Simply blending in. / Monomad Challenge [Eng/Esp]

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Official entry for the #monomad challenge hosted by @monochromes and @brumest


Greetings, friends of #blackandwhite. With this series, I want to show you a part of one of the toughest neighborhoods to photograph in Havana: it’s called Centro Habana. It’s one of the places I’ve photographed the least. Why is it tough? Because everyone there is struggling to make a living, and they see anyone carrying a camera as a threat. That’s why I tried to go unnoticed, holding the camera at waist level and pressing the shutter from there. I did it all very discreetly. These are the results.

Saludos, amigos de #blackandwhite. Con esta serie quiero enseñarles parte de uno de los barrios más difíciles para hacer fotos en La Habana: se llama Centro Habana. Es uno de los citios que menos he fotografiado. ¿Por qué es difícil? Porque todos están luchando por vivir y ven como una amenaza a quien lleva una cámara. Por eso intenté pasar desapercibido, llevando la cámara a la altura de la cintura y apretando el obturador desde allí. Todo con mucha discreción. Estos son los resultados.



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In the past, this place wasn’t so complicated, but given the current conditions, it certainly is—and it’s also dangerous. Nevertheless, I’m very happy with the results. Thank you so much for joining me; I’ll be back soon with more street photos. Hugs.

En otros tiempos este lugar no era tan complejo, pero dadas las condiciones actuales sí lo es y también es peligroso. No obstante, estoy muy contento con los resultados. Muchas gracias por su compañía, regreso pronto con más fotos callejeras. Abrazos.




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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Camera: Nikon D200 | Lenses: AF-S NIKKOR 18-70mm & ED 70-300mm
Post-processing: Adobe Lightroom & DxO PureRAW 3

POST DETAILS
English Translation: Assisted by DeepL (English is not my native language).
Author: @muhammadhalim
Content & Photography: All text, photographs, and creative content featured in this post were created by me.



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everyone there is struggling to make a living, and they see anyone carrying a camera as a threat.

There are people who think camera is a threat, I wonder why. I think its because taking them pictures makes them uncomfortable. 😄 But if we explain to them that it is for blogging maybe they can feel comfortable.

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There are different kinds of places in Havana. There are areas where taking photos isn’t seen as a threat because they’re more touristy. On the other hand, there are places where people do see it as a threat because there are practically never any tourists. As a result, it looks very strange to see someone walking around with a camera taking photos. Those are the places I focused on in today’s post. Thank you very much for your comment. Best regards.

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Thanks for share pictures of my natal neighborhood, born and raise 😌 Actually their people aren't used to take pictures in their streets and that make this work hardest. So great work, dear friend 💙

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Greetings, dear friend! Next time, you're coming with me to that place, and then we'll take pictures together. You owe me a photo outing, and we'll spend the day—how does that sound?

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