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Fortunate Steps - Havana: In the Calzada del Diez de Octubre (Hardcover)
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Fortunate Steps - Havana: In the Calzada del Diez de Octubre (Hardcover)
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'Authentic and fresh - the streets remain the preserve of those who
live there - and when photographing the people he is among them,
not sneaking a snap from across the street" - Photography Magazine
reviewing 'A Few Streets', John Comino-James's first book about
Havana. In his second book of photographs made in Havana, John
Comino-James has again set out to explore a part of the city not
normally visited by tourists. The geographical scope of the
photographs is restricted to a single road, the Calzada del Diez de
Octubre. The route itself predates the foundation of the Parish of
Jesus del Monte in the 17th century and was formerly known as the
Calzada de Jesus del Monte. In 1918 the road was renamed in
commemoration of one of the most important events in Cuban history
- the declaration of the first full-scale war of independence
against Spanish colonial rule on 10th October 1868 by Carlos Manuel
de Cespedes. Although its once important function as the principal
route to the south has been superseded with the construction of new
highways, the Calzada still remains a busy urban thoroughfare.
Through engaged portraits and candid observation and with an eye
for both architectural detail and the imposing facades that stand
as testimony to the changing architectural styles of well over a
century, John Comino-James creates an intimate and sympathetic
record of the Calzada del Diez de Octubre which, through its long
history, occupies an important place in the imagination and memory
of Habaneros today.
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