My good friend Ruth needs no introduction; she’s probably the most famous Maya woman in Antigua Guatemala. Ruth is a polyglot. Ruth is an entrepreneur always looking for new enterprises. The pandemic is making it hard to sell her beautiful wares, no problem, she got online and started doing FB live sessions to showcase her … Read more
Today I am sharing an impromptu portrait I made while leading a photo walk [pre-pandemic] with a group of Spanish students. The entire session lasted less than two minutes and I produced portraits for three different women and a group portrait in about 20 shots. This is my favorite image of the set. All three … Read more
Today’s photo is the portrait of Jenifer holding her Matryoshka portrait print made prior to the pandemic. Jenifer was kind enough to collaborate with the testing phase of this project. Initially I had thought that we can do five portraits with one photo inside each picture, but after trying it out, I believe 3 portraits … Read more
As I have said before, one of the most satisfying things I have been doing through AntiguaDailyPhoto for several years now has been giving away free prints of the portraits I make of local people and the ambulant vendors I encounter in La Antigua Guatemala and surrounding villages. The act of giving these free portrait … Read more
Today I share with you a portrait of a Maya grandmother posing for her “Foto de muerto”. Ask me about it in the comments and I will tell you what it means. After years of leading photo walks, I have gain the trust of some of the Maya people in Antigua Guatemala and surrounding villages … Read more
I want to take a momento to thank all the loyal readers who have followed the daily photographic updates through nearly 15 years from Antigua Guatemala. Furthermore, I want to thank those readers and friends who have supported this daily life photographic project. THANK Y’ALL! Participate in the Thanksgiving raffle for a chance to win … Read more
Today’s image is the portrait of a smiling grandmother and her granddaughter that I made a couple of days ago. On my way back from the supermarket, I saw three Mayan women; three generations it turned out, as Grandmother, mother and granddaughter were sitting in front of their avocados and lemons baskets while having lunch; … Read more
In Guatemala as in many Latin American countries October 12 is a national holiday known as Día de la Raza or Native People’s Day. Some companies and institutions use the name Día de la Hispanidad for this holiday. In Spain the name this event as Fiesta Nacional.. These holidays have been celebrated unofficially since the … Read more
Walking is the preferred way to get around Antigua Guatemala as the city still small enough that one can walk from end of town to opposite end within 30 minutes. City planners call that a human size town. Of course, now that there are no public buses, walking is the best way to get around. … Read more
Guatemala is world-famous for their colorful and intricate, hand-woven textiles, so it comes as no surprise that masks were with these Mayan textiles almost as soon as face coverings were mandatory. See the face mask worn by the girl in the back. Honestly, I can’t believe I haven’t shared these gorgeous and unique face masks … Read more
A chance encounter at the pharmacy provided the opportunity to capture the portraits of these three Mayan women. One of them said to me, “We are Guatemalan women and it is too bad you can’t see our smiles behind our masks.” Of course, the masks can not hide the good vibes and smiles that were … Read more
Today, I am happy to share a portrait of Victoria, a great grandmother, one of the friendliest and kindest people I have ever met. I am so grateful that Victoria opened the doors of her house years ago when I first met her. In this portrait, she was explaining to us how she roasts her … Read more
We continue our countdown to May 1st, 2020, the 14th anniversary of Antigua Daily Photo with a portrait of a Maya Ambulant Tangerine Vendor against one of my favorite textured walls from Antigua Guatemala. By the way, if you also like textured walls, visit my Decor Wall Art gallery and get a high quality print … Read more
Today I share with you the vibrant colors and smiles from Antigua Guatemala. Meet the sisters Erica and Jackelin, two of the Maya vendors I have come to know and photograph often. As it is the case often, initially they were hesitant to pose for my camera. I don’t blame them, often people take their … Read more
