Tag: `Port Of Spain`
The Pride Parade II
—Published on 2nd July, 2019.

In spite of grey skies and damp weather, the second Pride Fair and Parade takes place in Trinidad and Tobago. Read More »
Sticks by Central Bank
—Published on 25th May, 2019.

As part of International Museum Day 2019, Sticks in de Yard—along with Tekel ‘Salti’ Sylvan, Jada ( #jadarocks ) and Carnival Queen 2019, Shynel Brizan—were all invited to teach and perform in the courtyard of the Central Bank, Port of Spain. Daniel Bascombe, Kriston ‘Fearless Leader’ Chen, and Shaun Rambaran were on hand to teach […] Read More »
Canboulay
—Published on 25th March, 2019.

Held on the Friday before Trinidad and Tobago Carnival, ‘Canboulay’ is a reminder of what makes Trinbago Carnival unique, and why Carnival in on the islands is celebrated the way it is. A section of Piccadilly Street, Port of Spain is cordoned off and flanked with bleachers, turning part of the road into a stage. […] Read More »
Yard Core
—Published on 31st January, 2019.

'Yard Core' aims to get a group of stiltwalkers Carnival-fit in time for the 2019 Trinbago Carnival. Read More »
De 2018 Walk
—Published on 30th December, 2018.

2018 was a year dense with exhilarations, adventures, challenges, places, peoples, thoughts, ideas, learning, and experiences for the Sticks in de Yard group—formerly called #1000mokos. The year saw (among other things) an intense participation in the 2018 Carnival with Moko Sõmõkow, visits to Wildflower Park and the 2018 New Fire Festival, oldmas presentations by Joshua […] Read More »
Drifting VIII
—Published on 25th September, 2018.

Photographs of downtown Port of Spain made on the 17th June, 2017. Read More »
Pride
—Published on 29th July, 2018.

With a music truck at the head, then vibrant revellers (some of whom in prettymas elements), then a shuttle, and an ambulance at the caravan’s tail, the parade cannot help but take on a feeling of a being miniature TT Carnival band. Many varied races, ages, sexes, genders, and sexual-orientations dance and sing together as triumphant Caribbean music plays and the parade slowly winds around Nelson Mandela, turning onto Tragarete Road. Read More »
Sports in de Yard
—Published on 30th June, 2018.

In the midst of the 2018 World Cup, a #1000mokos 'Sticks in de Yard' session takes place on 24th June 2018, at Alice Yard, Woodbrook. Read More »
One Love is de Anthem
—Published on 10th April, 2018.

Actions have lead to broader, islandwide discussions, questioning the role of government, the source of moral principles, and to what degree ought a country’s government be involved in the private and personal activities of individuals. Read More »
Power Stacks
—Published on 4th March, 2018.

In 1946 T&TEC served 6,000+ customers and operated one power station—the Port of Spain Power Station located on Wrightson Road. Read More »
The Marathon
—Published on 5th January, 2018.

Thirty-five years to the date of this writing, the Trinidad and Tobago International Marathon has been taking place. Beginning in 1983, it originally was known as the Mirror Marathon, titled for its main sponsor. Over the years, the event changed hands a few times, but always maintained. It became well-known during the era of CLICO’s […] Read More »
Dawn
—Published on 4th January, 2018.

"The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear."—Lao Tzu Read More »
Drifting VII
—Published on 26th October, 2017.

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Drifting VI
—Published on 19th October, 2017.

Charlotte Street and Independence Square. Read More »
Kairi
—Published on 15th October, 2017.

Trinidad, once called 'Kairi' (or possibly 'Iere') was aboriginally inhabited by many groups of Amerindian peoples who populated the Caribbean and South American region. Read More »
Primaries
—Published on 6th October, 2017.

Work being done on the Red House, Port of Spain. 5th October, 2017. Read More »
Birdcage
—Published on 15th September, 2017.

A man shelters himself and his parakeets from a midday drizzle on Park Street, Port of Spain. 30th August, 2017. Read More »
Boys’ Lime
—Published on 8th September, 2017.

Three men sit and chat near the top of Charlotte Street, Port of Spain, Trinidad. 3rd September, 2017. Read More »
Drifting V
—Published on 1st September, 2017.

Charlotte, Duke, and Queen Streets, Port of Spain, on the 30th August, 2017. Read More »
GAIO Book Traders
—Published on 4th August, 2017.

GAIO Book Traders buys and sells new and used schoolbooks at the Peoples' Mall, Port of Spain. Read More »
Rain Melody
—Published on 21st July, 2017.

Tropical rain falls onto Port of Spain, Trinidad. Read More »
Charlotte Street Vibration
—Published on 14th July, 2017.

Port of Spain soundscape on 24th June, 2017. Read More »
Vibrations
—Published on 7th July, 2017.

Port of Spain soundscape on 24th June, 2017. Read More »
Exchange
—Published on 2nd June, 2017.

TSTT Nelson Exchange building, Sackville Street, Port of Spain. 12th May, 2017. Read More »
Slight Spill
—Published on 12th May, 2017.

Port of Spain. 18th March, 2017. Read More »
Align
—Published on 28th April, 2017.

Charlotte Street, Port of Spain. 18th March, 2017. Read More »
Second Fire at Ministry of Social Development
—Published on 10th April, 2017.

Fire services combat a fire at the building which previously housed the Ministry of Social Development and Family Services, Independence Square, Port of Spain. Read More »
Faces
—Published on 1st March, 2017.

Expressions and emotions of Trinidad and Tobago's 2017 Carnival. Read More »
Winners Always Play
—Published on 3rd February, 2017.

Lotto booth in City Gate, Port of Spain. October, 2016. Read More »
Drifting IV
—Published on 27th January, 2017.

A morning in downtown Port of Spain. Read More »
Want for Nothing
—Published on 20th January, 2017.

Filled with food, A polystyrene box sits discarded in the canal of Duke Street, Port of Spain. Read More »
Take a Stand, Not a Seat
—Published on 14th January, 2017.

An anti-crime demonstration at Woodford Square on Friday 13th January, 2017. Read More »
Traces II
—Published on 13th January, 2017.

Signs and graffiti around Port of Spain and Belmont. Read More »
Twilight
—Published on 16th December, 2016.

Woodbrook in twilight. Read More »
Traces
—Published on 2nd December, 2016.

Signs around Port of Spain. Read More »
Phillip’s Warning
—Published on 25th November, 2016.

“Yuh know one called ‘Charlotte Street’? Don’t go pas’ Charlotte Street. If yuh ever hear ’bout ‘Cassava Place’, don’t go there. Ah know wha’ Ah tellin’ yuh.” Read More »
Way
—Published on 18th November, 2016.

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Tell Tempo
—Published on 4th November, 2016.

Tempo, also known as 'Gabriel', makes copper jewelley on the pavement of Independence Square North. 21st October, 2016. Read More »
Food Web
—Published on 28th October, 2016.

Insects on Victoria Square consume available food. Read More »
Shape
—Published on 22nd October, 2016.

City Gate, Port of Spain. 21st October, 2016. Read More »
Barred
—Published on 21st October, 2016.

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Republic Day
—Published on 14th October, 2016.

Streets of downtown Port of Spain flood on 24th September, 2016. Read More »
Roam
—Published on 7th October, 2016.

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Treasury
—Published on 2nd September, 2016.

Saint Vincent Street, Port of Spain. 22nd August, 2016. Read More »
Hard
—Published on 19th August, 2016.

A man in worn clothing sleeps on a concrete bench in Victoria Square, Port of Spain. 30th July, 2016. Read More »
Falling Like a Memory
—Published on 12th August, 2016.

Heavy rain in Port of Spain. 6th August, 2016. Read More »
Progression
—Published on 20th May, 2016.

A smiling lady points at something on a cellphone held by an older man displaying a possible expression of concentration. Read More »
Carnival 2016
—Published on 13th May, 2016.

Carnival in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Read More »
On the Waterfront
—Published on 29th April, 2016.

View overlooking the ferry port and the Breakfast Shed of Port of Spain, with the twin towers of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago in the background. January 2011. Read More »
Rain Fallin’
—Published on 22nd April, 2016.

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Sign and Symbol
—Published on 15th April, 2016.

Advertisements, billboards, signs, murals, graffiti, and flyers across Port of Spain, Trinidad. Read More »
Water We Need
—Published on 25th March, 2016.

Water fountain at the heart of POS, as seen on March 21st and 24th, amidst WASA campaigns. Read More »
Overheard at Protest on City Hall
—Published on 12th February, 2016.

Overheard commentary by two, unknown observers of a protest of Mayor Raymond Tim Kee. Read More »
Street Retail II
—Published on 25th December, 2015.

The recurrence of street vending, even as many past mayors have attempted to end the practice, seems to imply that there is a strong consumer need for the activity. Read More »
Street Retail
—Published on 11th December, 2015.

Street vendors dispensing their trades across various parts of Port of Spain. Read More »
Discarded
—Published on 6th November, 2015.

Found on the ground. Read More »
Two Squares
—Published on 23rd October, 2015.

Independence and Woodford. Read More »
Scott-Bushe Street House
—Published on 16th October, 2015.

A house on Scott-Bushe Street, Port of Spain, sits in mottled Light. Read More »
Daily Bread
—Published on 9th October, 2015.

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Four Short Stories
—Published on 2nd October, 2015.

Four portraits, and four short stories, on a walk through town. September 26th, 2015. Read More »
Jude
—Published on 28th August, 2015.

Street portrait of Jude Hercules. Read More »
Sustenance
—Published on 14th August, 2015.

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Drifting III
—Published on 12th June, 2015.

Drifting. June 7th, 2015. Read More »
Drifting II
—Published on 29th May, 2015.

Drifting through Port of Spain on May 23rd, 2015. Read More »
San Fernando
—Published on 15th May, 2015.

These photographs were made while on self-assignment with journalist, Martine Powers, in South Trinidad on February 4th, 2015, and in-between the creation of ten street portraits. The bright sunshine, which made walking through the streets muggy and uncomfortable for much of the day, also cast hard shadows which brought out the architecture and lines of […] Read More »
LB2
—Published on 27th March, 2015.

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Drifting
—Published on 20th March, 2015.

Drifting through Port of Spain. Read More »
City Gate
—Published on 6th March, 2015.

City Gate is the main transport terminal for Port of Spain. It replaces the former Trinidad Government Railway, which was closed in 1968. Buses and maxi taxis now work some of the routes once serviced by trains, in addition to many others added over time. Read More »
Richmond Street, Port of Spain
—Published on 27th February, 2015.

The most westerly street that spans the full length of downtown Port of Spain, Richmond Street is also dotted with car dealerships that sport architecture fairly unique to town. Read More »
Carnival 2015
—Published on 20th February, 2015.

Not just the muddy mischief of J’ouvert, or the colourful euphoria of ‘pretty-mas’. Not just the music of all types; rapso, live steelpan, tassa, tamboo bamboo, kaiso, calypso and soca. Not just the bodies everywhere. Not just the food, treats and alcohol on every available bit of street. Not just the people of all walks, […] Read More »
The Port of Spain / San Fernando Water Taxi
—Published on 13th February, 2015.

On board the Port of Spain / San Fernando Water Taxi with journalist, Martine Powers of Bad Drive Trinidad. Read More »
Birds of Port of Spain
—Published on 23rd January, 2015.

Some of the tropical birds found living in the urban setting of Port of Spain. Read More »
Laundry Day
—Published on 9th January, 2015.

A Port of Spain street dweller sits huddled, across from clothing hung along a wooden rod. Read More »
Victoria Square West and Shine Street
—Published on 1st January, 2015.

Old buildings, renovated and modified to suit the practicalities of twenty-first century living, line the streets of Victoria Square West and Shine Street. Read More »
Park and Saint Vincent Streets
—Published on 26th December, 2014.

Enormous, polished buildings, seated beside ramshackle ones gives Park Street and Saint Vincent Street, Port of Spain, a curious character. Read More »
Duke Street, Port of Spain
—Published on 12th December, 2014.

Scenes from Duke Street in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Read More »