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11-MAY-2012

History lesson, Elementary school, Havana, Cuba, 2012

I juxtapose differing responses to a teacher’s question in a history class here. The topic was the Cuban revolution, and a portrait of Che Guevara, a key figure in that event, seems to be listening to the answer. All of the children in this school wear uniforms. The older children wear red bandanas around their necks, while the younger children wear blue bandanas. All wear white shirts, echoing the same combination of colors appearing in the Cuban flag.

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Date/Time11-May-2012 07:14:11
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ModelDMC-GH2
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Focal Length67 mm
Exposure Time1/100 sec
Aperturef/4.2
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias-0.66
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Phil Douglis30-May-2012 19:12
Thanks, Celia -- I agree with your point, and am gratified that this image means so much in your view. The fact that it is in color puts it in the present, and juxtaposes the children of today with a back and white icon of the past.
Cecilia Lim29-May-2012 22:39
The future should never forget and can never ignore its past. There's so much depth in meaning in this simple photo.
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