In Antigua Guatemala the dry season is known for its dramatic cloudscapes, celajes in Spanish, at sunrise and sunset. One of the best spots to see them photograph the celajes is at Parque de la Unión, the Union Square, one of the most photogenic parks in the colonial town of Antigua Guatemala. Let’s take a … Read more
Even during the rainy season that spans from May through October we are fortunate to have lots of sunshine most mornings and vistas like this one of Volcán de Agua as seen from Pilas de Santa Clara, better known as Tanque de la Unión. Enjoy!
Today I share with you a black and white vista of the arches inside the former cathedral ruins. Enjoy!
Today I bring you a vista of the quotidian life of Antigua Guatemala framed within one of the arches of Pilas de Santa Clara. Inside this frame we can see two students practicing their musical instruments while a traditional ice cart passes by. Enjoy!
I really like sharing the best spots to capture the mystical light of the blue hour in Antigua Guatemala during the photo walks I lead in this charming town. In the picture above, we were waiting for Fuego volcano to erupt to add a fumarole to the landscape vista as seen from Tanque de la … Read more
Today I share with you the current state of the restoration of the main nave of Ruinas de Santa Clara. Slowly but surely, the ruin’s restoration is coming along. By the way, this is a fantastic location for Senior Pictures Shoots. Enjoy!
La Antigua Guatemala is one of the most instagrammble towns in the world. During my Antigua Photo Walks we get the chance to explore some of my favorite spots that do quite well on Instagram feeds. Make sure to book a private photo walk if you would like discover some of those spots.
One of my favorite photographic approaches for Antigua Guatemala is using the hundreds of arches found in the city as creative frames, such as this image captured inside el Antiguo Colegio de La Compañía de Jesús. Of course, since most of the frame was monochromatic, I decided to capture it in black and white to … Read more
Today, I share with you a photograph showcasing the human scale versus the architectonic scale made at the Palacio del Ayuntamiento during an architectonic photo walk. I hope you enjoy it.
One of my favorite genres of photography is architecture and that is probably why my private architectonic photo walks are so popular. I mean, the pairing of photography and the astonishing baroque of architecture of Antigua Guatemala make for such fun and breathtaking photo experiences.
As I mentioned last week, with the cold winds of the dry season we get clear skylines which allow us to see the constant eruptions of Volcán de Fuego much more often. This is one such eruption framed through one of the arches of Pilas de Santa Clara, better known as Tanque de La Unión. … Read more
This gorgeous arch is found in the the Museo de Arte Colonial, which was originally the building for Universidad de San Carlos de Borromeo previously known as Colegio Mayor located in Antigua Guatemala, back then Santiago de los Caballeros, Guatemala’s first university and the third in the American continent, better known nowadays as USAC, short for Universidad de San … Read more
After a couple of weeks of almost no rains, the wet season is back in full swing. Today I share with you a vista of the façade of the former Cathedral of Santiago de Guatemala, now the Parroquia de San José Catedral framed with one of the arches of the Real Palacio de la Cultura. … Read more
Today I share with you a vista from the former Cathedral of Santiago de Guatemala, nowadays Antigua Guatemala, framed through the arches of the Palacio del Ayuntamiento, the City Hall palace. You can see the purple banners used during lent draped over the hand rails of the second floor of this building.
The dome is gone, but the pillars adorned with giant mermaids remain of the lateral aisle of the San Francisco El Grande Church in the southeast of Antigua Guatemala. Come back tomorrow to see a close-up view of one of the giant mermaids carved in each corner of this structure.