Jamaica – Kingston Train Station
January 22nd, 2012I took this shot in Kingston Jamaica railway station in the early 1990s, shortly before taking a journey on the train across the island to Montego Bay. I clearly remember the station was always full of hustle and bustle, with colourful characters both on and off the train. I particularly love this image of the little girl reading her book in her own oasis of calm, seemingly oblivious of the noisy crowd surrounding her. I was lucky enough to take this journey a few times before the line finally closed in 1992. On this occasion the train derailed about halfway through the journey, something, which happened quite frequently-everyone crammed into the remaining carriages and eventually we continued our journey without further incident to Montego Bay. Over the years there has been plenty of talk about reopening the line, in-fact as recent as last year it was mentioned, but unfortunately the only thing the station gets used for these days is music videos.
Tags: Girl, Kingston Jamaica, Kingston Jamaica Railway Station, Street Style, Train Station, Wayne Tippetts
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January 24th, 2012 at 10:16 am
Awesome picture! love it!
January 28th, 2012 at 8:07 am
This one is a great pic Wayne !
January 28th, 2012 at 8:50 am
So glad you like it Fred
February 15th, 2012 at 8:03 pm
The photo looks much older than the 90s. The more I look at it the more significant I find it. It’s full of matching colours and parallelisms like the little boy lost in his thoughts at the back of the girl caught in her enthralling reading.
February 21st, 2012 at 5:36 pm
really love it, now i am living with it , thanks!!
February 21st, 2012 at 5:38 pm
(maybe sh’e reading ALICE…)