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Cajón Photography in Cuba

Cuba has a great amount of wonderful
curiosities. That is the case of the  Every day more and more visitors
cajón photography, marvel that seemschoose this site for making new friends, for
to be taken out from a very, very old book ofbeen photographed or taking some pictures
stories to be shown in a century of advancedwith their modern digital cameras, or just
technology.for fraternizing with these photographers
that try to present old cameras as an
  Such a wonder has an extra valueinnovation  whose epoch has really gone away.
in Havana. Those people who visit its capitol
have the possibility of been photographed  Still fresh, those times of
before the staircase of this colossaltechnological introductions during the
building. There, some photographs are ready1900-1918 intervals of various devices
for taking a good picture of you with nothingcharacterized by having springs and long legs
less  than  a  cajón  camera.of their tripods. At that time, these
apparatuses were in vogue all over the world.
  This device always draws the
attention of foreign visitors who immediately  However, people may see these
want to be photographed for taking thedevices -well preserved and real museum
picture to their countries as a souvenir ofpieces, now in the hands of persons who most
having enjoyed a sort of journey to the pastof the time do not know the history of
without  using  a  time  machine.photography. Nevertheless, they are part of
it.
  It is a real Cuban feast the
fact of personally living such an experience,  Nonetheless, in Havana as well
talking with the owners of the old camerasas in some other cities around the Island,
-real museum pieces, as well as taking a lookcajón photography is still a luxurious
to their good working order and the way theiractivity, an artistic expression with unique
owners  keep  them  alive,  working.features widespread with the purpose of
promoting tourism using a very particular
  The photographers of this kindmethod:  giving  poetry.
of cameras are a real big shot. Carrying an
antique camera, they position themselves in  In general terms, cajón
front of the staircase of the capitol ofphotographers of these days are old persons
Havana. It is an invitation for peopleprobably nostalgic for a city of streetcars,
passing by for been photographed. They alsotheatres showing comedies, and demure clothes
use this place because it is crowded all thein contrast with today's fashion of short
time.clothes  and  almost-uncovered  women.
  Champions of the image, they  Such a simple person is the
seem a modern Don Quixote trying to preservecajón photographer: symbol, part and
mills of light and colour in the time ofcounterpart of an image worth to remember or
cutting-edge technology, powerful plane tripsto take home. Graphic essence of the
among other advances of science.silhouette of the architecture of other
Nevertheless, these artists -somehow theytimes, symbol that just hides in a click!
are,  succeed  with  their  old  apparatus.



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