An encounter behind the lens
All the colored encounters with the people of Cuba have always taken place under the badge of good, dance, music and …rum. But the last of them, the one I had a month ago, wove its magic through the story of detail, of perfect light and recollections by the lens of Mr.Miguel Angel Meana Coronado`s camera, a visual artist, chief editor of Epicur Asia Magazine and a press photographer of the Daily Paper in Havana; an extremely skilled photographer, but particularly a fairy character, nice, creative and generous companion during an unforgettable holiday in Havana.
Feeling like taking a few hours` photography lessons in the photogenic Havana, the concierge of the hotel where I stayed recommended him to me, and, consequently, I thanked them for the couple of such lovely hours I spent in the tiny streets of the city. I started with Paseo del Prado and I finished with the Old Centre, by taking photographs, each one with his own camera, then comparing them and receiving some pieces of advice related to how I could get as good and special photos as possible.
The charismatic photographer came to our meeting place by motorbike, straight from the idyllic Varadero, where he had had a shooting with models from Russia and Romania; eeeee? 
We had some cosmopolitan discussions about Romania and Cuba, and he told me about his Chinese origins (after his grandfather) and his Spanish ones (his grandmother`s city of origin being Havana but she is also of Spanish origin) and about his favorites places in the city: from the Paladar La Fontana – for its fabulous and legendary food to the Havana Café in Meliba Cohiba-for its music and ambiance.
Hasta pronto, señor Miguel Angel Meana Coronado! Gracias!


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