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<channel><title><![CDATA[our places our faces&nbsp;stories from our world - Places & Faces Cuba]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.ourplacesourfaces.com/places--faces-cuba]]></link><description><![CDATA[Places & Faces Cuba]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jul 2023 11:50:16 -0700</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Inside CUBA - Portraits of Cuban People]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.ourplacesourfaces.com/places--faces-cuba/inside-cuba-portraits-of-cuban-people]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.ourplacesourfaces.com/places--faces-cuba/inside-cuba-portraits-of-cuban-people#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2013 05:15:09 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[carribean]]></category><category><![CDATA[cuba]]></category><category><![CDATA[cuban people]]></category><category><![CDATA[cuban portraits]]></category><category><![CDATA[havana]]></category><category><![CDATA[street photography cuba]]></category><category><![CDATA[streets of havana]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ourplacesourfaces.com/places--faces-cuba/inside-cuba-portraits-of-cuban-people</guid><description><![CDATA[I hope you ENJOY my Cuban portraits. The people in Cuba are so delightful and welcoming. &nbsp;The photos here are all&nbsp;randomly&nbsp;taken on or from the street. &nbsp;Usually and only&nbsp;AFTER&nbsp;&nbsp;the photo was taken I smiled and connected with them.         It's easy to see that Cuban people have pride, look after themselves well and despite the conditions and rules of the country they live in , mostly they have achieved peace and happiness within themselves.&nbsp;&nbsp; A BIG SM [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph" style="text-align:center;"><strong style="">I hope you ENJOY my Cuban portraits. The people in Cuba are so delightful and welcoming. &nbsp;The photos here are all&nbsp;randomly&nbsp;taken on or from the street. &nbsp;Usually and only&nbsp;AFTER&nbsp;&nbsp;the photo was taken I smiled and connected with them.</strong></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-thin " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.ourplacesourfaces.com/uploads/1/2/8/7/12877745/4185566_orig.jpg" alt="Cuba, Cuban People, Cuban Colours, People of Cuba, Street Photography Cuba, Julie White Photographer, lifeinphotos.com.au" style="width:100%;max-width:760px" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph" style="text-align:center;"><br />It's easy to see that Cuban people have pride, look after themselves well and despite the conditions and rules of the country they live in , mostly they have achieved peace and happiness within themselves.&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp; A BIG SMILE would often greet you where ever you went and you made eye contact. &nbsp; &nbsp;Usually and only AFTER &nbsp;their &nbsp;photo was taken I smiled and then made some connection with them.&nbsp;<br /></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-thin " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a href='http://www.ourplacesourfaces.com/uploads/1/2/8/7/12877745/2830083_orig.jpg' rel='lightbox' onclick='if (!lightboxLoaded) return false'> <img src="http://www.ourplacesourfaces.com/uploads/1/2/8/7/12877745/2830083_orig.jpg" alt="Cuba, Cuban People, Cuban Colours, People of Cuba, Street Photography Cuba, Julie White Photographer, lifeinphotos.com.au" style="width:100%;max-width:760px" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-thin " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.ourplacesourfaces.com/uploads/1/2/8/7/12877745/2970585_orig.jpg" alt="Cuba, Cuban People, Cuban Colours, People of Cuba, Street Photography Cuba, Julie White Photographer, lifeinphotos.com.au" style="width:100%;max-width:760px" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph" style="text-align:center;"><font color="#8d2424">Cuban ladies loved to have beautiful nails, hair and clothes. This lady (below) is in in a NAIL PALOUR, see her long long nails extensions that she&nbsp;</font><br /><font color="#8d2424">is having put on.</font></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-thin " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.ourplacesourfaces.com/uploads/1/2/8/7/12877745/8609227_orig.jpg" alt="Cuba, Cuban People, Cuban Colours, People of Cuba, Street Photography Cuba, Julie White Photographer, lifeinphotos.com.au" style="width:100%;max-width:760px" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-thin " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.ourplacesourfaces.com/uploads/1/2/8/7/12877745/6680227_orig.jpg" alt="Cuba, Cuban People, Cuban Colours, People of Cuba, Street Photography Cuba, Julie White Photographer, lifeinphotos.com.au" style="width:100%;max-width:760px" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph" style="text-align:center;">With the elderly, history, emotions, struggle could be seen in their faces, although most outstanding was the strength in their characters you could see just by observing them.<br /></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-thin " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.ourplacesourfaces.com/uploads/1/2/8/7/12877745/9512609_orig.jpg" alt="Cuba, Cuban People, Cuban Colours, People of Cuba, Street Photography Cuba, Julie White Photographer, lifeinphotos.com.au" style="width:100%;max-width:760px" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-thin " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.ourplacesourfaces.com/uploads/1/2/8/7/12877745/452458_orig.jpg" alt="Cuba, Cuban People, Cuban Colours, People of Cuba, Street Photography Cuba, Julie White Photographer, lifeinphotos.com.au" style="width:100%;max-width:760px" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-thin " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.ourplacesourfaces.com/uploads/1/2/8/7/12877745/4446355_orig.jpg" alt="Cuba, Cuban People, Cuban Colours, People of Cuba, Street Photography Cuba, Julie White Photographer, lifeinphotos.com.au" style="width:100%;max-width:760px" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-thin " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.ourplacesourfaces.com/uploads/1/2/8/7/12877745/3484872_orig.jpg" alt="Cuba, Cuban People, Cuban Colours, People of Cuba, Street Photography Cuba, Julie White Photographer, lifeinphotos.com.au" style="width:100%;max-width:760px" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-thin " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.ourplacesourfaces.com/uploads/1/2/8/7/12877745/6444603_orig.jpg" alt="Cuba, Cuban People, Cuban Colours, People of Cuba, Street Photography Cuba, Julie White Photographer, lifeinphotos.com.au" style="width:100%;max-width:760px" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph" style="text-align:center;">While I found Cuba generally &nbsp;safe to travel around, &nbsp;as with any unfamiliar place, there were occasions when the opposite were true. Therefore while wandering around, it was important to let &nbsp;your intuition remain active, for your&nbsp;own alerts to speak to you when needed.<br /><br /><strong style="">I loved the Cuban people with their welcoming smiles and gestures.</strong></div>  <div class="paragraph" style="text-align:center;">To RECEIVE UPDATES from this site <strong>please LIKE my</strong> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pictorialgirl">PICTORIAL GIRL </a>facebook page</div>  <div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside CUBA -  the little people]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.ourplacesourfaces.com/places--faces-cuba/inside-cuba-the-little-people]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.ourplacesourfaces.com/places--faces-cuba/inside-cuba-the-little-people#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2013 00:42:13 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[carribean]]></category><category><![CDATA[carribean people]]></category><category><![CDATA[colour and light]]></category><category><![CDATA[cuba]]></category><category><![CDATA[havana]]></category><category><![CDATA[little people]]></category><category><![CDATA[streets of havana]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ourplacesourfaces.com/places--faces-cuba/inside-cuba-the-little-people</guid><description><![CDATA[The little people of Cuba, they are such a delight. &nbsp;One morning while I was on my way to the supermarket to buy some more water, I walked past this house when this little girl, below, walked out.The light was gorgeous as well as her. &nbsp;First couple of shots she shied away, but THEN, she came back out for more and just naturally started to pose.&nbsp;&nbsp;We both had lots of fun and she and her mother got lots of joy when looking at the photos on the back of the camera.Photos taken Jan [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">The little people of Cuba, they are such a delight. &nbsp;One morning while I was on my way to the supermarket to buy some more water, I walked past this house when this little girl, below, walked out.<br /><br />The light was gorgeous as well as her. &nbsp;First couple of shots she shied away, but THEN, she came back out for more and just naturally started to pose.&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;We both had lots of fun and she and her mother got lots of joy when looking at the photos on the back of the camera.<br /><br />Photos taken January 2013.</div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-thin " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a href='http://www.ourplacesourfaces.com/uploads/1/2/8/7/12877745/4782860_orig.jpg' rel='lightbox' onclick='if (!lightboxLoaded) return false'> <img src="http://www.ourplacesourfaces.com/uploads/1/2/8/7/12877745/4782860_orig.jpg" alt="Little Pink Girl, Havana, Cuba, Colourful, Light, Colour, Street Photography, lifeinphotos.com.au" style="width:100%;max-width:790px" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%">One of the initial shots, I couldn't resist when I saw her. The colours, the light and herself,  simply a gorgeous little person.</div> </div></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-thin " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.ourplacesourfaces.com/uploads/1/2/8/7/12877745/8754523_orig.jpg" alt="Little Pink Girl, Havana, Cuba, Colourful, Light, Colour, Street Photography, lifeinphotos.com.au" style="width:100%;max-width:790px" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%">Peeking out from the entry to her home, chocolate all over her mouth, how sweet.</div> </div></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-thin " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a href='http://www.ourplacesourfaces.com/uploads/1/2/8/7/12877745/2745471_orig.jpg' rel='lightbox' onclick='if (!lightboxLoaded) return false'> <img src="http://www.ourplacesourfaces.com/uploads/1/2/8/7/12877745/2745471_orig.jpg" alt="Little Pink Girl, Havana, Cuba, Colourful, Light, Colour, Street Photography, lifeinphotos.com.au" style="width:100%;max-width:790px" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%">Little pink outfit, little pink umbrella.</div> </div></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-thin " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a href='http://www.ourplacesourfaces.com/uploads/1/2/8/7/12877745/3140599_orig.jpg' rel='lightbox' onclick='if (!lightboxLoaded) return false'> <img src="http://www.ourplacesourfaces.com/uploads/1/2/8/7/12877745/3140599_orig.jpg" alt="Little Pink Girl, Havana, Cuba, Colourful, Light, Colour, Street Photography, lifeinphotos.com.au" style="width:100%;max-width:790px" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%">Because they have little, they learn to have fun with less.</div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph" style="text-align:center;"><strong><font color="#993300">AND a couple more LITTLE people.</font></strong></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-thin " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a href='http://www.ourplacesourfaces.com/uploads/1/2/8/7/12877745/8775048_orig.jpg' rel='lightbox' onclick='if (!lightboxLoaded) return false'> <img src="http://www.ourplacesourfaces.com/uploads/1/2/8/7/12877745/8775048_orig.jpg" alt="Little Pink Girl, Havana, Cuba, Colourful, Light, Colour, Street Photography, lifeinphotos.com.au" style="width:100%;max-width:790px" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%">Again, I found this little girl naturally comfortable having her photo taken.</div> </div></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-thin " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a href='http://www.ourplacesourfaces.com/uploads/1/2/8/7/12877745/885614_orig.jpg' rel='lightbox' onclick='if (!lightboxLoaded) return false'> <img src="http://www.ourplacesourfaces.com/uploads/1/2/8/7/12877745/885614_orig.jpg" alt="Little Pink Girl, Havana, Cuba, Colourful, Light, Colour, Street Photography, lifeinphotos.com.au" style="width:100%;max-width:790px" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%">Possibly managing the bike taxis, yes the children are very resourceful.</div> </div></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-thin " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a href='http://www.ourplacesourfaces.com/uploads/1/2/8/7/12877745/9770856_orig.jpg' rel='lightbox' onclick='if (!lightboxLoaded) return false'> <img src="http://www.ourplacesourfaces.com/uploads/1/2/8/7/12877745/9770856_orig.jpg" alt="Little Pink Girl, Havana, Cuba, Colourful, Light, Colour, Street Photography, lifeinphotos.com.au" style="width:100%;max-width:790px" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%">Young taxi driver.</div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>