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Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery Sixteen: Story-telling street photography > Processions, Little Havana, Miami, Florida, 2013
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07-FEB-2013

Processions, Little Havana, Miami, Florida, 2013

Instead of standing across the street to catch this man unobserved as he walked past this huge mural in the heart of Miami’s Cuban neighborhood, I walked across the street to catch his attention. I wanted him to react to my camera, so I could compare his response to the solemn young women in the mural, walking with flowers in a procession. As he approached, I saw that he was enjoying an ice cream cone, which became the key to this image. He looked up at me and grinned just as I made this photograph. He seems to be enjoying his own procession with great pleasure, a striking contrast to the larger figures on the wall proceeding along side of him with great solemnity. His blue clothing strengthened the relationship, meshing smoothly with the blue theme of the mural. (After I made this picture, he stopped to ask me what kind of camera I was using. We talked photography for a bit, and I shared this image with him. He seemed to enjoy my idea almost as much as his ice cream cone.)

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Phil Douglis07-Apr-2013 21:54
The story of making an image is often as useful a teaching tool as the image itself. I researched the purpose for this mural, and it seems to be a tribute to women protesting on behalf of husbands who are being held in Cuba as political prisoners.
Tim May07-Apr-2013 19:07
I like the story of the image making as well as the image. I find myself wondering about the mural. Why are the girls so unhappy or serious holding the flowers? Is it this a mural of remembrance?
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