Antigua Guatemala’s most distinctive landmark is also one of the best spots to photograph at night because of its dramatic lighting and rich saturated yellow color with white details. This night version of the Arco de Santa Catalina includes red light trails and green laser light painting. Tap here to look at a fisheye version … Read more
The best time to start shooting night photography is right after sunset, at the start of the blue hour, usually around 6pm in Antigua Guatemala, for dramatic contrast between the yellow lights and buildings and the blue sky as shown above with the night vista of Parroquia de San José Catedral. Here’s some of the … Read more
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Fisheye vista of Pilas de Santa Clara captured during a rainy night. If you would like to decorate your home or office with prints of your favorite sites from Antigua Guatemala or give special gifts to a loved one, get high quality prints from your favorite photographs of Antigua Guatemala. Get wall art prints from … Read more
Even though the main day for the Lunar eclipse and the Super Blood Wolf Moon was January 20th, for the next few days we can still enjoy the full moon. Of course, I took advantage to add one more photograph to the series of the Moon rising over a ruin in Antigua Guatemala. So far … Read more
This Sunday night, January 20th, we had the chance to see a Super Blood Wolf Moon and a Lunar Eclipse on the Western hemisphere. The actual lunar eclipse happened after 10:0pm. We were not lucky in Antigua Guatemala since all afternoon and night the sky was filled with clouds.
At a break in the clouds I was fortunate to be able to capture the Super Blood Wolf Moon over the ruins of the former Parroquia de Los Remedios, at the start of Alameda El Calvario.
In Antigua Guatemala we celebrate the end of the year and welcome the new year with lots of music, dances, plays, and fireworks and firecrackers. Here I share with you the burning of Alas [wings] fireworks and below a popular Torito [little bull] fireworks at Calle del Arco on the last night of 2018. I … Read more
We made this image of Fuente de las Sirenas during a recent night photography walk where we learn how to shoot with a manual fish lens and in manual mode for a 20-second exposure which pretty much vanished all the people walking around the fountain.
Tonight I share with you a vista of the mermaids fountain located in the middle of the Parque Central of Antigua Guatemala taken after sunset. Notice the Christmas lights illuminating the tree branches. Enjoy!
Johanna, 15 year olds, from Puerto Barrios, Izabal received for her fifteen birthday photo sessions in Antigua Guatemala, Lake Atitlan, Quetzaltenango, and Esquipulas. Other photogenic locations in between these cities will also be included. She was all the rave with tourists who also started taking pictures of this beautiful quinceañera illuminated by Christmas lights at … Read more
It was on July 27, 2006 when I shared my version of the reflected arches on Tanque de la Unión, which you can see below. 12 years 4 months 2 days later I bring you the night version of Arches reflected on Pilas de Santa Clara. Even though sometimes it feels like nothing ever changes … Read more
Two women worlds apart found at Parque Central, Antigua Guatemala. We came across Irma, this illuminated balloon vendor at Parque Central while leading a street photography walk around Antigua Guatemala. We made a couple candid shots first and when Irma noticed us she asked us to do some portraits as well so we can give … Read more
Photographs made with a flash are often viewed as something crass and/or intimidating. If used correctly an external flash whether on-camera or off-camera can be an extraordinary tool to help achieve images that would be otherwise impossible. For these reasons and more I created my strobist or off-camera flash photo walks and workshop to help those … Read more
The awesome positive feedback I received of the night photographs of the 2nd Flower Festival of Antigua Guatemala confirmed my initial thoughts: I could share a new perspective by photographing at night with a different light and atmosphere. Also, by shooting long exposures, I was abled to capture interesting lights moving through the streets or … Read more
Flowers headers were the most popular façade decoration found as part of the 2nd Flower Festival of Antigua Guatemala. Flower headers were found above business sings and on the top part of windows and doors. Here you can see the flower header for La Fonda de La Calle Real.