It is amazing to see the fog and cloud create different layers or planes in the highland mountains of Guatemala. In Antigua Guatemala we only need to visit the villages of El Hato and Vuelta Grande to have gorgeous vistas of the cloud forests found in Guatemala. Enjoy!
I really like sharing the best spots to capture the mystical light of the blue hour in Antigua Guatemala during the photo walks I lead in this charming town. In the picture above, we were waiting for Fuego volcano to erupt to add a fumarole to the landscape vista as seen from Tanque de la … Read more
I believe I have a fun and solid street photography workshops/photo walks that produce consistent results for photography enthusiasts. I really enjoy sharing my approach to photographing strangers and seeing how other timid photographers dramatically transform from being shy to really conquering their fears and making beautiful portraits of strangers and candid authentic slices of … Read more
Here’s another take on the series Antigua Makes Me Happy. Once again, I share a portrait of a Spanish student enjoying her time in Antigua Guatemala, framed within two windows against a typical yellow wall. Enjoy!
As I have mentioned before, up the hills of the northern villages of Antigua Guatemala one can spend a day or two in Tik Tok and Instagram heaven with so many amazing shooting spots with giant butterflies, sculptures, giant hands floating into the air pointing the colossal volcanoes guarding Antigua Guatemala and much more… TAP to see the full size photo and post.
Once again I have the pleasure to share another photograph from the series Antigua Makes Me Happy. In this case I captured a couple of volunteers having a blast on one of the colourful buses at the terminal behind the mercado. Enjoy!
Antigua Brewing Company offers what in my humble opinion is the best hot dog in town. They start with a local homemade artisan sausage on a pretzel bun, then they add dijon mustard seeds, pickled cabbage, onions and fries on the side. This delicious hot dog pairs well with their Fuego IPA craft beer or … Read more
During a recent street photography walk we came across Teresita, a lovely grandmother selling Mayan ceramic pottery at a corner. We asked her if we could make some street portraits of her with her pots and she agreed with a smile. The clients ended up buying several pieces to take home as well as with … Read more
These two aqua doors are part of the Casa Presidencial in Antigua Guatemala. For a long time I have wanted to photograph a person dress in orange in front of either door. Today was my lucky day. I hope your enjoying the different colors I have found through my photo walks.
Here I captured a couple deciding what to eat at Romeo & Julieta. Of course, after I had made a few shots, I waited to see if I could get a reaction shot and I did, take a look at the second frame below. Let me know which one you like better.
I have always believe that the exterior wall of the former Casa de la Moneda, Minting House, is fabulous backdrop for my street photography. In fact, I used it already for this post in 2016 of a bicycle rider. Which photograph do you like better, today’s or the bicycle rider from 2016?
After so many years, probably decades, Starbucks Coffee was able to open their first coffee house in Antigua Guatemala; it is the 1,500th coffee shop in Latin America according to their press release. What are your thoughts about the new Starbucks Coffee shop in Antigua Guatemala? Of course, another coffee shop in Antigua Guatemala is … Read more
Whenever I roam the streets with my camera, I am hyper aware of color combinations, from the basic complimentary colors of red and green, blue and orange and yellow and purple, to other color combinations that might be interesting and help the compositional elements come together. What do you think how the subjects and background … Read more
Slowly but surely the rains are coming in to Guatemala. We had some sporadic rains at the end of April and few more this first week of May. As some of you may already know, the rain season in Antigua Guatemala spans the months of May through October, even early November. You can see the … Read more
I much prefer the early morning for walks, photo walks and photo shoots in Antigua Guatemala and elsewhere when everything is more quite and there are less crowds and traffic. The light is also quite gorgeous in the early morning. I recommend to give morning walks a try at least once if you are not … Read more