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Antigua Photo Walks

Are you visiting Guatemala and would like to learn more about travel or street photography? We will show you the best spots to photograph Antigua Guatemala’s sites and people, and share the tips, tricks, and secrets of a street photographer. We are also happy to design a private photo walk for you if you would prefer dedicated one-on-one attention and to focus on specific themes or techniques. Book a memorable photographic experience at www.AntiguaPhotoWalks.com.

Hibiscus Flower and Dramaticly-lit Ruins of the Jesuit Society in Antigua Guatemala.

Hibiscus Flower and Dramaticly-lit Ruins

I decided to place the vibrant hibiscus flowers [rosa de jamaica] in the foreground and and dramaticly-lit ruins as backdrop. I made several shots switching for the focal point from the flowers to the ruins as well making horizontal and vertical orientation version… TAP to see the full size photos and post.

PHOTO STOCK: Photographer shooting something above her head taken during a photo walk lead by Rudy Giron.

Do Look Up!

One of the things I teach in the photo walks I lead is to change perspective often and to look up often to discover interesting subjects, such as these Saint James ceiling tiles.

Capturing Daily Life Vistas from Antigua Guatemala

Capturing Daily Life Vistas from Antigua Guatemala

Smartphone cameras are the most common cameras people use during the photo walks I lead in and around Antigua Guatemala. Of course, it is very gratifying to me teach people how to best use their smartphone cameras and all the features they offer to be able to capture daily life vistas during their travels…

Portrait of a Maya Family at Parque Central

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 Guatemala's Bus Terminal Photo Walk

Antigua Guatemala’s Bus Terminal Photo Walk

Today I share with you a photo from Antigua Guatemala’s bus terminal. I made this image during the photo walk I lead on Thanksgiving while I was teaching how to properly use natural frames, an effective use of layers as well as perspective. ⁠Down below you can see the photo made by Sergey… TAP to see the full size photos.

Book an Enchanting Antigua Photo Walks with photographer Rudy Giron

Antigua Photo Walks Received the Travelers’ Choice Award: Best of the Best 2021

Last month, TripAdvisor & Viator notified me that my photographic experiences were a Travelers’ Choice Award winner! Best of the Best 2021 Top 1% of the Things to Do in the World for the Antigua Photo Walks I lead around town and in the rest of the Guatemala. I have also received the Certificate of Excellence for 2016, 2017, 2018, & 2019… TAP to see the full size photo and award.

It’s Always Spring in Antigua Guatemala

Did you know that the slogan for Guatemala is The Land of the Eternal Spring? Well, then Antigua Guatemala is The Land of the Eternal Sunshine because… TAP to see the full size photo and post.

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Antigua Photo Walks Are Back

Last Saturday I mentioned that poco a poco, little by little, some of the activities from the old reality are coming back …

Free Portrait Prints Always Bring Out Smiles BY RUDY GIRON

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!

PHOTO STOCK: Tanque de la Unión at Night in Antigua Guatemala

Night Photography Walks in Antigua Guatemala

This night vista of Pilas de Santa Clara, better known as Tanque de La Unión, was made as part of a recent Night Photography Workshop where we capture the dramatic lighting of the Spanish colonial architecture of Antigua Guatemala…

Colonial arches and pillars of Antigua Guatemala and photographer BY RUDY GIRON

Capture Antigua’s Charm

Learn how to capture the magic of Antigua Guatemala in pictures with www.AntiguaPhotoWalks.com and take home the charm of this nearly quincentennial …

Antigua Photo Walks for Groups BY RUDY GIRON

Antigua Photo Walks for Groups

Introduce groups to La Antigua Guatemala and the country of Guatemala through the fun Antigua Photo Walks. It’s also a great primer …

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Communion with the dead

Luis, a Maya man from Sumpango talks about all his dead family members and the importance of communion with the dead in …

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Day of the Dead Preparations

Maya man touching up the crosses at his family mausoleum at the cemetery of Sumpango before Day of the Dead. Would you …

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I love to photograph Antigua

If you love to photograph Antigua Guatemala as well, come along with me during one of the photo walks I lead around …

The Creation of Alfombras BY RUDY GIRON

The Creation of Alfombras

Today’s photographs were made while I was teaching a street photography workshop during Easter & Holy Week in Antigua Guatemala. Take home …

Antigua Street Photography Workshops For Everyone BY RUDY GIRON

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…

Daily life vistas from Antigua Guatemala BY RUDY GIRON

Daily life vistas from Antigua Guatemala

Nothing beats Street Photography when it comes capturing authentic images of daily life. The less intimidating way to capture candid photographs is to shoot from across the street…

Fisheye view of Fuente de Las Sirenas in Antigua Guatemala BY RUDY GIRON

Fisheye view of Fuente de Las Sirenas at Night

We made this image of Fuente de las Sirenas during a recent night photography walk where we learn how to shoot with a manual fish lens and in manual mode for a 20-second exposure which pretty much vanished all the people walking around the fountain.