Indigenous

Consecutive Day 3634 of 3654 — Maya Generations

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Candid street portraits are my specialty. Here I was able to capture two Maya generations with enough context to place the candid photograph at Calle del Arco in Antigua Guatemala. This photograph was made while leading a photo walk and explaining how we need to compose and frame our photographs in our head first and … Read more

Doing laundry at the public washbasins of Tanque de La Unión

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Years ago the Pilas de Santa Clara used to be a very busy place with Maya women doing laundry. Most women came from the town of Santa María de Jesús because the water distribution there was inadequate. Nowadays, only a few people use the the washbasins to do laundry, most people come here to take … Read more

Herbs and Greens Antigua Market Booth

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Market days are awesome days to be in the mercado municipal of Antigua Guatemala. Everything is fresh and there’s so many more options and vendors than a normal day. Market days in Antigua Guatemala are Monday, Thursday and Saturday, this last being the best day to visit the mercado. Here’s a portrait of the abuelita … Read more

Typical Tienda de Occidente in Antigua Guatemala

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Poco a poco, slowly, all the traditional and typical tiendas and tienditas, borough convenience stores, have been bought and turned into abarroterías de occidente, that’s what call them, although there is no set name, only a set style. What does a tienda de occidente, western highland store, look like? Well, first of all, they are … Read more

Doing Laundry by Hand in Antigua Guatemala

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© Doing Laundry by Hand in Antigua Guatemala by Rudy Giron

Often photography enthusiasts and photographers taking a photo walk with me ask if the people still do laundry at the public lavaderos at Tanque de la Unión, Pilas de Santa Clara is the proper name. Well, I was asked that this weekend and sure enough we get there and this woman from Santa María de … Read more

Lens-ware Fashionistas at Parque Central

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The weekends in La Antigua Guatemala are full of fashionistas. I believe I could try to do a weekly blog post inspired by the work of the legendary Times fashion photographer Bill Cunningham who spots and distills the latest fashion trends on the streets of New York. Of course, these posts will have a marked … Read more

Mayan Faces from Antigua Guatemala

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Oh el parque central, the main square, what a wonderful place for people-watching and talking to total strangers. If you ever need to recharge your energy and flavour for life, come to Antigua Guatemala’s central park. By the way, this picture can be another addition to the series, “I am Guatemala,” do you think?

Corpus Christi and Confirmations in Maya Kaqchikel Town

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This past Sunday it seemed as every village and town around Antigua Guatemala was celebrating its patron saint day. Well San Juan del Obispo and San Pedro de las Huertas were, but all other towns were celebrating Corpus Christi and confirmations. Here we see a few Maya Kaqchikel girls waiting for the confirmation mass just … Read more