Rainy Season Vistas: Purple umbrella against yellow wall
Starting on May 1st, I look up to sky and ask, “is the rainy season over yet?” I do this the first …
Consecutive Day 3627 of 3654 — Yellow Walls
Even though I have shown every color possible that you can find in Antigua Guatemalan and surrounding communities under the archives of …
Saint in Niche with Yellow Walls
This niche and the surrounding walls was basically the only color I found at the San Lázaro Cemetery. This piece was between two sets of above-ground crypts; the set on the right was empty and the set on the left was not vacant.
Perhaps it is not too late to introduce some of the wonderful Antigüeño color palette into the La Antigua Guatemala’s main public cemetery.
Yet Another Yellow Wallpaper for Your Desktop
Oh what the heck, I am feeling generous. Here is yet another yellow wallpaper for your desktop. Lessie is right, I find …
Textured Yellow Wallpaper for your Desktop
Is either yellow a very popular color in Antigua or I have a tendency towards photographing yellow walls. I mention this because …
Yellow Guatemalan Poinsettias Wallpaper
First wallpaper download for 2009 from La Antigua Guatemala Daily Photo (LAGDP). You can browse the wallpaper category to get the other …
Guateflora — Yellow shrimp flowers from Antigua Guatemala
We continue our close-up look at the flowers found in the gardens of Antigua Guatemala with camarón amarillo, as we know the …
Morning Colors from Antigua Guatemala: Yellow and Blue
As I said the other day, for the foreseeable future my new goal is to try to only share beautiful, sunny and …
Antigua Guatemala Colors: Yellow
We continue the Antigua Color Series with yellow wall, Amarillo La Merced, to be precise, as backdrop for this interaction between a …
Three Free Wallpapers from Antigua Guatemala
Okay, enough I say; it’s been way too long since I gave away free wallpapers; since December 23, 2010 to be exact, …
The Jocotes de Corona Wallpaper
Here’s yet another gift for those Guatemalans living abroad, the jocotes de corona wallpaper that you can download from here at 1200×900 …
Doña Gavi Store Wallpaper 2
I could spend a good hour photographing all aspects of La Tienda de Doña Gavi and perhaps bring you a series… but …
Doña Gavi Store Wallpaper
In September 2007, I brought to you the façade and sign of La Tienda de Doña Gavi, remember? Today I bring to …
We all live in a yellow house
We all live in a yellow house Yellow house, yellow house We all live in a yellow house Yellow house, yellow house …
Typical Textured-wall in La Antigua Guatemala
Often as you stroll around La Antigua Guatemala, you come across walls with lots of texture made from the many layers of natural lime-stone-based paints. Below is a quote from an previous entry about Natural paint textures.
Antigua’s color palette: yellow
The Antigua’s color palette only accepts about 12 colors. Here you see the antigüeño yellow. This week’s photos will be about the …
Textures of Antigua Guatemala — Take 2
We continue the mini series of Antigua Guatemala textures with this red and yellow wall textures; two of the most popular colors in town. I will turn them into calendars and high quality decoration prints. Let me know if you’re interested. Cheers!
Antigua Makes Me Happy — Take 19
Here’s another take on the series Antigua Makes Me Happy. Once again, I share a portrait of a Spanish student enjoying her …
Antigua Makes Me Happy — Take 17
I can believe it’s been over a year since I last posted a picture for the fun series: Antigua Makes Me Happy. …
Antigua Guatemala is one of the most instagrammable destinations in the world
As I often say, Antigua Guatemala is full a colorful spots, making it an ideal destination for lifestyle photo shoots that produce …
Antigua Abstractions: Plants Inside Windows
Plants and flowers pots inside the windows are common sight in Antigua Guatemala as well as yellow walls with white windows.⠀ By …
Yo Amo Antigua Guatemala, How About You?
I love Antigua Guatemala; that’s what the colorful sign says all the way near the yellow wall of La Merced. I really …
Best Wishes for this Sunday from Antigua Guatemala
For this Sunday I would like to share with you this peaceful and colorful vista from Antigua Guatemala. I am sending you …
Enjoy the Torquoise Jade Vines
The Strongylodon jade vines are commonly known as emerald vine or turquoise jade vine; although in Antigua Guatemala the popular name is …
Antigua Guatemala is one of the most instagrammable towns in the world
Antigua Guatemala is full a gorgeous spots, making it an ideal destination for lifestyle photo shoots that produce some of the most …
Spanish Word of the Day: Timbre
Yellow walls, yes I am addicted to yellow walls. So what does timbre means in Spanish, door bell for sure, but that’s …
Gorgeous Light Lovers Wanted!
Hurry, we only have a few more weeks of gorgeous light left before the rainy season begins. I wonder why Guatemala does …
The Three Arches of El Calvario Church
I am glad El Calvario Church provides a nice transition from the white cemetery series back to the rich antigüeño color palette while maintaining the death theme going on. El Calvario or Calvary (Golgotha) is the name of the mount on the outskirts of Jerusalem where it’s believe Jesus Christ was crucified. This church with its three arches provides a symbolic representation of the crucifixion; with each arch representing each cross.
Life Can Be Tough in La Antigua Guatemala
As suggested by Scott, here’s a more challenging photograph, although I did include a door (does that count?), yet it is an …
Wood and Metal Door in Antigua Guatemala
I can’t remember now who wrote to me that they could just go around Antigua taking shots of just doors and windows. …
Big Doorway #5 and Shadow Casting Lamp
Boy oh boy, I enjoy breaking the rules. For today we are breaking the photographic rule that says you should avoid taking …
Even the Windows Wear Violet
Back in March 6th I showed to you the entry doorway of Hotel Santo Domingo (Holy Sunday, by the way) with violet …
Transnational: Accepting Impossible Missions Daily
One of out of three. DHL is the only private courier with an office in Antigua Guatemala. There are not UPS or …
Shadow casting lamp
Normally a lamp is design to cast light, but I found a lamp that casts shadows. I know, it is lame excuse …
Watching the pedestrians on Calle del Arco
Balconies are not very common in Antigua, yet there are some like this one on Calle del Arco. I think it is …
Niche Detail from Parroquia de San Pedro
It’s been a while since I shared with you a niche detail. Today’s picture is a architectonic detail found at side wall …
Poinsettias Flowers: A Gift from Guatemala to the World
Poinsettias are autochthonous to Guatemala and Mesoamerica so they can be grown in gardens either by design or as wild intruders as well as in the fields as wild plants. In Guatemala poinsettias are known as Flor de Pascua, or simply as…
Framed Dome of Iglesia de La Merced
In today’s photo I managed to share with you two of the most iconic landmarks of Antigua Guatemala: El Arco de Santa …
Colorful Gate of El Calvario Parish
In the Southeast part of Antigua Guatemala you will find the vibrant gate of Parroquia El Calvario. Just a few days ago, …
14th Anniversary — Only Shopping for the Essentials
AntiguaDailyPhoto.com began on May Day 2006 with the goal of sharing daily life imagery from the little town of Antigua Guatemala, embedded …
Textures of Antigua Guatemala — Take 7
Limestone-based paints are the recommended paints to use on the exterior walls of Antigua Guatemala by the Consejo Nacional Para La Protección de La Antigua Guatemala, CNPAG, the Protection Agency…
Textures of Antigua Guatemala — Take 4
We continue the textures of Antigua Guatemala mini series with gorgeous wall with light blues and yellows. I am definitely turning these textures into calendars and high quality decoration prints. Let me know if you’re interested. Enjoy!
Façade at Casa de los Gigantes
Every so often I capture the current state of the façade of Casa de los Gigantes, located right across from Iglesia de …
Fashion runway on the streets of Antigua Guatemala
Depeche mode, depeche mode a la Antigua Guatemala style! Here’s the latest fashion dispatch from the streets of Antigua Guatemala. I hope …
Chico zapote anyone, anyone, anyone?
Chico Zapote or simply chico which in English is known as Sapodilla is a popular fruit in Guatemala. From the sap of …
Dramatic illumination of El Calvario Church
We continue our black and white series of the churches in and around Antigua Guatemala. In this occasion, I stopped by El …
In The Christmas Mood
Poinsettias or Flor de Pascua are in full bloom in The Land of the Eternal Spring for the Christmas season. The most …
Window Gardens
In other places of the world, windows are just windows. In La Antigua Guatemala windows are shop displays, gardens, pet spots, plant …
Take My Photo or Simple Rainy Season Vista
Call it synchronicity or better yet, serendipity because that’s the story behind this simple rainy season vista. For a while now I …
Poinsettias Everywhere
In Guatemala poinsettias are known as Flor de Pascua, Flor de Noche Buena or simply Pascuas. Poinsettias are native to Guatemala and …
Jardín Antigüeño: Bugambileas
La Antigua Guatemala is known as the Ciudad de las perpetuas rosas, the city of the perpetual roses. Well, surely you can …
Guatemalan Fruit: Chico Zapote
Okay, we will finish the Zapote and other exotic tropical fruits from Guatemala week with the Chico Zapote or simply chico which …
Colonial Style Door Knocker and Knob
Lucky me that I learned to have new aesthetic values for things antique and old. Lucky me that I find beautiful and …
Guatemalan Fruits: Nisperos or Misperos, that’s the question
After MO confirmed the spelling for Misperos which Nadia had used in reference to this yellow fruit known in the English language …
New Aesthetic Values for an Old Town
Do I love yellow or what? To appreciate an old colonial town like La Antigua Guatemala you need a new set of …
Every Corner is Different
If I walk around Antigua Guatemala and photograph all the street corners, I could do a series for a long while just …
El Calvario Church in Antigua Guatemala
El Calvario Church, located to the south of La Antigua Guatemala, is another famous landmark, yet it only took me 290 entries …
Daily Photo Theme: Doorways (framed shadow)
When Nuno declared on August 1st that the theme for September 1st was going to be doorways I was determined to win, …