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“Fellow Staff Photographer Joe Raedle, freelance photojournalist Sven Creutzmann and I are traveling from Havana to Santiago de #Cuba, following the military convoy carrying the remains of former Cuban President #FidelCastro as they retrace – in reverse -- the journey he took to the capital after his revolution’s victory in 1959.As we navigated the maze of old streets in Santa Clara, Cuba, Joe spotted the edge of a giant Cuban flag and we jumped from the car to investigate. Sven Creutzmann was able to talk his way up to a rooftop where people were waiting to see Fidel’s remains and I tagged along. The composition has it all: a giant flag, pictures of Fidel and brother Raul Castro, people lining the street and the remains as they pass by.” - @ somophoto #GettyImagesNews __ Thousands of #Cubans have lined the streets this week to pay their respects to Fidel #Castro. The revolutionary leader who brought communism to his island nation in 1959, died on November 25 at the age of 90 years ol...

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