Color Photograph by Manuel Larrañaga Sardiñas: Untitled

Starred flag and a stenciled bearded face share a wall with some fiercely tidy shrubs.

This color photograph is from Cuba, and is contemporary. It is pigment on paper. A pigment print uses archival inks on paper, and it is valued by photographers for stable color and a wide range of tones. Color print of a painted wall. Blue and white stripes with a red triangle and white star run across it. At right, a black stencil of a bearded man in a beret sits above a line of lettering. Green plants line the base. It is 12 inches wide and 8 high.

Loud paint, calm shrubs, and a wall with opinions.