs IX & X in the exhibit are both from Cuba. I
did this because of the location in the Beaverton City Library where they hang –
behind a desk at the entrance where black and white prints are hard to see.
Photograph IX – Elder at the Tobacco Farm, Vinales
I immediately wanted to take a picture that focused on her
face but also caught the colors and texture of her jacket. The lines in the
field frame her and that’s important to the photograph. This woman could
neither speak nor hear. Just after taking the photo, she twirled her finger at
the side of her head referring to one of her fellow workers who was working the
crowd of photographers.
Photograph X -- Drummer, Havana
We were at a Plaza listening to music, watching dancers,
surrounded by many children. I sat on a wall patiently and this photograph was
the outcome. I had been watching the drummer and wanted to take his portrait.
When the woman wearing American flag pants came in the frame, I knew I had the
pic I wanted. Parenthetically, American flag clothing was not unusual.
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