If you watch carefully you will notice how much care and holding there’s among Maya women. Friends and family members always walk together, holding each other with love and care. Here’s a simple slice of daily life as seen through out Guatemala. Have you noticed this behaviour among the Maya women?
The streets of Antigua Guatemala are full with people on the move, the Mayas not excluded. So, often times, it’s best to capture candid daily life slices of the Maya on the streets, away from the tourists traps where most of the Maya there are selling their handicrafts and art. Here I captured the smile … Read more
Many people believe that the Maya don’t like to be photographed or filmed. Well, if you browse the archives of AntiguaDailyPhoto.com you will see that quite the opposite is true. Nevertheless, how about a new series about portraits of Maya people. Plus, a little teaser about a new film about the Maya. Many people in … Read more
There’s a belief that states the Maya people don’t like to be photographed or make photographs. I am happy to report here and many times before in the archives that this is not true. They take pictures like anyone else, portraits and even selfies, as you can see here. What are your thoughts or experiences … Read more
Normally, the first week of January is the coldest of the entire year. This is what it looked like. Sunshine and comfortable enough weather to walk about with a light sweater or jacket. How is Winter in your neck of the woods?
If you want more smiles in your life, booking another visit to Antigua Guatemala is the merry solution. Enjoy!
Oh what a wonderful combination of just the right ingredients is this charming and photogenic city we call now La Antigua Guatemala. Where should we start to list the enchanting elements of the former Santiago de Guatemala; perhaps we should begin with its people, a rainbow of cultures, locals and foreigners. Next, the surreal baroque … Read more
I am glad someone can still smile and find some hope in the news. Leave it to Guatemalan to always find ways to smile and be happy in a period of adversity. By the way, I know something important is supposed to be happening today, but I can’t recall what it is. Can anyone help … Read more
Some of you may or may not know that La Antigua Guatemala is located within Kackchikel territory, one of the largest Maya groups in Guatemala. The Maya K’iche is the second largest group one can find in La Antigua. Although this colonial city is such a popular destination that through the year one is bound … Read more
Today I share with you a candid portrait of Ruth, one of the vendors that offers colourful hand-woven Mayan textiles from the village of San Antonio Aguascalientes, a community about 5 kilometres from Antigua Guatemala. What better choice to represent what you experience when you come to Guatemala: Smiles and colourful textiles. Enjoy!
At the end of a photo walk, I captured a family meeting outside their business to watch passers-by. I raised my camera and asked them a few questions as I pressed the shutter release button a few times. Out of the sequence, this photograph had the best feeling coming out of the family. I might … Read more
Push and pull, push and pull, slowly but with all the strength of her little muscles this little girl was able to bring the box of strawberries near the fruit stand. It breaks my heart to see SO MANY children working instead of being in school like they should if the laws were enforced in … Read more
There’s a myth that declares that the Maya people don’t like to be photographed. Something I have noticed in the over two years I have been leading photo walks is that photographers are afraid to get close or to even engage the people they are trying to photograph. Often, they try to sneak in photos … Read more
Often during the photo walks I lead around town, people ask me if the Maya don’t like to be photographed. I say the Maya are just like any other people, there are shy, introverted Mayas as there are extraverted, exhibitionist. The difference lies that because they are so attractive to the cameras and exotic-looking to … Read more
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