BOP 2002 > Still Photography Entries > Magazine Photographer of the Year
- Aurora & Quanta Productions
summary - "Carnaval" - As the heat of July weighs itself upon the Caribbean island nation of Cuba, a festival breaks out in the eastern town of Santiago de Cuba named Carnaval. Cuba s Carnaval, the second largest in the world next to Rio de Janeiro, draws tens of thousands of partygoers every night into its streets to watch the parades and to dance. The music plays constantly throughout the city, whether it s traditional Cuban "son", Cuban hip-hop or American rap. The parades last for one week but the partying can last for up to one month. People are dancing and drinking. Couples embrace in every corner and every park bench waiting for the next evening s festivities to start again so that Cuba s romantic and sexual culture can party for one more week. caption - A young woman, part of a local dance group, parades down Avenue Victoriano Garzon from Plaza de Marte to Parque Ferreiro with other dancers in her group as they pass the thousands of onlookers that line the main street to watch the nightly parades and
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