
{"id":286783,"date":"2023-08-13T17:08:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T21:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=286783"},"modified":"2023-10-12T14:18:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T18:18:37","slug":"i-was-talking-with-cuba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/i-was-talking-with-cuba\/","title":{"rendered":"I was talking with Cuba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A few weeks ago I returned from Cuba. During my stay, I took a lot of notes in a notebook and, of course, I took photos, my best form of journaling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I have tried to capture what I saw through writing, to give coherence to my sensations through words. However, I have only managed to fill pages of drafts. Sentences get stuck and paragraphs are left halfway. Any verbal narrative is insufficient.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fortunately, I have photography, which, even though it is also insufficient, is my saving grace in the immense sea of emotions and thoughts that Cuba provokes in me, even though it is 7,000 kilometers away.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_286786\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-286786\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-4-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-286786\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-4-1.jpg\" alt=\"Man on a bicycle in a street in Holgu\u00edn\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-4-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-4-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-4-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-4-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-4-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-4-1-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-4-1-1140x761.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-286786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I heard the whistle from a corner and there was the postman. On a street in Holgu\u00edn. Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_286787\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-286787\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-15-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-286787\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-15-1.jpg\" alt=\"Woman with book on a street in the city of Holguin\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-15-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-15-1-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-15-1-1024x707.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-15-1-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-15-1-1536x1060.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-15-1-750x518.jpg 750w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-15-1-1140x787.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-286787\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">She tells that she is a model and poses for me in a corner of the city that she loves the most. Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cuba is a country of many nuances, which makes each photograph significant. Each image is a piece of a puzzle that reveals a part of its complexity.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_286788\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-286788\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-19-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-286788\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-19-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-19-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-19-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-19-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-19-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-19-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-19-1-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-19-1-1140x761.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-286788\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In Coj\u00edmar. Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_286789\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-286789\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-16-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-286789\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-16-1.jpg\" alt=\"Man sells turkeys and chickens\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-16-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-16-1-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-16-1-1024x704.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-16-1-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-16-1-1536x1056.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-16-1-750x515.jpg 750w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-16-1-1140x783.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-286789\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">He passed among the people selling turkeys and chickens. In the background, as in a Cartier-Bresson scene, other characters in the scene. Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cuba has also taught me to look beyond appearances, to listen to the voice that is hidden behind some smiles and glances; sometimes jubilant, sometimes melancholic. Each shot is an echo of one of the many realities of a country full of life and culture, and at the same time enormous challenges and contradictions.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_286790\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-286790\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-286790\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-1.jpg\" alt=\"Neighbors on a street in Havana\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-1-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-1-1140x761.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-286790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Neighbors. Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_286794\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-286794\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-10-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-286794\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-10-2.jpg\" alt=\"The barber of La Estrella, in Gibara. He has been doing this job for forty years. Photo: Kaloian.\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-10-2.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-10-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-10-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-10-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-10-2-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-10-2-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-10-2-1140x761.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-286794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The barber of La Estrella, in Gibara. He has been doing this job for forty years. Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_286796\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-286796\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-18-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-286796\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-18-2.jpg\" alt=\"Boy with a fish in his hand on the Malec\u00f3n in Havana\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-18-2.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-18-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-18-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-18-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-18-2-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-18-2-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-18-2-1140x761.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-286796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This time I felt the need, like never before, to stop to take portraits while walking through the streets.<br \/>Fishing on the boardwalk. Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_286797\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-286797\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-11-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-286797\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-11-1.jpg\" alt=\"Akee seller\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-11-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-11-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-11-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-11-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-11-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-11-1-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-11-1-1140x761.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-286797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Akee seller. Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A portrait goes beyond posing in front of a camera. It supposes trust and openness, a fleeting channel through which to share a part of oneself. For the photographer it is a responsibility to capture even a small part of the essence of the person portrayed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_286798\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-286798\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-12-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-286798\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-12-1.jpg\" alt=\"Woman on a beach in Cuba\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-12-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-12-1-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-12-1-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-12-1-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-12-1-1536x1010.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-12-1-750x493.jpg 750w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-12-1-1140x750.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-286798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">She came out of the sea smiling while I prowled along the coast of Caletones with my camera. Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_286799\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-286799\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-6-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-286799\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-6-1.jpg\" alt=\"man smokes tobacco\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-6-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-6-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-6-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-6-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-6-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-6-1-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-6-1-1140x761.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-286799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In the heart of the city of Holgu\u00edn, I came across this watchmaker, whom I have known since I was a child, with the doors of his house open, his fixed gaze and his cigar. As if time had not passed. Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If we sharpen our eyes and go through the details of the snapshots as if it were a map, each one shows the diversity of the human being. Behind each portrait there is also a unique personal story, individual stories that are interwoven with the collective history of the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_286802\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-286802\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-13-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-286802\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-13-1.jpg\" alt=\"Street vendor in Caletones\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-13-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-13-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-13-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-13-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-13-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-13-1-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-13-1-1140x761.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-286802\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Street vendor in Caletones. She is 72 years old. Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_286803\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-286803\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-20-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-286803\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-20-1.jpg\" alt=\"Woman in the municipality of Cojimar\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-20-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-20-1-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-20-1-1024x701.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-20-1-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-20-1-1536x1051.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-20-1-750x513.jpg 750w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-20-1-1140x780.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-286803\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In Cojimar. Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is why this series of portraits of Cuban men and women that I ran into at random in the big city (Havana), in my homeland (Holgu\u00edn), in a coastal town (Gibara and Coj\u00edmar) or a hamlet where the sea and the field merge like a hug (Caletones) goes beyond the capture of an image. Portraying implies the responsibility of looking beyond the surface. Through each wrinkle, each gesture and each look, we peek into a story.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_286804\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-286804\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-9-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-286804\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-9-1.jpg\" alt=\"A cuban family\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-9-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-9-1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-9-1-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-9-1-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-9-1-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-9-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-9-1-750x530.jpg 750w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-9-1-1140x806.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-286804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">They have been married for almost sixty years. They were sitting in their house in Gibara. They invited me in. They showed me their patio full of plants and affably posed for this photo and others that I later sent them printed. Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_286807\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-286807\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-17-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-286807\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-17-2.jpg\" alt=\"Man with glasses in a corner of the city\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-17-2.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-17-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-17-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-17-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-17-2-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-17-2-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-17-2-1140x761.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-286807\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In Centro Habana, sitting in a corner, watching time go by. Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Before photographing them, we shared a few minutes. I never wrote down their names; I was talking with Cuba. Yes, each portrait is part of the collective story of the country. Behind each image there are heavy loads and also dreams of an entire nation.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_286808\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-286808\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-8-1-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-286808\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-8-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Man with tattooed back in Holgu\u00edn\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-8-1-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-8-1-1-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-8-1-1-1024x720.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-8-1-1-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-8-1-1-1536x1080.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-8-1-1-750x528.jpg 750w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-8-1-1-1140x802.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-286808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201c25 years ago I had Jesus tattooed on my back,\u201d he confessed to me in a neighborhood on the outskirts of Holgu\u00edn. Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_286809\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-286809\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-5-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-286809\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-5-1.jpg\" alt=\"Mango seller in Cuba\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-5-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-5-1-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-5-1-1024x744.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-5-1-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-5-1-1536x1116.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-5-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-5-1-750x545.jpg 750w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-5-1-1140x828.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-286809\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">He hawked his seasonal mangoes down a street in Holgu\u00edn under an intense sun. Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_286810\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-286810\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-3-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-286810\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"Artisan workshop in Cuba\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-3-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-3-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-3-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-3-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-3-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-3-1-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-3-1-1140x761.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-286810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Artisans of a plaster figurines SME on the outskirts of the city of Holgu\u00edn. Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_286811\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-286811\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-7-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-286811\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-7-1.jpg\" alt=\"cuban woman\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-7-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-7-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-7-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-7-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-7-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-7-1-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-7-1-1140x761.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-286811\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sitting in front of the San Jos\u00e9 de Holgu\u00edn Park, she noticed my presence and just smiled. Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_286812\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-286812\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-14-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-286812\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-14-1.jpg\" alt=\"Man with a cap on a street in Holgu\u00edn\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-14-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-14-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-14-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-14-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-14-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-14-1-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Retratos-de-Cuba-fotos-Kaloian-14-1-1140x761.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-286812\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">His cap with the name of Cuba and the flag protected him from the intense sun in Holgu\u00edn. Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">His cap with the name of Cuba and the flag protected him from the intense sun in Holgu\u00edn. 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