In Guatemala even farmers wear a face mask whenever they are outdoors and in public spaces. They may not use a face covering when they are in their fields and plots, but they cover their face as soon as they are back on the streets.
I could have never imagined desolate streets during the most important week of the year: the Holy Week of Antigua Guatemala, how about you? Also, can you imagine the streets of Antigua Guatemala without chuchos [stray dogs]? Chuchos always find a way be present, even during Lent & Holy Week processions as you can see … Read more
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Cabras for goats.
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. —Mahatma Ghandi I like it when I can share with you good photo stories, such a the poppy adoption from last week or the feeding of pigeons today. Enjoy!
Today I have a feel-good story to share with you. This puppy was rescued by an English woman, a friend, who lives in Antigua Guatemala and adopted by a Canadian family, acquaintances, who traveled back to Toronto with this adorable canine. I was fortunate to capture a couple of pictures of the puppy licking a … Read more
The beauty of street photography is how it allows us to capture split second slices of daily life that otherwise would go unnoticed in our comings and goings, don’t you agree?
While driving in the outskirts of Antigua Guatemala, the most peripheral street that one can find, I saw these two kitties and I just had to stop to see them at closer distance. The boy just kept on working, doing some soldering on butterflies piece and the kitties were not at afraid of the sparkles … Read more
Antigua Guatemala is a city best enjoyed by strolling everywhere; thus people from all over the world can be found walking around town, especially capitalinos, that’s how call the citizen of Guatemala City. Capitalinos hold Antigua Guatemala dear since it is so close to the capital city, yet it’s a world apart where one can … Read more
Here’s your Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Mishito for kitty or mishito mishito for kitty kitty. Cats love high vantage points, especially if they are bathed with sun rays and have access to a little shadow. I don’t share to many cat photos since the web is full of them, but if you like … Read more
I was waiting for some prints when I decided to candidly capture Fabi petting Muñeca at the Kodak mini lab, a few hours before they headed it out to Xela, as I was told. Muñeca was adopted by Fabi and her boyfriend, a couple from Quetzaltenango. How about dusting off an old Kodak slogan to … Read more
This is a behind the scenes picture of a recent photo session I helped to set up for a photographer from abroad. Believe it or not, this was one of the most difficult photo sessions I have organised. For the photo shoot we needed a Maya woman, a horse, a farmer and coffee. Simple right? … Read more
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Jauría for pack of hounds. Slowly but surely the street of La Antigua Guatemala are looking like scenes from the film “White God”, a movie about “a cautionary tale between a superior species and its disgraced inferior – Favoring pedigree dogs, a new regulation puts a severe … Read more
It’s so good to see humans and dogs having a good time while walking around town. In this post card, we can see a Spaniard girl enjoying the company of the dog from her hostel while they walk around Union Square.
Some people can not help themselves and do everything with style. For instance, take a look at this photographer carrying two cameras, a satchel bag and walking her rescued dog in recovery. I mean, can you find a better example of taking pictures of the happenings of Antigua Guatemala with such a style and grace? … Read more
