Typical Vistas from Antigua Guatemala
People walking in front protruding windows with forged metal crate that enclosed pots with evergreen plants is as typical vista of Antigua …
Walks in Antigua Guatemala
Antigua Guatemala is a city best enjoyed by strolling everywhere; thus people from all over the world can be found walking around …
Ambulant Flower Vendors in Antigua Guatemala
The early morning photo walks are the best because the quality of the light and the quality of the vistas one finds …
Street Portraits of Strangers — Antigua Handicraft Vendor Grandma
As I mentioned yesterday, I am so fortunate to have gained the trust of the people in Antigua Guatemala the villages around …
Street Photography Walks in La Antigua Guatemala
During the street photography walks I lead in and around Antigua Guatemala or abroad we learn how to compose images that tell …
Ah, Look at All the Thirsty People…
Ah look at all the thirsty people! Where do they all come from? All the thirsty people; where do they all belong?
Easy does it in Antigua Guatemala
That’s right, in La Antigua Guatemala easy does it. We don’t do fast anything, especially food. And if you drive in Antigua …
Portrait of Mayan girls at Parque Central
I have gained the trust of many people, including Mayas in Antigua Guatemala and other villages by being transparent, respectful, and kind, …
The Haves and the Have Nots
Today you write the caption… I will send a real post card via regular mail to the best caption.
Street Portraits of Strangers — Mayan Mother and Daughter
I continue to make people happy with prints made from the portraits I have previously made of them. As I have said …
Come to Antigua Guatemala for only good vibes
As I have said many times before, Parque Central is charged with such special vibes that only after hanging around for a …
Hairdo Ambulant Vendor in Antigua Guatemala
Quotidian life is coming back to Antigua Guatemala after a couple quiet days of clean up. Even the ambulant vendors can be …
Close Encounters of the Third Kind in La Antigua Guatemala
During the photo walks I lead I make a lot of emphasis on keep your eyesight half a block away or more …
Corre Carlos Corre
Here’s a follow up to Corre Carlos Corre published back in 2012. Once again, there’s a kid running, in this case with …
Marimba Reina San Juanerita at Palacio del Ayuntamiento, Antigua Guatemala
Marimba music could easily be tagged as the sound track of Guatemala. I believe you find marimba music everywhere. Most people like …
Guatemalan family enjoying a live…
Live marimba music makes this Guatemalan family happy as they listen to their favorite songs. You can listen to the live marimba …
Making People Happy with Portrait Prints
One of the most gratifying things I have been doing is giving away prints of the portraits I make of total strangers …
Colorful Everyday Life in Antigua Guatemala
One thing that still brings a smile to my face is the exposure to so much color as I walk around town; …
Enjoying a stroll through Antigua Guatemala
La Antigua Guatemala is one the most fun and enjoyable cities to walk and explore, even with its cobblestone streets. My recommendation: …
May 10th is Mother’s Day in Guatemala
May 10th is Mother’s Day in Guatemala, so I decided to surprise a few mothers with portrait prints. Most Guatemalans take their …
Hasta la vista amig@s!
This is the end of the daily updates of AntiguaDailyPhoto.com; it’s been 4,384 days since our first post on May 1st, 2006. …
Antigua Makes Me Happy — Take 12
Today’s image is the portrait of Maya girl holding her candid portrait. Giving away these portrait prints is the best gift for …
Antigua Makes Me Happy — Take 11
Two more days until the end of daily updates of AntiguaDailyPhoto.com, which began on May 1st, 2006. What a photographic ride this …
Antigua Makes Me Happy — Take 10
In these 12 years of photographing the people whom I’ve came across in La Antigua Guatemala and surrounding area, I have been …
Antigua Makes Me Happy — Take 9
What if you are just walking by when a group of students ask if you will be willing to do a group …
Antigua Makes Me Happy — Take 8
Everyone who visits Guatemala agrees that what really makes every visitor happy is friendliness of Guatemalans; always ready to offer a smile. …
Antigua Makes Me Happy — Take 7
That’s right La Antigua Guatemala has a very special kind of magic that puts everyone in such a good mood. Here I …
Antigua Makes Me Happy — Take 6
And with the Antigua Makes Me Happy mini series I will finish my daily updates of AntiguaDailyPhoto.com. I hope you have enjoyed the ride in this amazing photographic trip of 4384 consecutive days.
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Creating content for Social Media in Antigua Guatemala
La Antigua Guatemala is the ultimate destination and most charming backdrop to create street style, fashion and health multimedia content for the …
Traditional Guatemalan Ice Cream Carts
One of the best things about the temperate weather of La Antigua Guatemala is that we really enjoy ice cream all year …
Police Patrol Bicycles at Parque Central, Antigua Guatemala
These new bicycles bring a lot of attention to the tourists police as they patrol the streets of Antigua Guatemala. I have …
Daily life vistas from Antigua Guatemala
I started AntiguaPhotoWalks.com nearly 12 years ago with one simple goal, to share quotidian sights from Antigua Guatemala and surrounding areas and …
Wall textures of Antigua Guatemala
It’s a delight to walk around a city we so many beautiful textured walls. This wall is one of my favorites. You …
Antigua Makes Me Happy — Take 5
That’s Guatemala for you, total strangers are willing to give you a smile to make your day a better day. It’s only …
Antigua Makes Me Happy — Take 4
You have to live to believe it… walking around Antigua Guatemala you come across people with a big smile on their faces. …
Catching up with the newspapers at Parque Central
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Periódico or newspaper. Since last Friday I shared with you a very young newspaper …
Young Newspaper Vendor at Iglesia La Merced
If you ever need to get a Guatemalan newspaper to catch up with the latest news from Guatemala, head over the corner …
Men talking about recent news…
What do you think these two men are talking about?
Cheers and Happy New Year Wishes from Antigua Guatemala
Thanks everyone for a wonderful 2017; cheers and Happy New Year wishes from Antigua Guatemala.
Enjoy the Warm Winter season in Antigua Guatemala
That’s right, the gorgeous sunshine in Guatemala makes visitors happy; especially if they come from places experiencing 0ºC or less around this …
Sunset Watching Season in Antigua Guatemala
As I have mentioned many times before, the dry season is the best time to visit Guatemala, especially La Antigua Guatemala. The …
Hostel Life in Antigua Guatemala
As I have said many times before, if you need nicer weather to hibernate or to enjoy the Winter season, like we …
Ambulant vegetable vendor in Ciudad Vieja
One of the benefits of the Guatemalan informal economy is the ambulant vendors. You can get all kind of things from fresh …
Television break after a making tortillas
In Guatemala tortillas are always available freshly made, three times a day or los tres tiempos as it is usually posted outside …
Feeding the workers of Antigua Guatemala
Fully wrapped pots in baskets with hot food inside that’s all you need to feed the working class of fincas, shops, construction …
Sharing buñuelos with the family
Dónde come uno, comen tres. Where one eats, three can eat. Guatemalan buñuelos, one of the comfort foods for December, are kind …
Maya girls jumping around Parque Central in Antigua Guatemala
Recently I shared with you a photograph of three boys having a blast with a portable wooden staircase on a platform and …
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 …
Feeding the ambulant vendors of Antigua Guatemala
There are two or three food vendors that show up around noon in Parque Central to feed the ambulant street vendors and …
Imagination is the best game for children in Guatemala
I believe I touched lightly on this subject back in May 2013 with the entry, “My shadow and I.” Anyhow, I believe …
Protecting Mayan Textiles with Copyrights
Last week, Guatemala’s Constitutional Court sided with the Guatemalan weavers and their copyrights to intellectual property of their weavings. Now congress will …
Join us for a fun and amazing “Día de Muertos” in Guatemala
Even though Day of the Dead is actually observed on November 2nd, and All Saints Day is celebrated on November 1st, we …
Young Maya mother with her son
One thing I have noticed through the years of photographing the people of Guatemala is how close and tight are the families. …
What makes Guatemala so special?
My response will always be the same: Its people, its happy smiling people, to be precise. Don’t you agree?
School year is over in Guatemala
The school year in Guatemala begins in January and ends in October. So, it is a common vista to see kids and …
Hot Body or Hot Chocolate
Did you know that chocolate means bitter drink in Nahualt? Who needs a hot body when you can have hot chocolate? This …
Guatemalan flags on sale
Starting at the end of August, the ambulant flag vendors hit the streets with every flag size and shade of blue to …
Antigua Makes Me Happy — Take 3
La Antigua Guatemala is an equal-opportunity destination; the entire family gets a chance to charge up with good vibes and energy. And …
Antigua Makes Me Happy — Take 2
We continue the mini series «Antigua Makes Me Happy» with a portrait of a baby girl sharing the good vibes and energy …
Antigua Makes Me Happy — Take 1
La Antigua Guatemala is always full with buenas vibras, good vibes, and that is why you often see visitors and locals with …
Mexican Music Style Band in Antigua Guatemala
The entire world walks by the Parque Central of Antigua Guatemala. Sit by a bench like the people in La Bancada and …
Traditional ice cream carts of Antigua Guatemala
The traditional ambulant ice cream carts of Antigua Guatemala refuse to disappear. You find them all around the main square as well …
Vegetable stand at the Santa María de Jesús market
Market days or Días de mercado in Santa María de Jesús fall on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday, although you can find vendors …
Maya tourists visiting the Aldeas of La Antigua Guatemala
Here’s a portrait of a K’iche’ family from Xela visiting the different villages of Antigua Guatemala. I captured them here while posing …
Street Portraits of Strangers — Missionary girls
In Antigua Guatemala you can find people from all walks of life and origins. Thanks to the Antigua Photo Walks I have …
Street Portraits of Strangers — Maya women
Today was a very good day. This morning I lead a group of 11 volunteers through the streets of Antigua Guatemala. During …
Meet Henry, the nut ambulant vendor
Meet Henry, he will make you go nuts. Literally. Back in May 2006 I asked your thoughts about child labor. 11 years …
Traditional Guatemalan Marimba Music at Calle del Arco
On the weekends you can enjoy traditional Guatemalan marimba music thanks to this family of Kakchiquel musicians. Of course, with the new …
Guatemalan Smiles Are Free and Abundant
I never get tired of spotlighting the fact that Guatemalans are eager to give you smiles at every chance they get. You …
Franciscans Friars in Antigua Guatemala
Franciscans friars are the most often seen monks in Antigua Guatemala. Or perhaps these humble religious attire is the one I see …
Cheveres or Shucos Hot Dogs?
What do you prefer, a shuco hot dog or a cheveré? In case you can’t tell the difference, here are two visual …
Construction Worker Day
The Día de la Santa Cruz, May 3, is also Día del Albañil or construction worker. Every year I try to bring …
Motorcycles are the most popular family vehicles in La Antigua
Believe it or not, motorcycles are the most popular family vehicles in La Antigua Guatemala. I mean, why not, where you can …
The traditional barber shops of Antigua Guatemala
Here’s you’re illustrated Spanish word of the day: Barbería for barber shop. Sadly, many of the traditional barber shops of Antigua Guatemala …
Sunbathing Around Antigua Guatemala
Even during the rainy season, one can sunbathe comfortably in the morning and afternoon. Here we have a an elder couple taking …
Street Photography in Antigua Guatemala — Two phones or more
Guatemala’s National Telephone Company was so bad that land lines only represent less than 5% of all the telephone lines in Guatemala. …
Street Photography in Antigua Guatemala — Parque Central Vibes
This is consecutive daily post number 4,031. Tomorrow we will be observing the 11th anniversary of AntiguaDailyPhoto on May 1st. We continue …
Street Photography in Antigua Guatemala — Mayan Street Style
One more entry for the 5-day countdown to the 11th anniversary of AntiguaDailyPhoto on May 1st with the miniseries of street photography …
Street Photography in Antigua Guatemala — Texting After Work
Once again, we continue the 5-day countdown to the 11th anniversary of AntiguaDailyPhoto on May 1st with the miniseries of street photography …
Street Photography in Antigua Guatemala — Coffee Lovers
Let’s begin the 5-day countdown to the 11th anniversary of AntiguaDailyPhoto with a miniseries of street photography slices of daily life through …
Exercising in Antigua Guatemala
The mornings are the favourite time for many people to hit the streets and roads in and around Antigua Guatemala to jog, …
Daily Life Vistas — Using Maps and Guide Books
The simple grid of avenues and streets and the limited official colour palette are what make Antigua Guatemala so easy to navigate …
Lent Vistas — Dolorosas
Lent and Holy Week are an equal opportunity events where everyone gets a chance to participate and carry the floats. Hermanas cargadoras, …
Mayan Family Playing Religious Music
As I have said before, I find the singing of the Maya people extremely haunting and touching, even though, they are singing …
Indiscreet Window — International Women’s Day
As I have said before, the best way to commemorate International Women’s Day is to work everyday towards the same rights, education, …
Indiscreet Window — Guatemalan Women
A door opens and three Guatemalan women from different ages stepped out, you greet them and raise your camera to get some …
Indiscreet Window — Coffee Makes Us Happy
La Antigua Guatemala is so full with quaint cafes and restaurants where one can enjoy the company of friends and a cup …
Indiscreet Window — The Mennonite Girl
Here I captured a Mennonite girl as she was grabing some snapshots of her visit to La Antigua Guatemala. I believe this …
Indiscreet Window — The Reader’s Refuge
Cafes have always been a great location for reading, especially if you’re sitting a window with lots of natural light or in …
Indiscreet Window — Guatemalan boots for a chic street style!
How about some Guatemalan boots, hand-crafted with genuine leather and Mayan hand-woven textiles to stand out with style on the streets, don’t …
Indiscreet Window — Antigua Guatemala Daily Life Vistas
Nearly 4,000 days ago I set out to share with you daily life vistas from Antigua Guatemala and even though the website …
Maya Portraits — Maya Woman Harvesting Coffee
This is a behind the scenes picture of a recent photo session I helped to set up for a photographer from abroad. …
Maya Portraits — A Young Maya Family at Santa Catarina Bobadilla
This portrait of the young part of a Mayan family was made during a private photo walk through the villages of Antigua …
Maya Portraits — Young Maya Women Caring for Each Other
If you watch carefully you will notice how much care and holding there’s among Maya women. Friends and family members always walk …
Maya Portraits — Young Woman on the Move
The streets of Antigua Guatemala are full with people on the move, the Mayas not excluded. So, often times, it’s best to …
Maya Portraits — Young Woman from Santa María de Jesús
Many people believe that the Maya don’t like to be photographed or filmed. Well, if you browse the archives of AntiguaDailyPhoto.com you …
Antigua Guatemala Style Hats-R-Us
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Sombreros for hats. How would you caption this photograph? I will send a real …
Don’t Worry, Come to Antigua Guatemala and Be Happy!
As some of you have pointed it out, Guatemala always ranks quite well in the Happiness Index. So, if you’re looking for …
A Tailor’s Shop in San Pedro Las Huertas
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day — Sastre for tailor. Another interesting aspect of real life in the villages of …