Street Portraits of Strangers — I am Guatemala No. 13
Today, I am happy to share a portrait of Victoria, a great grandmother, one of the friendliest and kindest people I have …
Street Portraits of Strangers — I am Guatemala No. 12
We continue our countdown to May 1st, 2020, the 14th anniversary of Antigua Daily Photo with a portrait of a Maya Ambulant …
Street Portraits of Strangers — I am Guatemala No. 11
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Güipil or Huipil for blouse. It’s been a while since I last shared …
Street Portraits of Strangers — Ambulant Peanuts Vendor
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the the day: Manías for peanuts. In Guatemala, we often eat peanuts [often roasted peanuts] …
Street Photography Walks in Antigua Guatemala: Portraits of Strangers
Our goal is to have lots of fun during my photo walks and workshops. I make the learning process of shooting street …
Street Portraits of Strangers — Antigua Handicraft Vendor Grandma
As I mentioned yesterday, I am so fortunate to have gained the trust of the people in Antigua Guatemala the villages around …
Street Portraits of Strangers — Mayan Mother and Daughter
I continue to make people happy with prints made from the portraits I have previously made of them. As I have said …
Street Portraits of Strangers — I am Guatemala No. 10
As I mentioned yesterday, procession give us a window into the full spectrum of the Guatemalan identity. Here’s a Maya woman with …
Street Portraits of Strangers — I am Guatemala No. 9
Lent processions provide so many opportunities to capture the essence of the Guatemalan identity as well. Here’s a street portrait of a …
Street Portraits of Strangers — I am Guatemala No. 8
One of the things that I share during the Photo Walks I lead is how to approach our subjects with respect and …
Street Portraits of Strangers — I am Guatemala No. 6
Here’s another entry on the I am Guatemala series. How about if this week we do another mini series to get rid …
Street Portraits of Strangers — The Old Man and the Band
Believe it or not, this old man was not posing. In fact, he was just in awe while listening to the municipal …
Street Portraits of Strangers — I am Guatemala No. 5
Guatemala is full with photographers. I know personally hundreds of them. Here is the smiling face of photo-journalist Santiago Billy and a …
Street Portraits of Strangers — I am Guatemala No. 4
The future is coming! And the future is coming very fast. Often I read in the newspapers that the majority of the …
Street Portraits of Strangers — I am Guatemala No. 3
Young Guatemalan men work the streets selling nuts, floss candy, ice cream, whatever people would buy. We have to make a living. …
Street Portraits of Strangers — I am Guatemala No. 2
Yes, believe it or not, you can find images like this one on the streets of Antigua Guatemala. Well, to be precise, …
Street Portraits of Strangers — I am Guatemala
It’s been a while since I added another entry on the I am Guatemala series. How about if this week we do …
Street Portraits of Strangers — Missionary girls
In Antigua Guatemala you can find people from all walks of life and origins. Thanks to the Antigua Photo Walks I have …
Street Portraits of Strangers — Maya women
Today was a very good day. This morning I lead a group of 11 volunteers through the streets of Antigua Guatemala. During …
Street Portraits of Strangers — Alejandra
Alejandra is a student showing off her attire for the Saint James Feast school parades. As I have mentioned before, in Antigua …
Street Portraits of Strangers — The Artisans
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The Art of Street Portraits of Strangers
If you would like to learn the art of photographing strangers, you should book a street photography photo walk through my www.AntiguaPhotoWalks.com …
Street Portraits of Strangers — Guatemalans at Lunch
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Portraits of Strangers — Mayan girl
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Portraits of Strangers — The Guatemalan Looks
Often I see people placing Guatemalans into a tight, constricting box of looks, really tight set of guidelines of what Guatemalans are …
Street Portraits of Strangers — New Yorker
Here’s a portrait of a New Yorker having a joyful coffee experience in Antigua Guatemala! I am beginning to see a new …
Street Portraits of Strangers — Tiny Cucurucho Boy
As I mentioned yesterday, Lent and Holy Week are an equal-opportunity events where everyone can participate, including little boys and girls barely …
Street Portraits of Strangers in Antigua Guatemala
As I have said in previous years, the best way to celebrate International Women’s Day is to actually work everyday towards the …
Portraits of Strangers — Small Family Business
Today I bring you this simple portrait of family selling organic balls on the streets of Antigua Guatemala. The majority of Guatemalans …
Portraits of Strangers — Vendedora de semillas
Once again we jump-start the new year with some portraits of people from Antigua Guatemala. In this case, it is a portrait …
Portraits of Strangers: The Pregonera
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Pregonera or town crier. I caught a glance of the news member of the …
Portraits of Strangers: The Modern Traveler
Have iPad, Will Travel! I imagine only few of you will understand the meaning of the statement above. Now, can you guess …
Portraits of Strangers: El Abuelo
Good Morning and Welcome to La Antigua Guatemala. This is the kind of vistas you can encounter when you walk in and …
Portraits of Strangers: The Violin Player
Many years ago I shared a portrait of a rugged violin player. This was one of the first portraits of strangers I …
Portraits of Strangers: The Maya Girl
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Portraits of Strangers: The Working Boy
Oh boy oh boy, today I bring you a portrait of a little boy that works the streets of Antigua Guatemala. He …
Portraits of Strangers: The Brazilian
We continue the series Portraits of Strangers with the picture of an interesting Brazilian artisan. Someone mentioned that before people in Antigua …
Portraits of Strangers: Daughter and Mother
Here’s the most recent addition to the series of portraits of strangers on the streets of Antigua Guatemala. Mother and daughter enjoying …
Portraits of Strangers: An African Face in Antigua
He said he’s from Uganda. He was so jovial and well-humored, even chatty. He suggested I visit the African continent where I …
Portraits of Strangers: Ivan Kerner from Pequeños Grandes Mundos
Let’s continue our series of Portraits of Strangers with this crazy Argentine: Ivan Kerner. Of course, in some case, the strangers will …
Maya Portraits — A Young Maya Mother and Her Baby
As I have said before, one of the things that I share during the Street Photography Walks I lead here in Antigua Guatemala …
Panza Verde Portraits — Meet Carol
I have seen her many times before and had wanted to make a portrait of her. In fact, I might have made …
Panza Verde Portraits — Francisco Mendoza
Today we continue the new Panza Verde Portraits series with a portrait of Francisco who guards the main entrance to the Real …
Learn to photograph strangers in Guatemala
As I have said before, I really enjoy sharing my approach to photographing strangers and seeing how other apprehensive photographers dramatically transform …
Street Portraits — I am Guatemala No. 7
I met Elsy years ago when I stopped her on the streets for a quick portrait of stranger. Since then we have …
Lent Vistas — Street Portraits of Cucuruchos made during Lent Photo Walks
The special Lent and Holy Week photo walks are a fun way to make great up-close photographs of people, all kinds of …
Maya Portraits — A Young Maya Family at Santa Catarina Bobadilla
This portrait of the young part of a Mayan family was made during a private photo walk through the villages of Antigua …
Overcoming Your Fears of Photographing Strangers While Traveling
As I have written before, I really enjoy sharing my approach to photographing strangers and seeing how other timid photographers dramatically transform …
Master the Art of Photographing Strangers with Rudy Giron
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Consecutive Day 3633 of 3654 — Photographing Strangers
What kind of photography would you like to do in Antigua Guatemala, candid street photography or street portraits? Why choose, let’s do …
Conquering Your Fears of Photographing Strangers
One of the things I enjoy the most about leading the Antigua Photo Walks is to share my approach to photographing strangers …
Burning of the Devil Portraits
El hombre propone, Dios dispone y El Diablo lo descompone. What better way to caption these portraits of strangers at the Burning …
Antigua Photo Walks: Learning to photograph strangers
I believe I have developed a reproducible crash course that turns shy and timid photography enthusiasts into fearless, in-your-face street photographers by …
Antigua Photo Walks: Portraits of Antigüeños
Another thing that I encourage during the street photography walks around Antigua Guatemala is to capture portraits of strangers, intimate portraits whenever …
Portrait of Strangers: Guatemalan Van Gogh
Another way of challenging myself with street portraits is to use an off-camera flash. This portrait of a campesino in one the …
Street Portrait of Maya Textile Vendor — Take 2
As I often say, I really enjoy sharing my approach to photographing strangers through my Antigua Photo Walks and seeing how other timid photographers dramatically transform from being shy to really conquering their fears and making beautiful portraits of strangers or candid authentic slices of life in a single session… TAP to see the full size photo and post.
Portrait of a Maya Family at Parque Central
Today I share with you the most recent portrait I have made of Ruth and her lovely family. I made this portrait while leading a street photography walk through the streets of Antigua Guatemala where I share my tips for capturing candid shots as well as street portraits of strangers… TAP to see the full size photos and post.
Antigua Street Photography Workshops For Everyone!
As I say often, I really enjoy sharing my approach to photographing strangers and seeing how other apprehensive photographers dramatically transform from being shy to really conquering their fears and making beautiful portraits of strangers and candid authentic slices of life in a single session of the Antigua Photo Walks…
Portrait of the Ambulant Coffee Vendors
These ambulant coffee vendors will bring a delicious cup of cappuccino, mocaccino or black coffee to your favorite bench at Parque de La Union, La Merced or Parque Central. Three choices with or without sugar; that is it. Make sure to patronize these ingenious ambulant vendors on your next visit to Antigua Guatemala… TAP to see the full size photo and post.
Antigua Street Photography Workshop Capture: Maya women going and coming.
I believe I have a fun and solid street photography workshops/photo walks that produce consistent results for photography enthusiasts. I really enjoy …
Sights of Antigua Guatemala: The Nutcracker
We begin 2022 with this portrait of the nutcracker of Antigua Guatemala taken during a recent market photo walk. I believe my …
Sights of Antigua: Portrait of Leticia at Fuente de Las Sirenas
I met Leticia while delivering José’s free portrait print [The Mayan Mad Hatter]. Leticia was eating mangoes [thus the mask hanging out …
Mayan Matryoshka Portrait
Today’s photo is the portrait of Jenifer holding her Matryoshka portrait print made prior to the pandemic. Jenifer was kind enough to …
Street Photography Workshops in Antigua Guatemala
I really enjoy sharing my approach to photographing strangers and seeing how other timid photographers dramatically transform from being shy to really …
Mercado Municipal Vistas: Framed Portrait of a Butcher
Making environmental portraits of strangers can be quite a challenge, especially at places where people shy away from cameras. I enjoy sharing …
Mercado Municipal Vistas: Grain Flours Young Vendor
Making portraits of strangers can be quite challenging, especially at places where people shy away from cameras. I often share the necessary …
Street Photography Walks in Antigua Guatemala After Sunset
Two women worlds apart found at Parque Central, Antigua Guatemala. We came across Irma, this illuminated balloon vendor at Parque Central while …
Portrait of an Ambulant Sombrero Vendor
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Sombrero for hat. We came across this sombrero vendor on Calle del Arco while …
Street Photography Workshops in Antigua Guatemala
As I say often, I really enjoy sharing my approach to photographing strangers and seeing how other apprehensive photographers dramatically transform from …
Antigua Makes Me Happy — Take 11
Two more days until the end of daily updates of AntiguaDailyPhoto.com, which began on May 1st, 2006. What a photographic ride this …
Antigua Makes Me Happy — Take 10
In these 12 years of photographing the people whom I’ve came across in La Antigua Guatemala and surrounding area, I have been …
Street vendor selling tamales outside a church
We continue with the series of portraits of strangers made on the streets of Antigua Guatemala that later on I print to …
Portrait Prints as Gifts — Mayan Matryoshka
From the portrait prints project comes out the Matryoshka portrait series. Jenifer has been kind enough to collaborate with the testing phase …
Giving Portrait Prints as Gifts
As I have mentioned before, I really enjoy looking at the happy faces of those who receive a photo print that they …
Giving Portrait Prints as Gifts in Antigua Guatemala
I really enjoy looking at the happy faces of those who receive a photo print that they were not expecting, weeks or …
A Kodak Moment — Fabi and Muñeca
I was waiting for some prints when I decided to candidly capture Fabi petting Muñeca at the Kodak mini lab, a few …
Antigua In Black and White — I am 100% Chapin
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Chapín nickname for Guatemalan. That’s right, chapin is the nickname used by Guatemalans …
New Year, New Faces
Let there be plenty of quality time and light in your life this 2017. I send you my very best wishes for …
The Smiling Maya Handicrafts Vendor
If you want more smiles in your life, booking another visit to Antigua Guatemala is the merry solution. Enjoy!
Slices of Daily Life — Men with Hats
Antigua Guatemala is not only a popular destination for foreigners, but also to locals, Guatemalans pues, such as these two cafetaleros, coffee …
The Holy Week Roman Soldier Refueling Station
I always wondered where do Roman soldiers and cucuruchos [coneheads] refuel for the tremendous amount of energy required to do a full …
Portrait of A Guatemalan Grandmother
In a constant basis I add new portraits to my ever-growing series “Guatemalans.” Of course, abuelitas are well represented in the series. …
The Modern Street Photographer on the Streets of Antigua Guatemala
“Ladrón que roba a ladrón tiene mil años de perdón” Who can help translating this Spanish saying into English? Let’s continue the …
Antigua Photo Walks: Inside A Colonial House from Antigua Guatemala
One thing is for sure about the Antigua Photo Walks that I lead, we don’t know where we will end up. For …
The negotiation during a private photo walk in Antigua Guatemala
The negotiation. Of course, you already know who won. This is one of my favourite pictures from today’s private photo walk. We …
Smiling Student during Marching Band Practice
Once again, we continue the portraits of strangers series with a picture of a big smile of a student while during their …
Authentic Guatemalan Smiles and Tortillas, Three Times A Day
This portrait of a young Maya girl is another addition to the portraits of strangers series. We are so fortunate to have …
Strobist Style Portrait in Antigua Guatemala
If doing portraits of strangers within three feet, on the streets of Antigua Guatemala can be difficult for many, I am setting …
Street Portrait of Trash Collectors from Antigua Guatemala
We continue our street portraits series with a picture of a couple trash collectors taking a break. I made this portrait of …
Guatemalan Portrait: Take My Picture
This week we begin a series of up-close portraits, taken within six feet, of strangers we have encountered on the streets of …
Street Portrait of Maya Textile Vendor — Take 3
Today, once again, I am sharing with you the vibrant colors and warm smile of another Maya ambulant vendor through a portrait made a few steps away from Fuente de Las Sirenas at Parque Central… TAP to see the full size photo and post.
Street Portrait of Maya Textile Vendor — Take 1
Today I share with you the vibrant colors and timid smile of this Maya ambulant street vendor made a few steps away from Fuente de Las Sirenas at Parque Central… TAP to see the full size photo and complete post.
Antigua Makes Me Happy — Take 15
During a recent morning photo walk, I was scouting new photo opportunity spots when I saw Pedro “El Brasileño” on his way back …
Vibrant Colors and Smiles from Antigua Guatemala
Today I share with you the vibrant colors and smiles from Antigua Guatemala. Meet the sisters Erica and Jackelin, two of the …
Free Portrait Prints Always Bring Out Smiles
As I have said recently, one of the most satisfying things I have been doing for a couple of years now is giving away free instantaneous prints of the portraits I make of total strangers on the streets while leading the Antigua Photo Walks… tap for full image!
Bring Smiles with Free Portrait Prints
As I have mentioned before, one of the most gratifying things I have been doing for a while now is giving away …
Make People Happy with Free Portrait Prints
The synergy created by the act of giving prints of the portraits made on the streets is incredible. Give it a try next time you hit the streets…
Making People Happy with Portrait Prints
One of the most gratifying things I have been doing is giving away prints of the portraits I make of total strangers …
Maya woman selling handicrafts on the streets
One of the unexpected benefits of giving away the portrait prints I make of the strangers I photograph on the streets is …