If you have been following the daily updates of AntiguaDailyPhoto, you guys know I have covered dozen of times the mermaids that are all over town. In fact, I have created a photo walk entitled: Hunting Mermaids in Antigua Guatemala. In case you don’t know, there are over a hundred mermaids or sirenas in La … Read more
Another way of challenging myself with street portraits is to use an off-camera flash. This portrait of a campesino in one the villages of La Antigua Guatemala was made exactly that way. I shared a square version of this portrait on Instagram and on other social media networks and received quite the feedback. Below I … Read more
I have mentioned many times of the different crops we get from the milpa fields, but I am sure I have never mention the chuchos as being one of the crops. Well, believe it or not, just like in the film Invasion of the Body Snatchers, either the original 1956 or 1978 remake [take your … Read more
I believe I have said before that Calle del Arco is a catwalk on the weekends. I would like to expand my previous declaration by simply saying that also dogs like to walk on Calle del Arco. Tomorrow I will reveal the mystery of why we have so many chuchos in Guatemala. Stay tuned!
As every October 12, Día de la Raza, I would like to share with you the faces of cultural resistance in a world where identity is being erased or blended, in Guatemala the Maya people represent a strong hold for the Guatemalan identity. Hahaha… maybe it is the water after all. 😉
Bollocks. It is not the water, they said. What do you think?
Honest, I didn’t believe it when I read the articles in the USA Today and The Daily Mail which declared that Latin America is the place to feel happy: Seven of the top 10 countries are from this region. Furthermore, four of the top countries for well-being index are in Central America. Come on, this … Read more
I wonder what’s going in and around Antigua Guatemala, there is way too many cheerful people on the streets. I promise I will investigate the causes and report back to you. Stay tuned!
He said he’s from Uganda. He was so jovial and well-humored, even chatty. He suggested I visit the African continent where I can find lots of interesting faces for portraits. This magnificent portrait was captured during one of the private photo walks I lead last weekend. I used several techniques here to approach him and … Read more
As I have mentioned before, most weekends in Antigua Guatemala are marimba days. There are quite a few places, private and public, where one can listen to live marimba music. One sure place to find live marimba music is at Calle del Arco on the weekends. Do you like marimba music?
Of course people still hire a professional photographer to capture their wedding ceremony, but many still use their mobile camera phone to take selfies during the wedding ceremony to post to Facebook and other social media network. My solution, shoot and share through a Wi-Fi card directly from my camera to other mobile devices so … Read more
The negotiation. Of course, you already know who won. This is one of my favourite pictures from today’s private photo walk. We had lots of fun challenging ourselves to go above and beyond our comfort levels in our street photography while capturing portraits of strangers. Additional information about the private photo walks at www.AntiguaPhotoWalks.com
Here’s a panoramic vista of the three volcanoes Agua, Fuego and Acatenango captured this morning. This is a panoramic vista taken during the rainy season, So far, it’s been two days of cloud-free sky and beautiful mornings. It has felt like summer around noon though, but a little heat during Fall is not that bad.
Goat Milk? Anyone, anyone? Of course, it is obvious it was Canela who decided that this wall was way over due for a trimming and pruning. Her sister simply agreed and in a split second, they were hard at work.
This Guatemalan shuco hot dog is a mixto [mixed], meaning it has more than one meat, four meats to be precise here: chorizo [red sausage], longaniza [white sausage], salchicha [franks] and salami. Even Wikipedia has an updated description for the Guatemalan shuco hot dog. Wow, it’s been a while since I last shared a picture … Read more