As I have mentioned before, Tretto Caffé is owned and ran by a very young barista with lots of passion for the ultimate cup of coffee. If you want your coffee right away, Tretto Caffé is not for you. On the other hand, if you’re looking for one of the best cups of coffee in … Read more
If you like coffee, Antigua Guatemala is the place to be. There are many good baristas and coffee shop around town. Here, for instance, we see all the different coffee presses and drips available at at coffee shop near La Bodegona. How many of these coffee makers are you familiar with? This pictures is part … Read more
This picture shows a shop that sells DVD films and two arcade game machines for rent from Ciudad Vieja. During May I was walking around with a film camera loaded with an expired roll of Fujifilm Superia X-tra 400 color film from 2001. The theme was entitled “Pase adelante” or “Come in” which is what … Read more
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Bledo or amaranth. Bledo, chipilín, macuy, iguashte are part of the comidas de canasta, basket foods, or comidas tanatiadas, bunch foods. In other words, you order a tanate, bunch, of chipilín or bledo or whatever is available. Often though, you order more than one tanate to sample different … Read more
This is iguashte, a vegetable salad made with ground pumpkin or squash seeds. This is quite possibly a pre-Columbian Mayan dish. This version of iguashte can be found inside the mercado central of Antigua Guatemala. There are two version of iwaxte that I have tried so far, the one shown here with green beans and … Read more
The long dispute over the control of the Palacio Real de los Capitanes Generales of Santiago de Guatemala by the different ministries and groups is over. It appears that the winners are the Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes and INGUAT, Guatemala’s board of tourism. This gorgeous building is now housing the Museo de Santiago and … Read more
Simply put, documentary wedding photography is all about telling a story. Using photojournalist and street photography approaches, images are weaved together to narrate the account of the wedding day. As you look at the wedding photography images I have shared through the archives of Antigua Daily Photo you may realise that my approach is slightly … Read more
As I have stated before, La Antigua Guatemala is the wedding capital in Central America. Could you imagine a more enchanting and charming place for a wedding in Central America? Honest, Antigua Guatemala is the premier place to host a wedding. Of course, where there is a wedding there is a photographer covering it. If … Read more
If I had a nickel for every vintage car I have seen in and around Antigua Guatemala… this 1930 Ford is the most recent antique car that I have captured. You can rent this car for a whole day for about Q4000/$500, which includes driver and three different traslados [rides]. I guess it is worth … Read more
Here’s a natural framing or sub-framing picture made at Calle del Arco on a recent weekend photo walk. As always, the ambience and atmosphere of La Antigua Guatemala is tranquil and easy-going, meanwhile, Guatemala is undergoing a series of political scandals that seems to have no end. Each day a new minister or high-ranking official … Read more
Two women worlds apart! That’s the story. This is the sort of thing we do all the time during the Antigua Photo Walks. In fact, here I was teaching how to anticipate photographs and tell stories by the juxtaposition of elements in the frame. Nothing was setup, I was simply walking around and I mentioned … Read more
To be honest, many times I can not tell what all the ingredients, spices, or fruits are that I encounter when I enter the market. What about you, how many ingredients do you recognise in this picture?
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Marranería or pork shop A trip inside el mercado central of Antigua Guatemala can be one of the most colourful and overwhelming experiences. Inside you will finds thousands of colours, textures, aromas, flavours, from fruits, vegetables and meats. Here’s a sample image of raw longanizas and chorizos hanging … Read more
As I have shared with you before, Guatemalans love the grilled meats, especially charbroiled meats. Of course, sausages are a favourite when it comes to charcoal grilled meats. This picture is shows a sampling of morcilla [blood sausage], longaniza [white sausage] and chorizo [red sausage]. The most popular sausages eaten in Guatemala are longanizas and chorizos; they are an integral part of the shuco hot dogs and tortillas con sausages and chirmol. What’s your favourite Guatemalan charbroiled meat?
Today I’m happy to share with you a photo gallery from behind the scenes of the production of Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern in Antigua Guatemala. I was so fortunate to have the chance to share the extraordinary richness of the Guatemalan gastronomy with Andrew Zimmern, host of the TV show “Bizarre Foods” and Mirciny … Read more