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 …