Matthew_SWilson
Matthew S. Wilson - Author
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Sept/Oct 2010
Perhaps because it's the first major city after departing Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port or maybe it's simply the city's vibrant atmosphere, but Pamplona had a lasting effect on me as I walked the Camino Frances in 2010. The fame of San Fermin loomed over the town's cobbled streets and grandiose bullring. I was reluctant to leave.
In the subsequent months and years of writing my 'Camino novel' I researched the history of the path to Santiago and came across the following article from CNN. It contains seven photographs of the San Fermin fiesta from the year 1954. Each image shows the same city thousands of pilgrims pass through every day, but populated with lost faces from the past: a matador preparing for a bullfight; soldiers passing a group of boys in traditional dress; packed balconies of locals watching the oncoming bulls; a group of revelers at night.
Not a detailed history of the Camino de Santiago, but seven glimpses into what it looked like more than half a century ago, captured by the late photographer, Inge Morath.
In the subsequent months and years of writing my 'Camino novel' I researched the history of the path to Santiago and came across the following article from CNN. It contains seven photographs of the San Fermin fiesta from the year 1954. Each image shows the same city thousands of pilgrims pass through every day, but populated with lost faces from the past: a matador preparing for a bullfight; soldiers passing a group of boys in traditional dress; packed balconies of locals watching the oncoming bulls; a group of revelers at night.
Not a detailed history of the Camino de Santiago, but seven glimpses into what it looked like more than half a century ago, captured by the late photographer, Inge Morath.
The 'Running of the Bulls' in 1954 | CNN
The annual San Fermin festival and its world-famous "Running of the Bulls" have been around for centuries. Late photographer Inge Morath was in Spain more than 60 years ago to take these pictures.
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