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The Pride Parade II

—Published on 2nd July, 2019.

Image Caption: The 2019 edition of the Pride Parade, held on 28th July, 2019 in Woodbrook, Port of Spain.—Click to read this article.

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.

Image Caption: 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 the approximately two dozen young persons who wished to try walking stick. Tassa drummers and a small steelband also were present to exhibit their respective disciplines. The Central Bank Money Museum was first opened in December 2004 and displays historical currency of Trinidad and Tobago as well as items from the past of the Central Bank itself. Courtyard, The Central Bank, Port of Spain—18th May, 2019. (Shaun Rambaran)—Click to read this article.

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.

Image Caption: A firebreathing jab ignites stalks at Canboulay. 1st March, 2019.—Click to read this article.

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.

Image Caption: A row of stick-walks at a rugby goalpost on the Queen's Park Savannah. 6th January, 2019. #1000mokos #sticksindeyard #trinbago #yardcore—Click to read this article.

'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.

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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.

Image Caption: Port of Spain, 17th June 2017—Kodak Portra 400.—Click to read this article.

Photographs of downtown Port of Spain made on the 17th June, 2017. Read More »

Pride

—Published on 29th July, 2018.

Image Caption: Trinbago's first 'Pride Fair and Parade' on 28th July, 2018.—Click to read this article.

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.

Image Caption: With the fever of the 2018 World Cup in the air, the 'Sticks in de Yard' session becomes more sporty than usual on 24th June, 2018. #caribbean #culture #sport #stilt #trinbago—Click to read this article.

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.

Image Caption: An embrace seen at a rally in support of the Trinbagonian LGBT+ community, outside of the parliament building, Port of Spain. 9th April, 2018. #caribbean #lbgt #rainbow #trinbago—Click to read this article.

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.

Image Caption: The stacks of the decommissioned T+TEC / Powergen Wrightson Road facility glow orange with the reflected, golden, early-morning Light of sunrise. 4th March, 2018. #alpenglow #architecture #portofspain #powergen #trinidadandtobago—Click to read this article.

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.

Image Caption: Marathon early-starter, Victorio Hawkins, walks through the darkness of Southern Main Road. 29th January, 2017.—Click to read this article.

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.

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"The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear."—Lao Tzu Read More »

Drifting VII

—Published on 26th October, 2017.

Image Caption: A lady walks down Charlotte Street, Port of Spain. 25 Oct, 2017. #candid #caribbean #expression #streetphotography #trinidad—Click to read this article.

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Drifting VI

—Published on 19th October, 2017.

Image Caption: Charlotte Street, Port of Spain. 5th October, 2017.—Click to read this article.

Charlotte Street and Independence Square. Read More »

Kairi

—Published on 15th October, 2017.

Image Caption: Various Amerindian communities from Trinidad and the Western Hemisphere do a smoke ritual on Abercromby Street, outside the Red House on 12th October, 2017.—Click to read this article.

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.

Image Caption: Work being done on the Red House, Port of Spain. 5th October, 2017. (Shaun Rambaran)—Click to read this article.

Work being done on the Red House, Port of Spain. 5th October, 2017. Read More »

Birdcage

—Published on 15th September, 2017.

Image Caption: A pair of green parakeets. 30th August, 2017.—Click to read this article.

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.

Image Caption: Three men sit and chat near the top of Charlotte Street, Port of Spain, Trinidad. 3rd September, 2017.—Click to read this article.

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.

Image Caption: A Charlotte Street merchant sits with a newspaper. 30th August, 2017.—Click to read this article.

Charlotte, Duke, and Queen Streets, Port of Spain, on the 30th August, 2017. Read More »

GAIO Book Traders

—Published on 4th August, 2017.

Image Caption: Owners, Giselle Oliver and her mother, at GAIO Book Traders, Peoples' Mall, Henry Street, Port of Spain. 29th July, 2017.—Click to read this article.

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.

Image Caption: Tropical rain falls onto Port of Spain, Trinidad. 18th July, 2017.—Click to read this article.

Tropical rain falls onto Port of Spain, Trinidad. Read More »

Charlotte Street Vibration

—Published on 14th July, 2017.

Image Caption: Charlotte Street, Port of Spain. 24th June, 2017.—Click to read this article.

Port of Spain soundscape on 24th June, 2017. Read More »

Vibrations

—Published on 7th July, 2017.

Image Caption: Corner of Richmond and Duke Street, Port of Spain, Trinidad. 24th June, 2017.—Click to read this article.

Port of Spain soundscape on 24th June, 2017. Read More »

Exchange

—Published on 2nd June, 2017.

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TSTT Nelson Exchange building, Sackville Street, Port of Spain. 12th May, 2017. Read More »

Slight Spill

—Published on 12th May, 2017.

Image Caption: Port of Spain. 18th March, 2017.—Click to read this article.

Port of Spain. 18th March, 2017. Read More »

Align

—Published on 28th April, 2017.

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Charlotte Street, Port of Spain. 18th March, 2017. Read More »

Second Fire at Ministry of Social Development

—Published on 10th April, 2017.

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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.

Image Caption: Section leader of Roam the Mas Band's 'Wonders of the World' presentation. Carnival Tuesday, Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain. 28th February, 2017.—Click to read this article.

Expressions and emotions of Trinidad and Tobago's 2017 Carnival. Read More »

Winners Always Play

—Published on 3rd February, 2017.

Image Caption: A man reviews his lottery tickets. City Gate, Port of Spain. 21st October, 2016.—Click to read this article.

Lotto booth in City Gate, Port of Spain. October, 2016. Read More »

Drifting IV

—Published on 27th January, 2017.

Image Caption: Pies in the showcase of a Port of Spain bakery. 22nd January, 2017.—Click to read this article.

A morning in downtown Port of Spain. Read More »

Want for Nothing

—Published on 20th January, 2017.

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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.

Image Caption: An anti-crime demonstration called 'Together We Take a Stand, Not a Seat' at Woodford Square, Port of Spain. Friday 13th January, 2017.—Click to read this article.

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

Traces II

—Published on 13th January, 2017.

Image Caption: Twilight scene on lower Charlotte Street, Port of Spain. 10th January, 2017.—Click to read this article.

Signs and graffiti around Port of Spain and Belmont. Read More »

Twilight

—Published on 16th December, 2016.

Image Caption: Female mannequins pose in Carnival costumes in Tragarite Road store window. 11th December, 2016.—Click to read this article.

Woodbrook in twilight. Read More »

Traces

—Published on 2nd December, 2016.

Image Caption: An advertisement for Aji-No-Moto seasoning on the wall of a Charlotte Street building. Port of Spain. 19th November, 2016. (Shaun Rambaran)—Click to read this article.

Signs around Port of Spain. Read More »

Phillip’s Warning

—Published on 25th November, 2016.

Image Caption: Portrait of Phillip on Duke Street, Port of Spain. 19th November, 2016.—Click to read this article.

“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.

Image Caption: A visually-impaired man crosses the street. 5th October, 2016.—Click to read this article.

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Tell Tempo

—Published on 4th November, 2016.

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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.

Image Caption: Ants gather at the edge of a plastic container strewn on the ground of Victoria Square. 22nd October, 2016.—Click to read this article.

Insects on Victoria Square consume available food. Read More »

Shape

—Published on 22nd October, 2016.

Image Caption: City Gate, Port of Spain. 21st October, 2016.—Click to read this article.

City Gate, Port of Spain. 21st October, 2016. Read More »

Barred

—Published on 21st October, 2016.

Image Caption: A pale, stray dog on Richmond Street, Port of Spain. 30th July, 2016. (Shaun Rambaran / Forge Business Imagery)—Click to read this article.

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Republic Day

—Published on 14th October, 2016.

Image Caption: Flood waters on Henry Street, Port of Spain. 24th September, 2016.—Click to read this article.

Streets of downtown Port of Spain flood on 24th September, 2016. Read More »

Roam

—Published on 7th October, 2016.

Image Caption: A stray dog seeks out fallen food on the barbergreen of the Queen's Park Savannah. 8th May, 2010.—Click to read this article.

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Treasury

—Published on 2nd September, 2016.

Image Caption: Saint Vincent Street, Port of Spain. 22nd August, 2016.—Click to read this article.

Saint Vincent Street, Port of Spain. 22nd August, 2016. Read More »

Hard

—Published on 19th August, 2016.

Image Caption: A man in worn clothing sleeps on a concrete bench in Victoria Square, Port of Spain. 30th July, 2016. (Shaun Rambaran / Forge Business Imagery)—Click to read this article.

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.

Image Caption: Rainwater tumbles into a stormdrain cover on Saint Vincent Street, Port of Spain, Trinidad. 6th August, 2016. (Shaun Rambaran / Forge Business Imagery)—Click to read this article.

Heavy rain in Port of Spain. 6th August, 2016. Read More »

Progression

—Published on 20th May, 2016.

Image Caption: A smiling lady points at something on a cellphone held by an older man displaying a possible expression of concentration. In the background is a younger girl. 'Wheels and Caro' snackette, Charlotte Street, Port of Spain. February 9th, 2016 - Kodak ProImage 100 (badly processed).—Click to read this article.

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.

Image Caption: Carnival Tuesday on Park Street. Photographed on Kodak ProImage 100. February 9th, 2016.—Click to read this article.

Carnival in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Read More »

On the Waterfront

—Published on 29th April, 2016.

Image Caption: View overlooking the ferry port and the Breakfast Shed of Port of Spain, with the twin towers of Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago in the background. January 2011.—Click to read this article.

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.

Image Caption: Rain on Duke Street, Port of Spain. April 4th, 2016.—Click to read this article.

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Sign and Symbol

—Published on 15th April, 2016.

Image Caption: Phillip Street, Port of Spain. April 10th, 2016.—Click to read this article.

Advertisements, billboards, signs, murals, graffiti, and flyers across Port of Spain, Trinidad. Read More »

Water We Need

—Published on 25th March, 2016.

Image Caption: Woodford Square fountain on March 21st, 2016, amidst a Water and Sewerage Authority campaign to encourage a reduction of water consumption because of extended, dry, weather conditions. This campaign includes possible financial penalties for the use of waterhoses, sprinklers, pressure washers, and decorative fountains.—Click to read this article.

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.

Image Caption: A demonstration against Port of Spain Mayor, Raymond Tim Kee, arranged in response to his vocalised views that the unlawful death and suspected rape of Japanese panplayer, Asami Nagakiya, was a result of her 'lewd' Carnival costume. February 12th, 2016.—Click to read this article.

Overheard commentary by two, unknown observers of a protest of Mayor Raymond Tim Kee. Read More »

Street Retail II

—Published on 25th December, 2015.

Image Caption: A Frederick Street merchant chats with a potential customer. December 23rd, 2015.—Click to read this article.

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.

Image Caption: Lingerie-clad mannequins stand on the pavement outside a Charlotte Street clothing store. December 3rd, 2015.—Click to read this article.

Street vendors dispensing their trades across various parts of Port of Spain. Read More »

Discarded

—Published on 6th November, 2015.

Image Caption: Discarded Items sit in the grass along Independence Square, Port of Spain. October 3rd, 2015.—Click to read this article.

Found on the ground. Read More »

Two Squares

—Published on 23rd October, 2015.

Image Caption: A sandalled foot steps on a playing cards on Independence Square, Port of Spain. October 17th, 2015.—Click to read this article.

Independence and Woodford. Read More »

Scott-Bushe Street House

—Published on 16th October, 2015.

Image Caption: A house on Scott-Bushe Street, Port of Spain, sits in mottled Light. October 7th, 2015.—Click to read this article.

A house on Scott-Bushe Street, Port of Spain, sits in mottled Light. Read More »

Daily Bread

—Published on 9th October, 2015.

Image Caption: A homeless man works open a bag on Charlotte Street, Port of Spain. September 21st, 2015.—Click to read this article.

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Four Short Stories

—Published on 2nd October, 2015.

Image Caption: Raymond Durham fixes shoes under a tarpaulin at the side of Park Street, Port of Spain. Originally from South Trinidad, Raymond says he is a handiman who has always been into,

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

Jude

—Published on 28th August, 2015.

Image Caption: Jude Hercules describes domestic troubles at home. In spite of a fair speech impediment, he initiated conversation and explained that he was en route to the police to report physical abuse he received from,

Street portrait of Jude Hercules. Read More »

Sustenance

—Published on 14th August, 2015.

Image Caption: A discarded food box sits on a low wall on lower Chacon Street, Port of Spain - July 11th, 2015.—Click to read this article.

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Drifting III

—Published on 12th June, 2015.

Image Caption: Reflection of a woman in the windows of a bank on Park Street, Port of Spain, while a sign warns against photographing inside of the banks's premises. June 7th, 2015.—Click to read this article.

Drifting. June 7th, 2015. Read More »

Drifting II

—Published on 29th May, 2015.

Image Caption: Portrait of a bearded man on Woodford Square, Port of Spain, Trinidad. May 23rd, 2015.—Click to read this article.

Drifting through Port of Spain on May 23rd, 2015. Read More »

San Fernando

—Published on 15th May, 2015.

Image Caption: San Fernando, Trinidad. February 4th, 2015.—Click to read this article.

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.

Image Caption: A homeless man chats with himself under the shade of a bank on Independence Square, Port of Spain. February 17th, 2015.—Click to read this article.

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Drifting

—Published on 20th March, 2015.

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Drifting through Port of Spain. Read More »

City Gate

—Published on 6th March, 2015.

Image Caption: City Gate, Port of Spain. January 17th, 2015.—Click to read this article.

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.

Image Caption: Richmond Street, Port of Spain. January 17th, 2015.—Click to read this article.

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.

Image Caption: A young woman washes off under the water of a blasting hose on the morning after J'ouvert. February 16th, 2015.—Click to read this article.

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.

Image Caption: Passengers disembark the Trini Flash water taxi at its San Fernando harbour. February 4th, 2015.—Click to read this article.

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.

Image Caption: Pidgeons in Woodford Square, Trinidad.—Click to read this article.

Some of the tropical birds found living in the urban setting of Port of Spain. Read More »

Laundry Day

—Published on 9th January, 2015.

Image Caption: A street dweller, known as Bernard Smart, sits huddled, across from clothing hung along a wooden rod. January 3rd, 2015.—Click to read this article.

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.

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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.

Image Caption: A homeless man customarily seen along Park Street (and environs), Port of Spain. 14th December, 2014.—Click to read this article.

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.

Image Caption: Port of Spain—December 6th, 2014. #architecture #dukestreet #caribbean #portofspain #rawtherapee #trinidad—Click to read this article.

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