What My Roving-Eye Saw of Cuba. By Uncle Monty at New York City.

What My Roving-Eye Saw of Cuba.

By Uncle Monty at New York City.

Photos of Cuba By Alex Albion.

Part 2 of 2.

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Cuba was a kaleidoscope of colours for my roving-eye

that saw me shoot over 1,000 photos at mostly Havana,

of western Cuba at Pinar del Rio, and the beach area of

Fabrica during my 10-day visit to the Cuban Archipelago.

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Needless to say, I have already sold the rights to many of my

Cuban images that I shot under my photographic name of

Alex Albion. Whatever, I still have many photos left to share

with my loyal blog readership. So here I present a very small

selection of about 20 photos that has tried to avoid the usual

“tourist” spots and snapshots for images primarily of the

day-to-day life of the ordinary Cuban people that I saw

thru my roving-eye and camera lens.

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I have given a brief description of each image here with-

out any lengthy story of what my roving-eye saw of Cuba.

Read instead part 1 of 2 for a more detailed story of my

stay under the communist tyranny and ignominy of Raúl

and Fidel Castro. Here then are simply some of my

images that best convey, I think, the constrast and

character of the ordinary people and of the every

day scenes that I openingly recorded

at first hand and right upfront.
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1

Cuban School Kidz at Havana Public Ceremony.

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2
Downtown Havana.
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3
Local Neighbourhood Swimming Hole.
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4
Baseball Pastime.
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5
Statues Galore With Yet Another One Here.
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6
A Blissful Cathedral Wedding.
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7
Homeless Cuban w/The Big Issue.
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8
The 1st Archbishop of Cuba.
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9
At "El Sinagoga Adath Israel."

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10
Pay Phones Widely-Used w/Few Cellphones.
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11
City Nun Doing Her Helpful Rounds.
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12
Interior View of Cuban Government Building.
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13
Castro Party H.Q. at Pinar del Rio.
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14
Classic Scene of Old American Chevy.
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15
Burying Their Dead at Necropólis de Colon.
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16
Inside A Cuban Primary School.
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17
Princess Diana Isn't Dead in Cuba!!

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18
At Fabrica, Cuba.
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19
My First Picture Shot of Havana.

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The Caption Photo at top of page is of a

young artist called Jorge Luz with his bright

painting of Ernesto "Che" Guevara that Jorge

had just hours earlier finished at his local art

school project. He wanted only 25 Pesos

(approx. £18.00) for his large canvas.
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Uncle Monty With Cuba National Boxing Team.

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Faithfully, Uncle Monty.

+Whitsuntide, 2009.

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Cuba revolution commander Juan Almeida dies at 82.

(Who I happened to see and photograph while at Havana!)

By Jeff Franks

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE58B0P920090912

Latest Update: Sept. 12th, 2oo9.

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:: US/Cuba Update 6/5/09 ::

Ex-U.S. State official, wife face Cuba spy charges.

By Andy Sullivan.

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE5546CA20090605

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:: Further Update 6/12/09 ::
Top UK headteacher held over £500,000 Cuba trip expenses.

By Mark Blunden and Robert Mendick.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23706339-details/Top+headteacher+held+over+500,000+Cuba+trip+expenses/article.do

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