As part of the First Antigua Estelar Festival we were treated to a night of music recital, theater, plays, astrology talks, body painting, light painting and telescopes to see the stars at Parque Central and Calle del Arco. The cello recital in front of Real Palacio de los Capitanes was one of my favorites. November … Read more
Of course, this picture is just an excuse to share with you the wonderful weather we are having in Antigua Guatemala. If you are already enduring the long harsh Winter, don’t suffer anymore, pack your bags and come enjoy the sunshine and color of Antigua Guatemala. During the dry season many home and business owners … Read more
It was on July 27, 2006 when I shared my version of the reflected arches on Tanque de la Unión, which you can see below. 12 years 4 months 2 days later I bring you the night version of Arches reflected on Pilas de Santa Clara. Even though sometimes it feels like nothing ever changes … Read more
Here are the most often used ingredients in the Guatemalan gastronomy. You can find this beautiful display at either branch of La Fonda de la Calle Real, it’s set on top of an antique stove. The whole display is screaming take a picture of me. Are you familiar with all these ingredients?
I was fortune to capture the beauty of these two German girls who recently visited Antigua Guatemala at different spots throughout the city. Here are some of the images we made. Whether you are travelling solo, with your family and friends I can help you capture your trip in a candid, fun and creative way, … Read more
Two women worlds apart found at Parque Central, Antigua Guatemala. We came across Irma, this illuminated balloon vendor at Parque Central while leading a street photography walk around Antigua Guatemala. We made a couple candid shots first and when Irma noticed us she asked us to do some portraits as well so we can give … Read more
Photographs made with a flash are often viewed as something crass and/or intimidating. If used correctly an external flash whether on-camera or off-camera can be an extraordinary tool to help achieve images that would be otherwise impossible. For these reasons and more I created my strobist or off-camera flash photo walks and workshop to help those … Read more
The awesome positive feedback I received of the night photographs of the 2nd Flower Festival of Antigua Guatemala confirmed my initial thoughts: I could share a new perspective by photographing at night with a different light and atmosphere. Also, by shooting long exposures, I was abled to capture interesting lights moving through the streets or … Read more
Flowers headers were the most popular façade decoration found as part of the 2nd Flower Festival of Antigua Guatemala. Flower headers were found above business sings and on the top part of windows and doors. Here you can see the flower header for La Fonda de La Calle Real.
Bakeries really put in the effort to create beautiful flower embellishments for the façades of their businesses. Here’s flower decoration found at El Viejo Café. Enjoy!
This decorated façade was awarded the third position on the contest organized by the 2nd Flower Festival of Antigua Guatemala. Once again, I made this photograph with a long exposure of 2 seconds to vanish the people walking by.
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Fachada for façade. The flower decoration of façades in Antigua Guatemala was one of the most photogenic parts of the 2nd Flower of Festival this past weekend. Because I was leading photo walks since Wednesday, I didn’t get a chance to make photos in the early mornings, … Read more
The 2nd Flower Festival of Antigua Guatemala was packed with fun activities through out the entire weekend. Everything was quite photogenic from the flowers to a group of people dressed up in colonial-style garments who were strolling through town. I captured them on 6a calle oriente as they make their way to Parque de La … Read more
This week has been phenomenal in Antigua Guatemala, with a pedestrian town for three days, new spotlights at the Compañía de Jesús ruins, the 2nd Flower Festival, and live music every single day. Here’s live marimba performance under the Palacio del Ayuntamiento as part of the Flower Festival. Stay tuned this coming week for photos … Read more
The new dramatic spotlights at the ruins of the former Colegio de La Compañía de Jesús was another benefit that we got this week as part of the XXVI Cumbre Iberoamericana, 26th Ibero American Summit of Heads of States and Government, which were inaugurated by the Spanish King Felipe VI. Before these new dramatic spotlights … Read more