The moment I saw the red Ferrari slowly moving along the deep red walls of the former convent of the Jesuit Society I knew immediately I was going to try to capture the juxtaposition of the high performance race car slugging over the cobblestoned streets all along the baroque building from the 16th Century.
As part of the effort to bring the rate of infection to the colors orange or even yellow, the Ayuntamiento of La Antigua Guatemala, City Hall, is moving parts of the mercado to different parts of the city to release the pressure on the municipal market on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, commonly known as market … Read more
Honestly, the architectonic details of the Antiguo Colegio de La Compañía de Jesús in Antigua Guatemala are really exquisite. I could spend hours photographing every nook and cranny of this former monastery complex. Of course, careful framing of the elements and adding a human figure for scale and life makes a more pleasing and interesting … Read more
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Arcos for arches. Here’s one my favorite arched corridors in Antigua Guatemala. You find this arched way inside the former college of the Jesuit society monastery one block west from the main square in Antigua Guatemala. Certainly, the building for the Compañía de Jesús, that’s the name … Read more
Here’s a little light trivia for you. The ruins of the Antiguo Colegio de La Compañía de Jesús are lit with flood lights Monday through Wednesday and with the dramatic spot lights as shown here Thursday through Sunday. Help support this web portal by buying beautiful wall art prints from Antigua Guatemala at: https://www.rudygiron.photography/wall-art-prints
Today I share with you some behind the scenes photos of the filming of the European Reality TV show “Pékin Express” in Antigua Guatemala. By the way, there’s nothing real about reality tv, everything is choreographed and scripted and the productions are huge. In fact, I have never seen such huge production in Antigua Guatemala, … Read more
The new dramatic spotlights at the ruins of the former Colegio de La Compañía de Jesús was another benefit that we got this week as part of the XXVI Cumbre Iberoamericana, 26th Ibero American Summit of Heads of States and Government, which were inaugurated by the Spanish King Felipe VI. Before these new dramatic spotlights … Read more
Here’s your Guatemalan illustrated Spanish word of the day: Biblioteca for library. In Spanish Librería is a bookshop. This sign is the library entrance of the Antiguo Colegio de la Compañía de Jesús building, located one block west of the Parque Central. By the way, in this library you are allowed to check out two … Read more
Night photography is so refreshing when it comes to giving you new vistas from much-photographed places such as Iglesia de La Merced or even the Arco de Santa Catalina. Give it a try at night next time you feel like making new photographs of the same old places. Better yet, book a night photography walk … Read more
Hola Amigos, today I am sharing uncommon vista of the Antiguo Colegio de la Compañía de Jesús in Antigua Guatemala, Former Jesuit Society College take from a terrace nearby. I know of at least 10 terraces with more or less public access through out town. By the way, the day I made this shot I visited … Read more
When I started Antigua Daily Photo over 11 years ago, I used to highlight the amazing architecture of Antigua Guatemala and its forms and shapes. However, I don’t recalled if I ever captured arches, rectangles, and triangles in one frame. Well, it’s better to be late than never. Can you guys tell if you ever … Read more
The cinematic sounds of the Duo Soupstar playing at the antiguo colegio de la Compañía de Jesús in Antigua Guatemala was a total film experience; you imagine this music as soundtrack of many of the art cinema films you have watched. What a way to finish the last concert of the International Jazz Festival of … Read more
The youthful energy coming out of the Big Wy’s Brass Band was contagious and put almost everyone to dance. Jazz fans had a fabulous jamming night thanks the engulfing brass notes plus the bass player and drums. I believe this was biggest audience during the International Jazz Festival of Guatemala in Antigua Guatemala as well. … Read more
The Shuffle Demons are a primal, funky, jazz band with three saxophones, a cello and a drum set or batería as we say in Spanish. Last Thursday night, the atrium of the antiguo colegio de la Compañía de Jesús was filled with the electrifying energy coming out from the live performance The Shuffle Demons, hailing … Read more
The 17th International Jazz Festival of Guatemala is in full swing. Here’s the Thierry Lang Trio playing at as part of the Guatemala Jazz Festival in Antigua Guatemala at the atrium of the former college of the Compañía de Jesús on Tuesday night, March 7, 2017. There are two more photographs to show you the … Read more