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.
Two women worlds apart! That’s the story. This is the sort of thing we do all the time during the Antigua Photo Walks. In fact, here I was teaching how to anticipate photographs and tell stories by the juxtaposition of elements in the frame. Nothing was setup, I was simply walking around and I mentioned … Read more
This picture was captured during a street photography walk around Antigua Guatemala. The approach here is how to photograph from behind people’s heads. My approach is to get really close, with a wide angle, take two frames, one with the focus on the subject the other with the focus on the camera or smartphone camera. … Read more
Here’s one of my tips from the street photography walks: Anticipate your photos. In other words, visualize your picture before it becomes a reality. When you do that, you can be ready with your finger on the shutter release the moment the picture materializes. During the photo walks I go through many samples and ideas … Read more
The Antigua Photo Walks is the best vehicle I have found to teach and shared my approach to street photography and capturing natural images of daily life in Antigua Guatemala. Of course, the principles and approaches I share work everywhere, but we get the chance to put them in practice right away on the streets. … Read more
I really enjoy teaching street photography to timid photographers through the Antigua Photo Walks. Here’s a photographer who in the previous week had told me that he was uncomfortable photographing people, yet decided to take the street photography walk with me and now he was capturing fabulous pictures within five feet from the subjects. Some … Read more
This picture of a couple with cameras taking a break at parque central was my second option for Día del cariño. What better way to show you love and affection for your friends or love ones that with a photo walk through Antigua Guatemala. It is such a creative and fun way to learn more … Read more
Believe it or not, this was one of the coldest mornings thus far during this Winter season, 8C/46F, yet one of the most beautiful morning with cloud-free skies and lots of spectacular light. You really ought to come to Antigua Guatemala during the Winter season, it’s quite possibly the most fabulous time to visit. One … Read more
I believe I have developed a reproducible crash course that turns shy and timid photography enthusiasts into fearless, in-your-face street photographers by providing them with set of approaches and tricks to capture candid portraits of strangers within 3 to 6 feet. I really enjoy watching the transformation of apprehensive shooters into dare-devil paparazzi photographers through … Read more
Another thing that I encourage during the street photography walks around Antigua Guatemala is to capture portraits of strangers, intimate portraits whenever possible, which means within 3-6 feet or 1 to 2 meters at the most. I also encourage to capture portraits of kinds of people not just the Maya people. This means portraits of … Read more
One thing is for sure about the Antigua Photo Walks that I lead, we don’t know where we will end up. For instance, on last Saturday’s photo walk, we visited a pristine colonial house where we photographed the bathroom, the Americana kitchen, the attic, rooftop, corridors, etc., and antique decor pieces. The idea is to … Read more