During this afternoon’s photo walk, I was teaching how to capture candid pictures of strangers. The woman on the left was giving water to a stray dog and I thought that would make visual story. While explaining the shot, the two women saw us and decided to pose for the picture in a totally unexpected way. … Read more
I have been contacted by quite a few people with interesting in traveling to Guatemala in the coming months and wanted to know how is life in Antigua Guatemala, how are we coping with the pandemic. This is what I told them… KEEP READING.
Yesterday we took a look south to see the colossal Volcán de Agua towering over the colonial city of Antigua Guatemala. Today we turn our sight southwest slightly to see the hyperactive Volcán de Fuego and the slightly taller and with two-crater Volcán Acatenango. By the way, Volcano Acatenango is not inactive; last time it … Read more
I never get tired of sharing unique and different perspective of the volcanoes surrounding Antigua Guatemala. Today, I am sharing a south vista of Volcán de Agua framed within the flags of Sacatepequez [the green flag] and Guatemala [the blue flag] overlooking the treetops of the jacaranda blossoms. I hope you like it. We continue … Read more
Every month, around Full Moon time, I try to catch a full moon rise over a ruin, unfortunately most months we have heavily overcast skies during these periods. Every once in a while though, I get clear skies or spare clouds which allow me to get another full moon shot. More often, though, I have … Read more
Believe it or not, even fast-food restaurants have fantastic wall textures in Antigua Guatemala. For instance, this portrait was made with one of the walls of Taco Bell as backdrop during one of my recent Antigua Photo Walks. Explore with me some of the most instagrammable spots of Antigua Guatemala with Antigua Photo Walks, the perfect … Read more
Through my Antigua Photo Sessions I have been fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to capture beautiful family portraits of families, couples and individuals who spend some time in the photogenic and enchanting city of Antigua Guatemala. Today, I share with you one of the family portraits taken this week during one of those … Read more
Yesterday I shared with you an overview image that shows the pillars where these mermaids are carved in. Did you know that there are over one hundred mermaids in Antigua Guatemala? Take a photo tour through the many of the mermaids I have shared in the past and let me know which one is your … Read more
The dome is gone, but the pillars adorned with giant mermaids remain of the lateral aisle of the San Francisco El Grande Church in the southeast of Antigua Guatemala. Come back tomorrow to see a close-up view of one of the giant mermaids carved in each corner of this structure.
What better way to show you the colors of the Eternal Spring of Antigua Guatemala than with the vibrant hues of the bougainvillea flowers growing out of pots on the rooftop of one of the houses. Take a photographic tour through the many posts of the bougainvillea flowers found in the archives.
Now that the Holy Week is over, we found the purple banners and bags of colored sawdust used in the processional carpets being put away in storage until next year.
Since no processions were allowed on the streets due to the pandemic, churches and temples opted to have altars and shrines inside the temples with allegoric themes of the Semana Santa. For instance, for Easter Sunday or Domingo de Resurección as we know it in Spanish, the Parroquia El Calvario set up this simple and … Read more
As I explained earlier, because of the pandemic, processions and all massive events had been canceled. However, some of the activities were still held, such as some carpets around Parque Central and other carpets on Calle del Arco and 4a calle oriente beside the carpets inside the museums. This is one such carpet on Calle … Read more
As I mentioned yesterday, under normal circumstances, we would be experiencing processions as the one shown above. The procession of the «Dolorosas» or «hermanas cargadoras» with their mostly black and white attires make striking image, don’t you agree?
Under normal circumstances, we would be experiencing one of the most photogenic cultural and religious events in the world: The Holy Week in Antigua Guatemala. However, because of the pandemic all massive events have been canceled in Guatemala. So I decided to share with you some photographs of vicarious vistas of what the Holy Week … Read more