Independence Walk

Today it just so happened that I planned to take a drive up to Bushy Park Beach and I had already planned to take a walk on the Parika Stelling. There’s always this fear that someone will have a problem with me taking photos when I’m out in public, but I feel a bit more free on the stelling - it just seems that people are bit more laid back there. Not that I go sticking the camera in everyone’s face, but I get some of the shots I want while not interrupting people and their work.

Today I was happy to capture plantains being offloaded from a speedboat to the stelling where a truck was being loaded, more than likely to head to Georgetown. Quote a bit of history in the photo, as you can see the age of the wood used to build the stelling and that’s what I happen to like most about the whole photo.

The more I look at old photos of Guyana, the more I realize how important street photography is. This is history being made with every photo. Street photographers are few in Guyana at the moment, but ones we have are really good. I’m glad to be a part of capturing that history. What is more important now is publishing the photos - a work in progress.

Plantains being offloaded at the Parika Ferry Stelling - 26th May, 2022.