As I set-up the show I thought that the photographs of these
two women went together perfectly. They are similarly positioned and while the
expressions differ, they both show pain or at least life’s struggles.
Photograph VII – Woman & Umbrella at Plaza de Armas
While it was again her eyes that first struck me, seeing her
umbrella in the frame completed this picture. Actually, she forgot her umbrella
and I ran after her to return it. Her eyes were so intense, penetrating. For
me, she exuded pain – physical, economic, everything. Who Knows?
Photograph VIII – Tobacco Field Outside of Vinales
She was the crew leader and mostly I saw strength when I
took her picture. The tobacco & lake frame her beautifully, but for me she
is still the photo. The mud on her
fingers, her strong face, and as a lagniappe her light, green hair all speak to me.
She spends her day picking tobacco but her hair shows her style – an example of
seeing more joy amidst hard lives in Cuba.
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