Even though Day of the Dead is actually observed on November 2nd, and All Saints Day is celebrated on November 1st, we celebrate Día de Muertos on both dates. In Guatemala we celebrate Día de los Difuntos, defunct, Día de Muertos as it is known in other parts of the world or Day of the … Read more
The festival of Barriletes Gigantes of Guatemala takes place in at least three villages of Sacatepequez: Santiago Sacatepequez, the original and most authentic location, Sumpango and Santa María Cauque. To me the most photogenic place is Santiago since the giant kites are flown over a Mayan graveyard. This festival is full of color and hundreds … Read more
Be part of the amazing Day of the Dead Photography Photo Walk in Santiago Sacatepequez with its giant kites festival and a visit the the aristocrat necropolis of Antigua Guatemala.
Hello friends, today I bring you a very scary picture of El Sombrerón, a Guatemalan legend of an espanto or ghost that goes after women with long hair. I caught him on a photograph made at night inside the necropolis of San Lázaro in Antigua Guatemala. This night of Leyendas de Guatemala play was organized … Read more
One of the unexpected benefits of giving away the portrait prints I make of the strangers I photograph on the streets is that now they look for me to take their portraits. This makes the whole process so much easier. If you would like to pitch in $5 for to help fund this project, click … Read more
We continue with the series of portraits of strangers made on the streets of Antigua Guatemala that later on I print to give back to those who collaborate. As I have said before, I really enjoy seeing the faces of those who receive a photo print that they were not expecting, weeks or months later … Read more
One thing I have noticed through the years of photographing the people of Guatemala is how close and tight are the families. Vendors always have their children near-by, even they are ambulant vendors. Have you noticed this yourself?
Jocotes are the Guatemalan version of plums. Jocotes are also known as Spanish Plum or Red Mombin or Hog Plum. Most people love the taste of jocotes, especially jocotes of corona. Jocotes can also be found as in jocotes in miel or cooked in a molasses syrup. Make sure you try jocotes next time you … Read more
My response will always be the same: Its people, its happy smiling people, to be precise. Don’t you agree?
Here is yet another quotidian vista from Antigua Guatemala, as I promised to share with back in May 1st, 2006. A sign that says free coffee and beer is bound to make people do a full stop. Only when you read the tiny writing you realized you have been taken by the big screaming font … Read more
The arch was in need of repairs, clean-up and perhaps even a paint job, so the protection agency closed down the Calle del Arco to do all this work. I read somewhere that might take six weeks or so. I will let know when the most emblematic street of La Antigua Guatemala opens again. Stay … Read more
The school year in Guatemala begins in January and ends in October. So, it is a common vista to see kids and their parents celebrating the end of the school year and making improv photo session in parks through out Guatemala. Here we see a proud mother taking pictures of her kids at the main … Read more
Rather the dry season arrived over the weekend. The light quality changed, the dry and chilly winds from up north have reached us. In other words, the weather is gorgeous now in Antigua Guatemala. With minimum of 16C, a high of 25C and an average of 22C we could argue that this is the dry … Read more
From the portrait prints project comes out the Matryoshka portrait series. Jenifer has been 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 is what looks best. The … Read more
I have developed a proven approach to photograph any kind of people that I share during the photo walks I lead, from introverts to extraverts, even Maya people. After a couple of years, I have gained the trust of many people on the streets of Antigua Guatemala and now they participate in making their portraits. … Read more