The story behind a pic

July 6, 2021

It's a saying that every photograph tells a story. And I think it's true. But the stories behind the pictures sometimes can be enjoyable and bring back fond memories over time. Or other times, they could remind us of some a not so pleasant experience.

Well, this one, it could have been one more photo among a lot of photographs from any given day. But it will always bring me the memory of a good scare that I went through.

The story

Last Sunday, I went out with my family to eat out. But the day was so sunny that we decided to go for a ride around the city before heading to eat. We ended up downtown.

When passing through some of the streets, I was surprised that they were in pretty nice shape. And because there was some police surveillance in the area, I got out of the car to take some pics. Otherwise, I wouldn't have done it for fear of having my phone stolen.

We continued on our way, and since I had already taken a couple of photos, I got excited and continued taking some more from the car while my husband was driving.

At a traffic light, I decided to take a photo of a mural on a building. I hadn't realized it but on the corner next to the traffic light, there were several members of one of the state security forces. I reserve the force just in case.

One of the officers who was stopped very close to the traffic light realized that I was taking photos. And made some signs to my husband not to move forward when the traffic light changed. He wanted me to get out of the car with my phone. The first thing I thought was that he was going to take the phone from me. As I got out of the car, my fear was increasing. Could it be that he could arrest me for taking a photo? In case you wonder. In Venezuela, the answer to that question could be a yes.

The slightly ill-faced officer sends me to stand aside and tells me that I should delete the photo and that he wanted to see it. At that moment, he was distracted by another car that was passing and caught his attention. So he sends me to speak to the group of officers gathered on the corner and tells them that I was taking pictures of them.

I approached the group quite nervously. And one of the officers asked me to show him the photo. He asked why I was taking it. I told him that I just wanted to photograph the mural. To which he asked me. What mural? I responded and pointing to it, The one up there in the building. The man turned and saw the mural as if realizing for the first time that it was there. He made me erase the photo. And when I was leaving, he told me. Are you going to leave without the photo? You can take it from here. So I ended with the photo of the mural after being scared. And very grateful that the unfriendly-faced officer had been distracted, and the other one was kind enough.

Of course, after the scare, the photoshoot and the stroll were over. And we went straight to eat.

A little stroll through Caracas's downtown

And if you wonder about the other photos I had taken. Here I share them with you. Although a couple of them I've already posted before in Noise.cash. So I show you a bit of Caracas' downtown.

The blue building on the left is the Palacio de las Academias a Neo-Gothic construction. That was originally built as a convent. Now it houses six National Academies.

Pasaje Linares, a pedestrian street with buildings from the colonial era. In recent years has been decorated with hanging umbrellas that have become so fashionable in several cities around the world.

Av Sur1 is also a pedestrian street with colonial buildings. This street has become popular because of a fancy cafe located on the corner.

These two skyscrapers are The Towers of Central Park (Torres de Parque Central). They were built between the late 70s and early 80s. They measure 225 meters high. At that time, they were the tallest skyscrapers in Latin America. Today, they are among the ten tallest buildings in South America.

For now, this is the short stroll I can give you through Caracas's downtown until I get the courage to go back there to take more pics.

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