Carnival Tabanca
Posted: March 10, 2014 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: caribbean, carnival, celebration, costumes, culture, fantasy, festival, harts, journalism, machel montano, photography, photojournalism, port of spain, soca, street photography, trinidad, trinidad and tobago Leave a commentTabanca- a local slang word for extreme sadness or depression. A longing for something…Carnival has come and gone and this is the feeling most people get after the 2 day celebration passes. Hope the moments I captured help your pain or encourage you to visit my beautiful home!
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(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Section leaders pose in their costumes as they make their way to Queen’s Park Savannah to cross the stage a mark the start of Trinidad’s Carnival and celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Section leaders pose in their costumes as they make their way to Queen’s Park Savannah to cross the stage a mark the start of Trinidad’s Carnival and celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Section leaders pose in their costumes as they make their way to Queen’s Park Savannah to cross the stage a mark the start of Trinidad’s Carnival and celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Section leaders lead their carnival bands and partake in Trinidad’s Carnival as they celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Section leaders lead their carnival bands and partake in Trinidad’s Carnival as they celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Wendy Fitzwilliam, Miss Universe 1998 and Trinidad native, models her costume during Trinidad’s Carnival on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Masqueraders make their way to the Queen’s Park Savannah to cross the stage a mark the start of Trinidad’s Carnival and celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Section leaders lead their carnival bands and partake in Trinidad’s Carnival as they celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 A stilts dancer, known as a Moko Jumbie, dances as he revels in Trinidad’s Carnival and celebrates through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Wendy Fitzwilliam, Miss Universe 1998 and Trinidad native, models her costume during Trinidad’s Carnival on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Soca artist Machel Montano sings on top of a music truck as carnival band Fantasy crosses the stage during Trinidad’s Carnival on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Masqueraders partake in Trinidad’s Carnival and celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Section leaders pose in their costumes as they make their way to Queen’s Park Savannah to cross the stage a mark the start of Trinidad’s Carnival and celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Section leaders lead their carnival bands and partake in Trinidad’s Carnival as they celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Masqueraders partake in Trinidad’s Carnival and celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Section leaders pose in their costumes as they make their way to Queen’s Park Savannah to cross the stage a mark the start of Trinidad’s Carnival and celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Section leaders pose in their costumes as they make their way to Queen’s Park Savannah to cross the stage a mark the start of Trinidad’s Carnival and celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Section leaders pose in their costumes as they make their way to Queen’s Park Savannah to cross the stage a mark the start of Trinidad’s Carnival and celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 A stilts dancer, known as a Moko Jumbie, revels in Trinidad’s Carnival and celebrates through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Section leaders pose in their costumes as they make their way to Queen’s Park Savannah to cross the stage a mark the start of Trinidad’s Carnival and celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Wendy Fitzwilliam, Miss Universe 1998 and Trinidad native, models her costume during Trinidad’s Carnival on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Masqueraders make their way to the Queen’s Park Savannah to cross the stage a mark the start of Trinidad’s Carnival and celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Section leaders lead their carnival bands and partake in Trinidad’s Carnival as they celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Section leaders lead their carnival bands and partake in Trinidad’s Carnival as they celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Masqueraders prepare to cross the judging stage as they partake in Trinidad’s Carnival and celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Masqueraders partake in Trinidad’s Carnival and celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Masqueraders partake in Trinidad’s Carnival and celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Masqueraders partake in Trinidad’s Carnival and celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Section leaders lead their carnival bands and partake in Trinidad’s Carnival as celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Masqueraders partake in Trinidad’s Carnival and celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Masqueraders partake in Trinidad’s Carnival and celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Section leaders lead their carnival bands and partake in Trinidad’s Carnival as they celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 A stilts dancer, known as a Moko Jumbie, dances as he revels in Trinidad’s Carnival and celebrates through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Soca artist Machel Montano (left) and Major Lazer DJ Jillionaire sing on top of a music truck as carnival band Fantasy crosses the stage during Trinidad’s Carnival on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 A man watches as Trinidad’s carnival continues through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Masqueraders partake in Trinidad’s Carnival and celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Masqueraders partake in Trinidad’s Carnival and celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Masqueraders partake in Trinidad’s Carnival and celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Section leaders lead their carnival bands and partake in Trinidad’s Carnival as they celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Masqueraders partake in Trinidad’s Carnival and celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Section leaders lead their carnival bands and partake in Trinidad’s Carnival as they celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Masqueraders partake in Trinidad’s Carnival and celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 A street vendor poses in his shop during Trinidad’s Carnival as people celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 A young girl poses during Trinidad’s Carnival and celebrates through the streets of Port of Spain with her family on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 A stilts dancer, known as a Moko Jumbie, dances as he revels in Trinidad’s Carnival and celebrates through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Masqueraders partake in Trinidad’s Carnival and celebrate through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 A stilts dancer, known as a Moko Jumbie, dances as he revels in Trinidad’s Carnival and celebrates through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.

(Port of Spain, Trinidad) 03/04/14 Soca artist Machel Montano sings on top of a music truck as carnival band Fantasy crosses the stage during Trinidad’s Carnival on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Photo by Amanda Sabga.