Yes, I often use my Saturdays and Sundays for my work, as some people say that I am a photographer.
I work for a magazine, covering sporting events most of the time, and many of them take place on weekends. It can be any kind of events, galas, meetings, competitions, practices... but you know what? in general I don't consider my job a job. I only see it that way when I have to be accompanied by someone who talks a lot and nonsense, or someone who complains (I can't stand people who constantly complain). One of the best thing about my job is that to do it I need to move. And so I get rid of these kinds of people.
But as I was saying, my job is a lot of fun, even though it's tiring too.
I think the biggest challenge of this is carrying all the equipment, which is usually not just a camera. Sometimes I have to carry several lenses, a monopod, and there is a lens, the NIKON AF NIKKOR 300MM F/2.8, for example, that is terrible because is very heavy, in addition to the other things. I'm not complaining, I'm just commenting so you can see how difficult the job is. Many times I end up with very severe spinal pains.
This one in the photo above is not like the one I was telling you about, but it is also heavy and must be carried, of course.
By the way, the photos were taken by a colleague who also does not consider this work as work. His name is Calixto N. Llanes and here I leave a link, so you can admire his work, which is excellent.
The positive thing about this, about working in a job that you don't see as work, is that you enjoy everything. But of this day that Calixto took the photos I have a nice memory and it is this moment that I spent with these people, whom I met precisely in this triathlon event.
Kyle has already come two more times to Cuba and each time I have taken his pictures.
There is time to share some time and catch up on our lives, although my English is not very good (as I said), we have always been able to talk all night and understand each other perfectly.
Of this particular event, I really enjoy taking the pictures at the Hemingway Marina. We always arrive before sunrise and that place is very beautiful, and I also love to look at the boats.
We have to follow the athletes along their entire route, which is quite long, to be able to capture everything, the swim, the bike and then the run. The latter takes place in a part of the Malecon before finishing at the National Hotel.
I like to take the photos of the Malec贸n because they are very interesting, with the waves splashing there on the wall sometimes. And then, arriving at the Hotel gardens and resting a bit before downloading the photos and sending them to the magazine... having a snack, chatting with friends. And that's how it all ends, very happily.
I have selected from my archive these photos so you can see what my eyes see.
Thank you Galenkp for this opportunity to express ourselves every weekend through your excellent topics.
