Ernest Hemingway's Fishing Boat in Cuba Metal Print

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This is a photo of Ernest Hemingway's fishing boat Pilar. It is on display in Cuba at the Museo Ernest Hemingway. The museum is located at Finca Vigía, Hemingway's former home near Havana. It is said to have been the boat used for his stories The Old Man and the Sea and Islands in the Stream. The boat is now owned by the Cuban government after being donated to the people of Cuba.

I love to tell stories. About twenty years ago I had my first freelance travel article accepted by a magazine. Much to my surprise, the magazine expected photos along with words. I had not taken any during the preliminary work for my article. I drove back to the site and took the photos for the article with my little Olympus digital camera. The article was published with those very amateur photos. In time, I bought an Olympus OMD-EM5, a great camera for nature and travel photographers and discovered that I enjoyed telling stories with pictures more than I did with words. The last twenty year have been an incredibly exciting time as resources for photographers have exploded. I have been lucky enough to have some great teachers along the way...