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Draped in their respective island’s flags Black cuties twerk the colors down Chepstow Road Other groups indulge to the same shake in a sort of competition Chaos, confusion and body fusion are part of masquerade fun Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2018 Carnival Gallery
Getting serious about fun, a group of performers take a rest Under the supervision and protection of the toughest ladies The younger chick is kept at a safe distance of the foxes Glitter and flesh corralled in a no-grope area before the gauntlet run Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2017 Carnival Gallery
Big rigs carry the select VIPs and the music gear The paupers walk along but they have all the fun It is a matter of perspective And perspectives matter All other considerations being subjective Matter of taste.. Photo Hugh Ardoin The Galleries
Purple feathered raptors take to the street Fun suddenly becomes a serious business You start to understand what the Jab Mas is It is the devil’s masquerade to remind you of the wilder side How can you tell Monsignors from the Bishops or Cardinals From purple to red when they all burn in hell? Photo […]
Ignoring the boys in blue, the other boys and girls dance in the streets Cordoned off, almost ‘kettled’, the party reaches its boiling point In the eyes of the happy few there is no room at the top for the many At the top of their ivory towers, the ivories lock themselves up in fright […]
Two dancers put up a VIP show for the camera The young black beauties twerk and shake and the street is the club Under this angle their costumes looking like giant diapers There is no inhibitions on carnival days , fun is everywhere Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill Carnival Galleries