Day of the Dead vistas from Guatemala — Mayan Grandparents
As I said yesterday, for this year Day of the Dead Photography Workshop, I took along an instant camera/printer so I can give prints on …
Warm Winter Sunshine Available Now in Antigua Guatemala
Everyone enjoys the warm sunshine available even during Winter in Antigua Guatemala. What are you still waiting for?
A Window Into a Giant Kite Shop in Guatemala
All the kite shops are ready for the vientos fuertes, strong winds from the north. Here I share with you a window …
Street Portraits of Strangers — The Old Man and the Band
Believe it or not, this old man was not posing. In fact, he was just in awe while listening to the municipal …
Antigua Guatemala’s Village Entrepreneurs
Here’s a grandmother and granddaughter partnering in this small enterprise to bring organic, GMO free, gluten free, fruit and vegetable booth. How …
Old Men and Bicycles in Antigua Guatemala
It’s so interesting to see so many old men still very active on their bicycles. either vintage bicycles or modern two-wheelers as …
Mondays in the Sun
As I have mentioned before, we make images with everything that we have read, watched, listened to and experienced. If we think …
Ruta del peregrino in La Antigua Guatemala
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Peregrino or pilgrim. Although I have seen the Ruta del peregrino signs all over town, …
Don’t Worry, Be Happy
If you don’t like happy people, stay away from Guatemala. There are so many smiling people here that you might get infected. …
Portrait of A Guatemalan Grandmother
In a constant basis I add new portraits to my ever-growing series “Guatemalans.” Of course, abuelitas are well represented in the series. …
We’re Hombres de Maíz
As I have mentioned before, it is impossible to think of the Guatemalan, Mexican and Mesoamerican diet without maize. From the Popul …
Street Photography Workshops in La Antigua
If you have follow my daily posts in AntiguaDailyPhoto for a few months or a few years, one thing would very obvious …
Buying the daily morning bread
Last May I showed you a picture of a little girl playing with her shadow while she was going for the morning …
The Old Man and The Saint
I was able to capture a portrait of this old man taking the sun next to the San Pedro monument in San …
Real Guatemala: Los mandados
Each morning the streets are filled with people of all ages going or coming from doing errands, as simple as buying fresh …
Real Guatemala: The Tortrix Grandma
We continue our series Real Guatemala series with a photograph of a grandmother from Ciudad Vieja buying the eggs and salchichas at …
Guatemalan Spanish Words for Lent Food
Today we will begin our Spanish lesson with some very important Guatemalan Spanish words: Poporopos, Plataninas, Papalinas and Churros. Poporopos: This is …
Let Lent Begin in Antigua Guatemala
With the Ash Wednesday religious ceremony begins the 40-day period known in Spanish as Cuaresma, Lent, which ends with Semana Santa, Holy …
Unos van, otros vienen
The Alameda El Calvario is one of the few places in Antigua Guatemala where there is a designated pedestrian walkway and so …
Drummer and Chirimilla Flute Player in Antigua Guatemala
The haunting Mayan sounds of the chirimilla flute and drums can still be heard at most religious and public events. Unfortunately, while …
An old man with a good face
More than anything else, I’d like to be an old man with a good face, like Hitchcock or Picasso. —Sean Connery
Make Each Second Count
In Guatemala the cellular telephone companies advertise that they charge phone call by the second. To be honest, I am not sure …
Tender Bonding Moments Between a Grandson and his Grandmother
Okay abuelita, I am ready, let’s go… The most creative caption for the image above wins a post card made from this …
Siesta Time
It’s your turn to write the caption. The most original caption will win this photo as a post card. Good luck!
Walking with God
As this priest walked through the streets of Antigua you could see him praying as he went. It was a refreshing feeling …
Eternal Spring Guatemalan Colors
As we have mentioned before, if you’re planning a visit to Guatemala, make sure you pack your sunglasses if you don’t want …
I Wonder What’s New in Guatemala
Me too! I wish I knew what’s new in Guatemala. Can you help me?
Stop Pacaya, Stop!
I can easily hear a lot of Guatemalans asking just that: Stop Pacaya, Stop! For those who don’t know, Pacaya is the …
Old Man Thinking
What is he thinking about? The most creative answer for what the old man is thinking will win this photo as a …
It’s Time for Some Sweeping
Every once in a while you reach certain marks in your life and in your projects and they serve to mull over …
A Penny for Your Thoughts
Wow, my kid does look with the sousaphone; I am glad he’s not a piano or guitar player like everyone else; he’s …
What Was the Old Man Thinking?
I wonder what was going through the old man’s mind while watching the young tourist with flip flops (thongs) and short shorts. …
Antigua Guatemala Funeral
When I was eighteen I worked for a senile old man who had been a famous race driver in the 1940-70. Very …
The Creator and his Angels
Why do creators always look down upon their creations?
Kites On Sale
The Guatemalan word for kite is barrilete. Papalote is the most often heard word in Spanish for kite, but in Guatemala barrilete is what people use. The kites on sale at this convenience store or tienda are Q2/$.25. The kite that the little boy was holding yesterday was bought from this store.
Chicken Bus Stop in La Antigua Guatemala
Chicken bus is the derogatory term used for Guatemala’s rural public transportation system. The chicken bus is the second life for the old school bus in the third world. The chicken bus ride can make for a great post card or provide enough material for your exotic travel chronicle. But, chicken buses do not make for a safe and quality transit system and as a such they do not have designated and built-for bus stops. The omnibus stops can be anywhere, including in the middle of the main entrance or exit to La Antigua Guatemala.
La Antigua Guatemala’s Main Exit
Too bad this is the main exit street for La Antigua Guatemala if you are going to Guatemala City, also known as 4a calle oriente. If this was the main entrance, you could see the Fire and Acatenago volcanoes right above the Spanish tiles rooftops. This is the last thing you see also as you wave goodbye to La Antigua Guatemala.
I am almost sure, some of you would rather say hasta la vista, baby.
Life Can Be Tough in La Antigua Guatemala
As suggested by Scott, here’s a more challenging photograph, although I did include a door (does that count?), yet it is an …
Old Guatemalan Folks
Here is a slice of a frozen moment and life on a Sunday morning right after mass. This image could illustrate a …
Little old man
Eric, from Paris Daily Photo, has been publishing a series of photos linked by a ‘walking’ theme. We do not have traffic …