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INTR ODUCTION
t’s not just about pictures. Pieces of Jamaica is your travel guide on From the past, we look toward the future, enjoying the airs of the
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a journey down memory lane. It’s become even more important to children who will plot the path of Jamaica’s future. We celebrate the
us over the years as we find that the characters and scenes that were island’s diverse forms of business, industry and tourism, which have
once commonplace — like fudgie or the movie theatres in Crossroads become the lifeblood of our economy.
I— have become obsolete, replaced by international fast food chains
and Netflix. Still, there’s much to love, and we chose to celebrate it all. We close the story on a high note, celebrating Jamaica’s creativity and
culture as well as including those personality-rich shots that we loved
In the first coffee table book, you could see the rawness in David’s but that didn’t quite fit anywhere inside thematic chapters. Of course,
photography. It was his homage to Jamaica, pure and unrefined like we added some behind-the-scenes shots of on-the-road antics for good
sweet, brown sugar. Most of the images were of the beautiful, expressive measure. Many already will have seen some of these as they followed the
people he engaged with on his travels about the country. David — a journey we shared on social media while capturing the images featured in
garrulous, jovial character — loves human interaction. His shots of people this collection.
are his favorite to photograph.
Within these pages, we included photos of some key pristine locations
Since his first photo book was published in 2012, he’s become a well- and historical points of note, both popular and off-the-beaten-path.
established, award-winning professional photographer with prestigious We’ve shown characters, buildings, canons, coves, animals, landscapes,
clients including Visit Lauderdale, the Jamaica Tourist Board and the homes, shops and everything in between. We’ve also incorporated
Urban League of Broward County. paintings from Sean’s fine art repertoire, selected a few archival images
to show how far Jamaica has come in its 60 years of independence
Just as he’s grown as a craftsman, expanding his portfolio to include and beyond, and shared pieces of Jamaica’s history in the captions and
lifestyle and branding photography, and just as his technical acumen substories.
has improved by leaps and bounds over the past decade, so too has the
story this book will tell. The small team of supporters and friends who Whether you are a Jamaican living at home, a Jamaican living in the
helped compose his first book has grown to include his own company’s diaspora, a descendant of natives or a visitor to our beautiful country, we
cadre of professionals, most integrally Calibe and Hannah, as well as close hope you’ll enjoy the images and stories we’ve shared as much as we have
confidants and partners in artistry, Sean and Kerry. enjoyed capturing them.
Together, we have taken a very deliberate approach to telling the story
of Jamaica in pictures and words in Pieces of Jamaica : Jamrock Edition. Welcome to Jamrock.
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We begin with our island’s origins: a land inhabited by the Arawakan #piecesofjamaica #jamrock
people — their land of wood and water. We move on to show images of
the colonial imprint on Jamaica and how the transplanted residents of
the island eventually found their place.
Our utmost thanks to our major Pieces of Jamaica® sponsors.
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