The empty city. / Monomad Challenge [Eng/Esp]

By @muhammadhalim4/24/2026hive-142159



THE EMPTY CITY

La ciudad vacía




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Official entry for the #monomad challenge hosted by @monochromes and @brumest

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avana is quite a noisy city, and at practically any time of day, there are lots of people on the street going about their business, and others just standing around doing nothing—"staring at the ground," as we say here. Why am I telling you this? Well, while chatting with my sister, she mentioned how few people she’s been seeing on the street lately, which is actually kind of strange; hearing that made me want to go check it out for myself. I had some coffee, grabbed my camera, and headed out onto the street; this is what I found...
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a Ciudad de La Habana es bastante ruidosa, y prácticamente a cualquier hora hay muchas personas en la calle haciendo sus gestiones y otros sin hacer nada, mirando las musarañas, decimos aquí. ¿Por qué les digo esto? Resulta que conversando con mi hermana, me comentó de la poca cantidad de personas que ve últimamente en la calle, algo raro, la verdad; decirme eso es motivarme para ir a comprobarlo. Tomé café, agarré la cámara y me fui a la calle; esto fue lo que encontré...

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In the end, I think it’s seasonal; there are months when there are more people, almost always during holidays or when tourism is at its peak, and others when it looks like a ghost town. In any case, it gave me these images, because if one thing is certain, it’s that there are always interesting subjects to photograph. Al final, creo que es por temporadas; hay meses donde la cantidad de personas es mayor, casi siempre en vacaciones o cuando el turismo es mayor, y otros donde parece una ciudad fantasma. De todas formas me regaló estas imágenes, porque si una cosa es cierta, es que siempre hay motivos interesantes para fotografiar.

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Hugs, dear friends, thank you so much for your attention, and see you soon!!! Abrazos, queridos amigos, mil gracias por su atención, ¡¡¡y nos vemos pronto!!!


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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Camera: Nikon D200 | Lenses: AF-S NIKKOR 18-70mm & ED 70-300mm
Digital Processing: Images enhanced with DxO PureRAW 3 for superior detail and noise reduction.

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Translation: DeepL | Author: @muhammadhalim

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