Antigua in Black and White

Conquering Your Fears of Photographing Strangers

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One of the things I enjoy the most about leading the Antigua Photo Walks is to share my approach to photographing strangers and seeing how photography enthusiasts dramatically transform from being timid to really overcoming their fears and making beautiful candid authentic slices of life and portraits of strangers. I believe I have a fun … Read more

Street Portraits of Strangers — New Yorker

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Here’s a portrait of a New Yorker having a joyful coffee experience in Antigua Guatemala! I am beginning to see a new photographic series forming. Portraits at coffee houses in Antigua Guatemala. I believe this is the second or third portrait I have done at a coffee house recently, right?

People watching at Palacio del Ayuntamiento, Antigua Guatemala

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All along the corridor of the Palacio del Ayuntamiento, city hall palace, there are concrete benches that people use to sit down and take a break, have their shoes polished, eat an ice cream or simple watch people go by. Well, often times I do all of the above at the same time plus I … Read more

Shoe-shining at Parque Central, Antigua Guatemala

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Here’s your Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: lustrador or shoe-shiner Having one shoes shined is one of the favourite activities of people at Parque Central or Plaza Mayor, the actual official name. You can be chatting with friends, watching people go by or be immersed on the updates of the latest gossip on Facebook … Read more