Simple Photo Tips to Capture The Essence of La Antigua Guatemala
Here’s one more post with simple photo tips to improve your images from Antigua Guatemala. Let’s start with this simple photographic recipe: …
Simple Street Photography Tips for Antigua Guatemala
Here are some simple photo tips to improve your street photography, regardless of where you live. Seek out quality light: the golden …
Antigua Photo Walk Tips
Some of things I teach during the AntiguaPhotoWalks.com that I lead around town is composition rules, including sub-framing, which is the act …
Antigua Photo Walks Are Back
Last Saturday I mentioned that poco a poco, little by little, some of the activities from the old reality are coming back …
Discover the Best Instagrammable Spots of Antigua Guatemala with Antigua Photo Walks
Join us in exploring the streets of Antigua Guatemala with a camera, any camera from smartphone cameras to pro-level cameras and discover …
Night Photography Walks in Antigua Guatemala
This night vista of Pilas de Santa Clara, better known as Tanque de La Unión, was made as part of a recent Night Photography Workshop where we capture the dramatic lighting of the Spanish colonial architecture of Antigua Guatemala…
Best Instagrammable Spots of Antigua Guatemala Photo Walk
Let’s explore the streets of Antigua Guatemala with a camera, any camera from smartphone cameras to pro-level cameras and Discover the most …
Bring home amazing photos of Antigua Guatemala
Exploring the streets of Antigua Guatemala with a camera is an enchanting experience — a photographic adventure really and through pictures, one …
Another Year of Successful Lent & Holy Week Photo Walks in Antigua Guatemala
Once again I feel fortunate that so many photographers from all over the world put their trust in me to help them …
Street Photography Walks in Antigua Guatemala at Twilight
Master long exposure photography and capture some truly remarkable views of the cities you travel to by booking a Night Photography Walk …
Street Photography Walks in Antigua Guatemala: Portraits of Strangers
Our goal is to have lots of fun during my photo walks and workshops. I make the learning process of shooting street …
Night Photography Workshops in Antigua Guatemala
I invite you to explore the city of Antigua Guatemala after dark with me through my night photography workshops. Master long exposure …
Night Photography Tours in Antigua Guatemala
Starting next week, Antigua Photo Walks will be offering night photography walks. Explore the city of Antigua Guatemala after dark. Master long …
Lent Photo Walks in Antigua Guatemala
Every Sunday of Lent I am leading some very special photo walks, from 2pm to 5pm, and during the Holy Week, from …
How to capture better photographs of Antigua Guatemala
First of all, go out with your camera during the golden hours of the morning and afternoon. The quality light of the …
Consecutive Day 3633 of 3654 — Photographing Strangers
What kind of photography would you like to do in Antigua Guatemala, candid street photography or street portraits? Why choose, let’s do …
Things To Do in Antigua Guatemala — Antigua Photo Walks
Of course, we could not leave out on the list of things to do in Antigua Guatemala the TripAdvisor top-rated www.AntiguaPhotoWalks.com, lead …
Photographing strangers on the streets of La Antigua Guatemala
I often say that if your photos are not good enough is because you’re not close enough. Of course, not everyone can …
Antigua Photo Walks
I am happy to report that the Antigua Photo Walks are a total success. It’s been among the TripAdvisor’s TOP 3 activities …
Street Photography Decisive Framing
Here’s a sample of decisive framing as shown during a recent street photography walk around Antigua Guatemala. We set out to capture …
Street Photography Walks in Antigua Guatemala
I really enjoy teaching street photography to timid photographers through the Antigua Photo Walks. Here’s a photographer who in the previous week …
Finding New Perspectives to Photograph Antigua Guatemala
Believe it or not, this was one of the coldest mornings thus far during this Winter season, 8C/46F, yet one of the …
Antigua Photo Walks: Learning to photograph strangers
I believe I have developed a reproducible crash course that turns shy and timid photography enthusiasts into fearless, in-your-face street photographers by …
Antigua Photo Walks: Portraits of Antigüeños
Another thing that I encourage during the street photography walks around Antigua Guatemala is to capture portraits of strangers, intimate portraits whenever …
Photographing The Locals During a Photo Walk in Antigua Guatemala
One of the things I encourage during the photo walks I lead around Antigua Guatemala is to take lots of portraits of …
Private Photo Walks Through The Villages of Antigua Guatemala
This week I had the opportunity to lead another private photo walk through the villages of San Pedro Las Huertas, San Gaspar …
Peekaboo… or how to get more dramatic photographs on your trips
This picture was made during the most recent photo walk that I lead on Saturday. Some of the techniques of street photography …
Antigua Photo Walk Captures at Calle del Arco
This is one of the photos taken during the last “street photography challenge photo walk” I lead on the streets of Antigua …
Antigua Guatemala Photo Walks
Thanks again for bringing us on such an interesting and fun photo tour of Antigua last Saturday. I really enjoyed the morning! …
Antigua’s Photo Club: Let’s do it!
I often report on the Club Fotográfico de Antigua Guatemala because I am of the funding members and because many people visiting …
Discover some of the most instagrammable spots of Antigua Guatemala
Explore with me some of the most instagrammable spots of Antigua Guatemala with Antigua Photo Walks, the perfect activity to capture those …
The Art of Street Portraits of Strangers
If you would like to learn the art of photographing strangers, you should book a street photography photo walk through my www.AntiguaPhotoWalks.com …
Portrait of the Ambulant Coffee Vendors
These ambulant coffee vendors will bring a delicious cup of cappuccino, mocaccino or black coffee to your favorite bench at Parque de La Union, La Merced or Parque Central. Three choices with or without sugar; that is it. Make sure to patronize these ingenious ambulant vendors on your next visit to Antigua Guatemala… TAP to see the full size photo and post.
Portrait of a Maya Family at Parque Central
Today I share with you the most recent portrait I have made of Ruth and her lovely family. I made this portrait while leading a street photography walk through the streets of Antigua Guatemala where I share my tips for capturing candid shots as well as street portraits of strangers… TAP to see the full size photos and post.
Antigua Guatemala’s Street and Cerro de la Cruz
Any other year, this week the streets of Antigua Guatemala would be packed with people, processions and beautiful Semana Santa carpets. Now, …
Enjoy the Sunshine and Flowers of Antigua Guatemala
Even though we are under quarantine and lockdown national mandates, we still get a chance to enjoy the sunshine and flowers found …
Enjoy the Torquoise Jade Vines
The Strongylodon jade vines are commonly known as emerald vine or turquoise jade vine; although in Antigua Guatemala the popular name is …
Enjoy the Radiant Tumbergias Vines
As I have shared with you before, these vibrant yellow or maroon spotted with yellow strange-looking flowers are the gift of a …
Morning Vista of Calle del Arco
With nearly 14 years of posting daily updates from Antigua Guatemala and with nearly 7 years of teaching others how to better …
Explore the Hidden Gems of Antigua Guatemala
Explore the Hidden Gems of Antigua Guatemala with photographer Rudy Giron of AntiguaPhotoWalks.com
Lenten Vistas — Purple Banners
Another typical vista during Lent is the purple banners and bands that adorn many houses and business doorways and windows. Palacio de …
Lenten Vistas — Carpets
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Alfombras procesionales for processional carpets. To look at the Lenten processional carpets you …
Street Portraits of Strangers — I am Guatemala No. 8
One of the things that I share during the Photo Walks I lead is how to approach our subjects with respect and …
Christmas lights at Iglesia de La Merced
As I promised in December from last year, I was going to come back to take a better photograph of the Christmas …
Mayan Boy Guarding The Colorful Textiles
This street portrait of a Maya boy guarding a truck-load of Mayan textiles was captured during a recent Antigua Photo Walk where …
Quotidian Vistas from Antigua Guatemala
One of the basic things I shared during the Antigua Photo Walks I lead is how to capture authentic stamps of daily …
Portraits of Strangers: The Violin Player
Many years ago I shared a portrait of a rugged violin player. This was one of the first portraits of strangers I …
-8 Days to 9th Anniversary: The Clown
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Payaso or clown. One of the street photography approaches that I share during the photo …
Antigua Guatemala’s typical “I wish you were here” picture
This picture was captured during a street photography walk around Antigua Guatemala. The approach here is how to photograph from behind people’s …
The Shoe-shine Transaction
Here’s one of my tips from the street photography walks: Anticipate your photos. In other words, visualize your picture before it becomes …
Antigua Street Performer: The Miner
There are now several street performers in Antigua Guatemala. From the mime Tamagochy to the live Andean music band, which, by the …
Smiling Student during Marching Band Practice
Once again, we continue the portraits of strangers series with a picture of a big smile of a student while during their …
Street Portrait of Trash Collectors from Antigua Guatemala
We continue our street portraits series with a picture of a couple trash collectors taking a break. I made this portrait of …
Big Laughs at Antigua Guatemala’s Parque Central
This picture of two Guatemalan young women laughing so hard at the main square of Antigua Guatemala is my most recent capture …
Take my picture, take my picture!
Smiles, big smiles, that’s something that I really enjoy about roaming the streets with a camera in hand. Sometimes I look for …
Guatemalan Portrait: Maya Girls
What I really like about this picture is that each girl is looking in a different direction. What I enjoy about doing …
Here’s your picture, do you like it?
As I was walking on Calle del Arco yesterday, I was lucky to catch the interactions between this photographer and the man …
Panoramic Vista of Antigua Guatemala’s Main Square
We are on the last leg of the Winter season on the northern hemisphere, that’s where Antigua Guatemala is located, yet we …
Antigua Street Portrait: Lilli
Lilli reminds me of Ramona Flowers character from the film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World in this street portrait taken in Antigua …
Selling Fruits on the Streets of Antigua Guatemala
We have so many different measurements in use in Guatemala nowadays it is difficult to make sense of all. We use the …
Walking on High Heels and CobbleStone Streets Don’t Mix
After having watched this woman and countless others take baby steps while walking very carefully over the cobblestone streets of Antigua Guatemala …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Patitas a la vinagreta
I have to admit not all Guatemalan dishes have good aspect. Two such dishes come to mind right away: Mole and Patitas …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Sancocho
First of all, I am going to request the help of my dear epistolary friends Erin and Manolo for this entry. Erin …
Club Fotográfico de Antigua
Back in June, a few photography enthusiasts from La Antigua Guatemala, myself included, funded the Club Fotográfico de Antigua (Antigua’s Photo Club). …
Horseback Riding in Antigua Guatemala
It is not unusual to see people riding horses within the streets of La Antigua Guatemala. Some of the horses have been trained to do so gracefully that is a pleasure to watch them go by. Such is the case of this white horse and the jockey that ride as one with refinement and suave stride.
Antigua Characters: Mago Dory
Me gano la vida de lo que la gente me regala. —Mago Dory I earn my living from what people give me …
Color Palette: Yellow and Blue
Here’s another addition to the color palette category. Also, this is second version of the Show Me The Moon from Antigua Guatemala. …
Women’s Meeting in Central Park
A group of women met at Parque Central to discuss how expensive all the útiles escolares (school supplies) are for this coming school year and to pass tips on where to get the best prices. Just like Black Wizard says, school supplies should also be free.
La Tienda de Doña Gavi Sign
We continue with “the sign fetish” and today’s turn is for La Tienda de Doña Gavi sign. Believe it or not, this tiny store is one of La Antigua Guatemala landmarks and it’s located on the street behind the Cathedral. Doña Gavi sells all kinds of organic stuff in this cozy shop including avocado ice cream. If you come to Antigua, you must visit this shop. If you don’t trust my recommendation, read the On the Road Travel recommendation below:
Façade of the Ciudad Vieja Cathedral
Okay, I am overwhelmed by such positive feedback regarding the one-year anniversary and the work done thus far. I don’t have the …
Fountain of Palacio de Doña Leonor
Spanish colonial architecture was based on a central patio with fountain (most of the time) surrounded by rooms. This rebuilt building is a good example of this type of layout.