Today I share with you how the world-famous Arco de Santa Catalina looks like with the fleeting stars Christmas lights surrounding the arch. This is a follow up post to the Fleeting Stars Christmas Lights at Calle del Arco I posted on December 4th. I hope you enjoy both vistas from Calle del Arco.
If there’s something I have learned from my Antigua Photo Shoots is that if you want to find the emblematic arch and Calle del Arco you must be there as early as possible. I know for a fact after so many photo shoots that by 9am arch street is crowded with people, parked cars and … Read more
I much prefer the early morning for walks, photo walks and photo shoots in Antigua Guatemala and elsewhere when everything is more quite and there are less crowds and traffic. The light is also quite gorgeous in the early morning. I recommend to give morning walks a try at least once if you are not … Read more
Yesterday I noticed how the municipal transit police closed completely the one block where the Arco de Santa Catalina is located. Honestly, they should have turned the entire strip of 5a avenida, from Parque Central to Iglesia de La Merced, into a pedestrian pathway, don’t your agree?
The last week of November municipal employees were busy installing the Christmas light decorations through out the city. The angel wings illuminate Calle del Arco from Parque Central to Iglesia de La Merced… TAP to see the full size photo and post.
Today I share with you an unusual vista of Iglesia La Merced and the Arch taken from the rooftop of the City Hall palace. Not often one can get access to such a fantastic vantage point. Enjoy! In three more days we will be celebrating the 15th anniversary of AntiguaDailyPhoto.com. As I have mentioned a few … Read more
Actually in five days we will be celebrating the 15th anniversary of AntiguaDailyPhoto.com. You know, I will be stopping the daily updates on May 1st, 2021; the site will live on and I will post updates from time to time, but not daily. It has been a wild ride, 5,479 days by the time we … Read more
I have been contacted by quite a few people with interesting in traveling to Guatemala in the coming months and wanted to know how is life in Antigua Guatemala, how are we coping with the pandemic. This is what I told them… KEEP READING.
During a recent morning photo walk, I was scouting new photo opportunity spots when I saw Pedro “El Brasileño” on his way back from the mercado. He made a gesture and before my conscious mind could figure who he was and what gesture he was making, my index finger had pressed the shutter release. That’s Antigua … Read more
In today’s photo I managed to share with you two of the most iconic landmarks of Antigua Guatemala: El Arco de Santa Catalina and Iglesia de La Merced. Also, two of the most common colors: Yellow and blue. All bathed with the warm morning light of the Winter season. I hope you like it. By … Read more
Finally we have a gradual re-opening date for Guatemala: July 27. The re-opening will be gradual and by municipalities [counties] using a traffic light system that goes from red to orange to yellow to green. Those municipal districts with a red light, 25 or more active infections for every 100,000 people, will be under strict … Read more
Even though there were still a lot of people on the streets on the first two days of April, mostly cashing paychecks and buying groceries, you can still find a mostly empty Calle del Arco.
With nearly 14 years of posting daily updates from Antigua Guatemala and with nearly 7 years of teaching others how to better photograph our colorful and photogenic city I have developed some simple and effective tips to capture the most famous landmark: Arco de Santa Catalina. First and foremost, get up before sunrise or even … Read more
Did you know that for the first 1,093 daily photo posts from Antigua Guatemala not once I shared a photograph of the Arco de Santa Catalina, the most famous and iconic landmark from this photogenic colonial town. Somehow, I managed to share with all kinds of images for the first three years of AntiguaDailyPhoto.com; which … Read more
Let’s explore the streets of Antigua Guatemala with a camera, any camera from smartphone cameras to pro-level cameras and Discover the most photogenic spots in Antigua Guatemala with Antigua Photo Walks. This is truly an enchanting experience — a photographic adventure really that you can relieve through your pictures over and over again as well … Read more