-0 Days to 9th Anniversary: The Street Photographer
The street photographer is a very special kind of photographer; she has special powers, the most obvious and often used power is …
-1 Days to 9th Anniversary: Antigua Wedding Photography
La Antigua Guatemala has to be the wedding capital in Central America. Can you picture a more enchanting and charming place to …
-2 Days to 9th Anniversary: Granizadas
Granizada carts have been a popular theme here in AntiguaDailyPhoto. I believe the first time I shared the first granizada cart with …
-3 Days to 9th Anniversary: Los Encuentros at Parque Central
As we have discussed many times before, the Plaza Mayor, Main Square, better known as Parque Central is the premier place to …
-4 Days to 9th Anniversary: El Borracho
Here’s yet another daily life vista from Antigua Guatemala. I will let you guys caption this photograph. As before, the most creative …
-5 Days to 9th Anniversary: Double Door Archway
This rare double-door arched doorway is found in Calle del Arco. This picture of the double door archway makes a perfect addition …
-6 Days to 9th Anniversary: The Visual Duel
The painter vs the photographer in a duel on Calle del Arco, Antigua Guatemala. Each one with the visual tool of choice. These are quotidian vistas one can find in Antigua Guatemala on a typical weekend…
-7 Days to 9th Anniversary: The Bootmaker
Pastores is a municipality near Antigua Guatemala, about 5km, where you can find many shops especiallizing in the manufacturing of boots and …
-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 …
-9 Days to 9th Anniversary: The Hat Vendor
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: sombrero or hat. I’ve reflecting upon the most recent scandals in Guatemala [do a quick …
-10 Days to 9th Anniversary: Tailor Shop
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Sastre or tailor. Sastrería is, therefore, the tailor shop. Believe it or not, there are …
-11 Days to 9th Anniversary: The Granizada Transanction
When I grew up, sweet granizadas, shaved ice, were the only choice. Sweet Guatemalan granizadas were simply prepared by adding watery food-coloring syrups. Nowadays, sweet granizadas are very complex, with all kinds of marmalades, syrups and condensed milk added as toppings. There are also now salty granizadas available as well. Salty granizadas usually have crushed pumpkin roasted seeds, chile powder, lime juice and salt. Of course, there are also michelada granizadas and ceviche tasting granizadas on the salty side. In other words, salty granizadas are as complex and in demand as the sweet granizadas.
-12 Days to 9th Anniversary: The Rellenitos Vendor
So what are rellenitos pues? Rellenitos (little fillings) is the name given to a food made from plantain dough which is molded …
-13 Days to 9th Anniversary: Tres Generaciones
How would you caption this picture? We all have different approaches to documenting the quotidian life in the cities we happen to …
-14 Days to 9th Anniversary: El Mariachi
Oh Guatemalans, we are a weird, confused bunch. How do we celebrate a birthday, well instead of playing marimba music, we hire …
-15 Days to 9th Anniversary: Quinceañera Antigüeña
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Quinceañera We’ll begin this 15-day countdown with the picture of this very friendly quinceañera, 15-year-old …
Arches R Us
Here’s a simple photograph of arches captured inside Ruinas de Santa Clara, Antigua Guatemala. Nearly 9 years ago I started sharing with …
Organic Guatemalan Colorful Balls
These colourful balls are found at fairs and on the streets of Antigua Guatemala on the weekends and holidays. Can anyone guess …
Spanish Word of the Day: Timbre
Yellow walls, yes I am addicted to yellow walls. So what does timbre means in Spanish, door bell for sure, but that’s …
Vintage Bicycle As Business Sign, Antigua Guatemala
Here’s a creative way to place a business sign on the streets by using a vintage bicycle in front of the doorway. …
Antigua Guatemala’s Daredevils Revisited
To follow up on yesterday’s “I wish you were here” picture which included the cathedral building as a backdrop, today I share …
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 …
Cucurucho’s Look
Here’s one last picture from the Semana Santa. In this case, I got really close to a cucurucho, a teenager really, to …
Open For Business
Here’s your Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Morral or satchel or tote bag. All I need is a window, some satchels …
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of the Holy Week in Antigua Guatemala
The Holy Week Is Officially Over! Yes, it’s official, the Semana Santa is over. Now, it is time to ponder over the …
Holy Week Vistas: Cucurucho Photographers
I don’t know how it happened, but nowadays many cucuruchos, the cone head float carriers, are also carrying cameras to photograph the …
Holy Week Vistas: Cucurucho Refuelling Station
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Cucurucho or cone head. Every so often cucuruchos need to refuel so they continue to …
Holy Week Vistas: Processions
It is such impressive vista these massive floats, andas in Spanish, being carried by 80 to 100 cucuruchos through the different streets …
Holy Week Vistas: Colorful Processional Carpets
As I’ve said before, the creation of precessional carpets from sawdust, fruit and vegetables, pine-needles, flowers, etc. is a community-forming tradition. The …
Holy Week Vistas: Children’s Precessions
As I have said before, the Holy Week in Antigua Guatemala is an equal opportunity celebration. Sure, cucuruchos take the majority of …