There are now 5,400 posts in the archives of AntiguaDailyPhoto, organized neatly in reverse chronological order, by category order and by hash tags. This is the largest multimedia resource in English about the Guatemalidad or the Guatemalan identity, traditions and culture. I have tried to cover just about everything I have come across in these +16 years…
I believe I have a fun and solid street photography workshops/photo walks that produce consistent results for photography enthusiasts. I really enjoy …
I have developed a proven approach to photograph any kind of people that I share during the photo walks I lead, from …
Today was a very good day. This morning I lead a group of 11 volunteers through the streets of Antigua Guatemala. During …
If you watch carefully you will notice how much care and holding there’s among Maya women. Friends and family members always walk …
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Recently I was asked to help with a photo session of two beautiful Maya women on the streets of Antigua Guatemala. Here’s …
To be what I am is not a something to be proud of; it is a shame. I do not represent the …
Some of you may or may not know that La Antigua Guatemala is located within Kackchikel territory, one of the largest Maya …
I can’t count the number of times my mother chastised me for slouching throughout my childhood. A few times she even succeeded in convincing me to practice walking with a book on my head so that I might “improve my posture.”
Today I am sharing an impromptu portrait I made while leading a photo walk [pre-pandemic] with a group of Spanish students. The …
Today’s photo is the portrait of Jenifer holding her Matryoshka portrait print made prior to the pandemic. Jenifer was kind enough to …
Guatemala is world-famous for their colorful and intricate, hand-woven textiles, so it comes as no surprise that masks were with these Mayan …
Slowly but surely, many of the highland mayas are moving to La Antigua Guatemala. Soon enough all tortillerias and tienditas will be …
Once again we are visiting the Triptychs of artisans from around Antigua Guatemala series. This time the triptych is made up from …
The best way to celebrate International Women’s Day is to work everyday towards the same rights, education, salaries, opportunities, and respect for …
Even in black and white the dresses of the Maya women of Guatemala are so colourful. Especially so when accompanied with happy …
You talkin’ to me? No. Honest I am not talking to you… I believe that Antigua Guatemala and the surrounding villages are …
As I said before, it is impossible to think of the Guatemalan, Mexican and Mesoamerican diet without maize. From the Popul Vuh …
Can anybody help me understand why a country with a +55% population of indigenous Maya hires European-looking models to dress as Maya …
In the previous century it was common knowledge that one could identify the provenance of the Maya people in Guatemala, especially women, …
As a graphic designer I can never ceased to be amazed by the intricate brightly colored textiles worn by the Maya people …
Today I bring you an update on the Free Portrait Prints Project. Some of you might remember tale behind these portraits I …
As I have said before, one of the most satisfying things I have been doing through AntiguaDailyPhoto for several years now has …
In Guatemala as in many Latin American countries October 12 is a national holiday known as Día de la Raza or Native …
Walking is the preferred way to get around Antigua Guatemala as the city still small enough that one can walk from end …
Here are some smiles and colors from Antigua Guatemala to brighten your day where you are in the world during these trying …
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Two Mayan women talk to each during the lunch break steps away from the entrance of the Cathedral ruins in Antigua Guatemala. That’s your typical vista dispatch from the colonial city formerly known as Santiago de Guatemala.
Even though Day of the Dead is actually observed on November 2nd, and All Saints Day is celebrated on November 1st, we …
Yes. But we are so close to the dry season, I can even smell it. Of course, there are many crazy people …
In Antigua Guatemala you can find people from all walks of life and origins. Thanks to the Antigua Photo Walks I have …
I remember having read in Gandhi’s autobiography that truth was not absolute, rather more like multi-faceted diamond; meaning truth had many points …
What are some of the most noticeable changes I have witness in Antigua Guatemala over the past decade. Well, the saddest is …
As some of you may already know, I lead photo walks at three distinct cemeteries on All Saints Day. After a photography …
Let’s just celebrate our diversity today and everyday! Today is a national holiday in Guatemala: Día de la Raza. So, I would …
One, two, three fruit basket went by with rambutan and grapes. Ambulant fruit baskets are quite a common vistas around the streets …
Here are two different approaches to the distribution and sale of food. On one hand, the mercado is an agglomeration of small …
Years ago the Pilas de Santa Clara used to be a very busy place with Maya women doing laundry. Most women came …
Here’s what I see with these group of Maya women: Have lunch Continue weaving Gossip a little Tell jokes Make some calls …
The atrium of the former Compañía de Jesús building is a favourite spot to have lunch during sunny days as well as …
This is yet another popular vista at Parque Central, artisans making handicrafts to sell on the spot or on Calle del Arco. …
For this Día de la Raza I would like to share with you the faces of cultural resistance in a world where …
Women. They are the subject of these pictures. Why? The gruesome brutality hasn’t stopped. In fact, it has barely dipped. The Latin …
One of the things I look forward to most when venturing out on a little jaunt outside of La Antigua is elote. …
This is a close-up view of a Huipil, sort of a blouse worn by the indigenous Maya women and sometimes even the …
… Equal opportunity. Related entries: Selling folk-art on the park Where are the Maya women going to? Let’s go mija, we’re are …
Today’s image is the portrait of a smiling grandmother and her granddaughter that I made a couple of days ago. On my …
A chance encounter at the pharmacy provided the opportunity to capture the portraits of these three Mayan women. One of them said …
As I have said before, I really enjoy sharing my approach to photographing strangers and seeing how other apprehensive photographers dramatically transform …
Gender and identity. Gender and transculturation. Is there a difference in how men and women assume their identity and their traditions. What …
Here’s a simple photograph of arches captured inside Ruinas de Santa Clara, Antigua Guatemala. Nearly 9 years ago I started sharing with …
This is one of the images with which I am participating this year in Guatemala’s largest photo festival, FOTO30, which spans the …
Very often I see women on their way to the maize mill to turn nixtamalized maized into masa dough to make tortillas. …
“Walijoq caewaj!” she yelled over and over in Quiche. Wake up, my love. Wake up, my love. This is the story of …
As every first of the month, AntiguaDailyPhoto is joining City Daily Photo community in the orchestrated global effort to show you “contrast” …
Sure, you say, the traje indígena is a far out outfit, but are there really symbols encoded in these garments? Once again, …
Your comments and feedback are very important and often show me the way for future posts or follow ups. Such was the …
The Guatemalan way of life is rapidly disappearing right in front of our eyes. Today’s entry is such a case, as the …
Like these two ladies, many wonder if the new Social Democratic cabinet will be more inclusive and responsive to the needs of the masses and hope that just having one woman Ministra and one indigenous Ministro (Secretary of an executive department) in a country where 60% of the population are indigenous and at least, if not more, 50% of the population are women, will not be a handicap when the times comes to address the needs of the aforementioned people, which in turn represent the majority of the population.
There are many complications when you take an adopted child from Guatemala to a foreign land and to a foreign culture. One complication could be that he or she will be marked as strange because of her Mayan traits and the dark color of the skin.
Hispanic and Indigenous children might be walking on uneven streets if they are taken to mostly white neighborhoods where racism and discrimination could part of their daily bread.
Yesterday I mentioned that the traditional baked-clay comales are disappearing in Guatemala in favor of the metal comal; heated through gas. All …
