A photograph

The bright side of photography, even though I don't believe that it has a dark side, it is that we can always portray anything anytime. In this case I want to show a photograph taken by Gabriela Solis, a high school classmate who now is studying in Campus Antumapu of Universidad de Chile.  

In this photo you can see a young man playing the drums during a street protest. Notwithstanding he is injured, he can not stop playing along the entire route. This photo, taken in November 2011, at which time all the country was pending and concern about demands of the students' movement, shows the persistence and the uncontainable strength of Chilean students, which still lasts by these days (at least I should like to believe that).

I like this photo not only because it is a really good one, but also I play the drums in protests, trying to bring people a lot of noise but with a little rhythm so that our demands may be heard from far far away. I thank Gabriela for immortalizing this moment.

The outline of the photography said: 

"El grupo Chin chin tirapié acompañaba con su música en las marchas. Este joven tocó durante todo un trayecto, a pesar de tener una lesión. Noviembre 2011"