Oh the world is full of decisions. To be or not to be; should I stay or should I go; color or black-&-white; and so on until we get to the decision to either have carnitas or chicharrones. Life is tough, I tell you. Sometimes the best thing one can do is not to go … Read more
Guatemalan handicrafts are another popular store front in many of the shops around La Antigua Guatemala. That’s why it could be absent from the “Pase adelante” or “Come in” analog film project. This picture is the typical vista of the kind merchandise one can find at this shops. What are your thoughts with what you … Read more
If you are looking for a music store, Casa Gómez-Ovalle is the place to go in La Antigua Guatemala. This music store is located on the north-west corner of Parque Central. Honestly, I don’t know how they can make a living selling guitar and music instruments in such a tiny town as La Antigua Guatemala, … Read more
Another great venue to enjoy a bottle of wine is Almacen Troccoli, established in 1903, in La Antigua Guatemala. With an Italian atmosphere, full of sights of the old continent and better times gone by, Almacen Teoccoli provides an enchanting ambience where one can really enjoy a cup of wine, a few steps from Central … Read more
If you have followed the daily updates from AntiguaDailyPhoto for a while, you will know that I like this photographic aspects of this wine and tobacco shop on Calle del Arco. The offering is simple, wine and cigars, all around a table. You can buy wine by the cup or by the bottle. They also … Read more
Of course, a sampling of the Guatemalan food as seen from the doorway of La Cuevita of Los Urquizú could not be missing. Most of the dishes on the foreground are what I have called Mayan curries, which we call here recados, thick sauces, such as jocón, revolcado, hilachas, subanik, kakik, pulique, frijoles blancos and … Read more
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Ferretería or hardware store. In Guatemala ferreterias are quite popular and almost every town has at least one, but often many more than one. La Antigua Guatemala is not an exception and even the villages around town have ferreterias. For instance, San Pedro Las Huertas has at least … Read more
Here’s another picture from the series “Pase Adelante” of 24 frames of film with the typical convenience store, tiendas we call them in Guatemala. Tiendas usually carry the most often needed items, soda drinks, junk food next to vegetables and fruits. Sometimes they also sell freshly-baked bread twice a day, morning and afternoon. Here’s a … Read more
We continue the series “Pase Adelante” of 24 frames of film with the iconic store La Tienda de Doña Gavi. This tiny tiendita offering a million things is quite dark and lit with dim lights and candles, that’s why you see a lot grain from the ASA 400 film. If you have not visited La … Read more
Saturdays are the preferred day of the week to get married in La Antigua Guatemala. I am sure it is the same on other parts of the world, but it is so noticeable in Antigua Guatemala because churches, ruins and wedding venues are so close to each other. On top of that, many weddings and … Read more
One of the photographic composition skills I share with those taking a photo walk with me is framing, natural framing or sub-frmaing. Here’s one good example of what can be done with framing if the shutter release is pressed at the precise moment; simple, yet ephemeral, don’t you agree?
Every so often I capture the current state of the façade of Casa de los Gigantes, located right across from Iglesia de San Francisco El Grande. That’s how I know the color of the wall is changed almost every year. The current yellow color is not amarillo La Merced, which I think would be a … Read more
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Tejedora or weaver It is easy to be enchanted by the rhythm of the weaving hands of the Maya of Guatemala. With each passing stroke of the loom a new line is made in the art form known as Maya embroidery. Of course, some of the best weavers … Read more
If you don’t like happy people, stay away from Guatemala. There are so many smiling people here that you might get infected. Honest, smiling people are contagious and you might not be able to block it off. Street photography is my favourite kind of image making. This picture was captured during a recent social documentary … Read more
In a constant basis I add new portraits to my ever-growing series “Guatemalans.” Of course, abuelitas are well represented in the series. This is the latest picture of a typical Guatemalan granny who lives in the village of San Pedro Las Huertas, Antigua Guatemala. I really enjoy the portrait photography process as I get to … Read more