Thanks to Foundry Photo Journalism Workshop Stories being created right now, soon there will a series of amazing good news coming out of Guatemala. Here for instance, Erin from Philadelphia is interviewing Juan Pablo from Los Patojos NGO, a group helping kids get a better life out Jocotenango, the municipality next to Antigua Guatemala. Stay … Read more
Today I had the honor to lead a photo walk with the students of Foundry Photojournalism Workshop in Antigua Guatemala. This time I was able to share my photographic and photojournalism insights accumulated through publishing AntiguaDailyPhoto in a daily basis for over 8 years to true and tried photographers. I was also fortunate to have … Read more
There is plenty to do in Antigua Guatemala this weekend. The weekend kick off with the Señorita Antigua beauty pageant on Friday night. Then, if you stroll by the main square, parque central for the locals, you can grab a book from the book fair installed there now. Also, you can also pick up information … Read more
Here’s your Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Retén or check point. We are a bit slow to implement stuff in Antigua Guatemala. The law requiring motorcycle riders to wear helmets and vest with the license plate numbers on them was past last year, but in Antigua Guatemala they are just getting around to enforce … Read more
When is boulder not a boulder? When a boulder is for a climbing competition. Such is the case today where we can see the preparation of this man-made boulder for climbing challenge right in front of Palacio de los Capitanes. If you are in Antigua Guatemala right now, you can watch the Antigua Boulder Challenge … Read more
Contact Juan Pablo Romero Fuentes or Gary Jepson to learn how you can help Los Patojos. In the meantime, read about what Asociación Los Patojos is doing to help the little ones and not so little. Los Patojos was created to give hope and dignity to the children and youth of Jocotenango, Guatemala. During the … Read more
If you have follow my daily posts in AntiguaDailyPhoto for a few months or a few years, one thing would very obvious right away, I love doing street photography and capturing candid images from the streets of Antigua Guatemala. In the almost eight years I have been publishing daily photographs here, I have amassed a … Read more
It is both scandalous and sad that while the Guatemalan government is indulging in a melodramatic political charade, dissipating public funds in the process, while many schools throughout the country are commencing the new school year without basic budgets available for pupils’ food and teachers’ contracts. I broke my heart to hear the principal’s speech … Read more
As I have mentioned before, Guatemala’s school year begins in January and end in October. Another interesting fact about Guatemala’s educational system is the fact that after 12 years of schooling, 14 if you include pre-school, graduates receive a vocational or junior career diploma such as primary school teacher, junior accountant, et cetera. What other … Read more
Last night I had the opportunity to attend the Special preview screening of the documentary “Dance of the Maize God” by filmmaker David Lebrun as part of 2014 Maya Meetings being held at Casa Herrera in Antigua Guatemala. The event was free and open to The Maya Meetings participants and the general public. The filmmakers … Read more
As I have shared with you before, during early December, in Guatemala people begin putting up their Nacimientos (Nativity Scenes); a tradition that was brought to Guatemala by Santo Hermano Pedro de Betancourt and then spread to the rest of American continent. One important aspect of nacimientos is that baby Jesus is missing from the … Read more
The Círculo Floral de Guatemala, Filial Antigua Guatemala, which is affiliated to the National Garden Club, set up an exposition to show many of the plants and flowers found in the gardens of Antigua Guatemala. They also had a photo contest where they set out to tell stories with four photographs. I happened to be … Read more
Forget Monoloco, forget whatever, those places only have tiny screens. Yes, even the places with 96″ flat screens pale in comparison with Segafredo Zanetti in Antigua Guatemala, which has the former La Sinventura movie theater screen. I don’t like watching sport matches, but I know that if I ever find myself with friends who want … Read more
I have been hosting some photo walks in Antigua Guatemala for several months now and I just realised I had not mentioned it here. The photo walks are set around a theme such as the secrets of Antigua Guatemala, food venues, street photography and earthquake colonial chronicles for an upcoming caminata fotográfica. So far, people … Read more
Sólo amamos lo que conocemos (we only love what we really know) is the slogan of the advanced course from Universidad de San Carlos, USAC, being taught at Iglesia Capuchinas in Antigua Guatemala for six Thursdays every two weeks. I decided to take this diplomate in history of Antigua Guatemala so I can add more … Read more