Finally the cold and windy days of the dry season have arrived. Now we can see more clearly the constant eruptions of Volcán de Fuego and the skyline with the volcanoes towering over the towns of Antigua Guatemala and Ciudad Vieja is more… TAP to see the full size photo.
Today, I share with you a window dressed up with flowers for Antigua’s Flower Festival. Enjoy!
Today I share with you a photo from Antigua Guatemala’s bus terminal. I made this image during the photo walk I lead on Thanksgiving while I was teaching how to properly use natural frames, an effective use of layers as well as perspective. Down below you can see the photo made by Sergey… TAP to see the full size photos.
How can one not be grateful for all the fresh tropical fruits found year-round in the mercado of Antigua Guatemala, don’t your agree?
Honestly, I don’t know why we don’t have more flower-decorated doorways and façades all year long. I mean, flowers are always in bloom in Antigua Guatemala, this is something that can be had every day of the year. Of course, these flower decorations on the façades and doorways are part of the displays that come … Read more
This past weekend Antigua Guatemala dressed up many of its façades, fountains and parks with flower arrangements. The photograph above show the flower arrangements donned on the fountain of the Plazuela de La Escuela de Cristo. This is the fifth Flower Festival of Antigua Guatemala and quite possibly the most successful; in fact too successful … Read more
Today I share with you the latest portrait I got a chance to make of Erica’s family with the remains of the Flower Festival adorning the Fuente de las Sirenas at Parque Central. Enjoy!
Once again I was finishing a photo walk with a group of photography enthusiasts when we decided to try to capture some pictures of the full moon rising over the former cathedral. Of course, as it often happens during a full moon, the sky was completely covered with clouds, so we had to wait for … Read more
Here’s a sneak preview of a surprise street photography engagement session that I shot recently in Antigua Guatemala with a couple while leading a private photo walk for them. Photo shoots on the colorful streets of Antigua Guatemala is something I have be doing much more of as I really enjoy capturing the love, youth … Read more
Have you noticed that on the east quadrant of Antigua Guatemala the street lights are colonial-style lamps and the cables run underground while in the west quadrant part of town we have ugly cables above ground and modern street lights?
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Portón for large doorway. Just when I think I have shared with you every nook and cranny of Antigua Guatemala I realize that I am so far from that statement. I mean, look at this huge doorway and baroque architectonic details, how is it possible I have not … Read more
The dry season is upon us and the colors and vistas keep on getting better and better. As usual, during the dry season we can wake up to temperatures as low as 10ºC/50ºF, but by 8am or 9am we’re back to our normal 22ºC/72ºF and stays that way for most of the day. No wonder … Read more