(NEW) Pride Cymru 2023, Front Dancers

jacklowry47 posted a photo:

File: 2023006-0137

Near Castle Arcade, on Castle Street, Cardiff (Caerdydd), Wales (Cymru), United Kingdom, on Saturday 17th of June 2023.

About the photograph.

The photo was taken on Castle Street, about half-way between the junctions of High Street and Womanby Street. This location is very near the Revolution restaurant and the Castle Arcade.

This was at the front of the parade, and those girls were doing a dance, while the parade was getting ready. I took some captures, and figured this one would look good in black and white for a dramatic feel.

Couldn’t think of a better title for this, so figured I’ll call this “Front Dancers.”

When I was a teenager attending college, I did a photojournalism kind of photography of students going on a march, in protest. Since then, I haven’t done anything like that, mainly due to the difficulties with my life, and later being a busy single parent.

Since 2020, with the kids now living independent, I decided to get back into doing photography, and this is my fourth attempt at photojournalism photography. I’ve been trying to rebuild my self-confident, and need to refresh my skills.

So this may have been 4th or 5th attempt at photojournalism, and my second Pride parade (the first one was in Bristol). When the parade started, I’ve been busy taking so many shots during the hot weather, and I ended up with a sunburn.

About the event.

Pride Cymru was previously called Cardiff Mardi Gras when it was formed in September 1999. It held annual festival in Bute Park. It became a registered charity in 2010, and starting from 2012, they held a parade through the city centre.

In 2014, Cardiff Mardi Gras was renamed to Pride Cymru, and had operated under the new name ever since the change of name.

Pride Cymru is in reality a weekend event, often called Pride Cymru Big Weekend, and attracts up to 50,000 people over the three days, with Saturdays having the parade through the city centre.

The route for the parade is approximately about more or less one mile in length, and would take anyone approximately up to an hour to complete the route.

Because I was doing photojournalism, trying to find interesting shots, therefore I often sometimes walk back and forth, up and down the parade, so it would take me about a couple of hours to do the photo-shoot.

That day was a very hot and strong sunny day, and I some sunburn.

The Comment Box is NOT an adverting billboard or adverting space for the groups. Do NOT leave canned comments or award codes. You are free to comment on my photograph, about the subject in the photo, or your similar relevant experience. If you want to promote the groups you are member of, do it in YOUR own photos and YOUR own Photostream.