Here’s one more post with simple photo tips to improve your images from Antigua Guatemala. Let’s start with this simple photographic recipe: The first ingredient is quality light, that’s 50% of the recipe. Second ingredient is strong photographic composition; that’s another 25%. The third and last ingredient is an interesting subject; the last 25% of … Read more
On the weekends and holidays, Calle del Arco is turned into a pedestrian path. Honest, I don’t understand why they don’t make Calle del Arco into a permanent pedestrian thoroughfare between Parque Central and Iglesia de La Merced. Who wants to vote for that?
Here’s a natural framing or sub-framing picture made at Calle del Arco on a recent weekend photo walk. As always, the ambience and atmosphere of La Antigua Guatemala is tranquil and easy-going, meanwhile, Guatemala is undergoing a series of political scandals that seems to have no end. Each day a new minister or high-ranking official … Read more
The painter vs the photographer in a duel on Calle del Arco, Antigua Guatemala. Each one with the visual tool of choice. These are quotidian vistas one can find in Antigua Guatemala on a typical weekend…
As I have said before, the Holy Week in Antigua Guatemala is an equal opportunity celebration. Sure, cucuruchos take the majority of the clicks of cameras and most of the video recorded, but children, women and dogs have a place in the Holy Week celebrations as well. The children’s float or andas are a bit … Read more
I know that through history artists have realised self-portraits. Also, I am aware that the people started taken self-portraits when the Instamatic or Polaroid cameras appeared, perhaps even before so. Furthermore, I am certain this practice probably increased with the appearance of point-n-shoot cameras. However, I don’t remember the self-portraits being so pervasive and omnipresent … Read more
Apparently, the marimba is everywhere nowadays. For starters, Guatemala has an official Marimba Day, which is observed on February 20. They play marimba everywhere and they even hold a marimba festival at the Palace of Culture in Guatemala City. In Antigua Guatemala, there are marimba music recitals, as well many radios play lots of marimba … Read more
A much needed light right arrived on the afternoon of Thursday in and around Antigua Guatemala. Hopefully, enough to wash away all the ash we have been getting from volcano Fuego. Now, we know Calle del Arco, actually 5a avenida norte, is a pedestrian street on the weekends, right? So, how come the street was … Read more
I believe I have said before that Calle del Arco is a catwalk on the weekends. I would like to expand my previous declaration by simply saying that also dogs like to walk on Calle del Arco. Tomorrow I will reveal the mystery of why we have so many chuchos in Guatemala. Stay tuned!
As I have mentioned before, most weekends in Antigua Guatemala are marimba days. There are quite a few places, private and public, where one can listen to live marimba music. One sure place to find live marimba music is at Calle del Arco on the weekends. Do you like marimba music?
This is the vista from the runners perspective of the finish line of the half marathon of Las Rosas this Sunday morning. There were lots of things going on this Sunday in Antigua Guatemala besides the half-marathon, such a food fair, a marimba concert, photo walks again with another group of the Foundry Photojournalism Workshop, … Read more
During the dry season Antigua Guatemala goes through a lot repairs and paint jobs. In my opinion, the paint jobs are to look its best for Lent and the Holy Week because I can not honestly believe you need to paint every year. What do you think?
As I was walking on Calle del Arco yesterday, I was lucky to catch the interactions between this photographer and the man waiting at the doorway of Posada Don Rodrigo. I was in need a new photograph to promote my next photo walk about street photography in Antigua Guatemala and could not pass this great … Read more
Contrary to popular belief Guatemala shares the same seasonal schedule as North America. Thus, it starts to get chilly in LAG by December, which is when this photo was taken. You can see more elements of a weekend photo. Mayan woman with child and cellphone, capitalinos wearing cold-weather clothes, the arch, the balcony, the CC … Read more
Antigua Guatemala is the preferred destination for Christmas Even and New Year’s Eve celebrations because Antigüeños know how put on a good show. Normally there are several fireworks and firecrackers shows at different venues such as Parque Central and Calle del Arco. Here Nelo shares some of his photos for the night and further down … Read more