Portraits of Strangers: The Brazilian
We continue the series Portraits of Strangers with the picture of an interesting Brazilian artisan. Someone mentioned that before people in Antigua …
The Modern Street Photographer on the Streets of Antigua Guatemala
“Ladrón que roba a ladrón tiene mil años de perdón” Who can help translating this Spanish saying into English? Let’s continue the …
Mayan Smiles from Antigua Guatemala
Even in black and white the dresses of the Maya women of Guatemala are so colourful. Especially so when accompanied with happy …
What Would You Like To See On AntiguaDailyPhoto During 2015
For my part, I promise to share more portraits of antigüeños, more black and white photography, more photographic series, at least ten …
Portraits of Strangers: Daughter and Mother
Here’s the most recent addition to the series of portraits of strangers on the streets of Antigua Guatemala. Mother and daughter enjoying …
The Gardeners of Antigua Guatemala
Here’s another entry to my street portrait series. This time I share with you the portrait of the jardinero, gardener, of the …
Portrait of Strangers: Guatemalan Van Gogh
Another way of challenging myself with street portraits is to use an off-camera flash. This portrait of a campesino in one the …
Portraits of Strangers: An African Face in Antigua
He said he’s from Uganda. He was so jovial and well-humored, even chatty. He suggested I visit the African continent where I …
Peekaboo… or how to get more dramatic photographs on your trips
This picture was made during the most recent photo walk that I lead on Saturday. Some of the techniques of street photography …
Smiling Student during Marching Band Practice
Once again, we continue the portraits of strangers series with a picture of a big smile of a student while during their …
Authentic Guatemalan Smiles and Tortillas, Three Times A Day
This portrait of a young Maya girl is another addition to the portraits of strangers series. We are so fortunate to have …
Guatemalan Faces at Antigua Guatemala’s Main Square
Once again we continue with the street portraits. This time I had the opportunity to show other fellow photographers how to approach …
Portraits of Strangers: Ivan Kerner from Pequeños Grandes Mundos
Let’s continue our series of Portraits of Strangers with this crazy Argentine: Ivan Kerner. Of course, in some case, the strangers will …
Strobist Style Portrait in Antigua Guatemala
If doing portraits of strangers within three feet, on the streets of Antigua Guatemala can be difficult for many, I am setting …
Street Portrait of Trash Collectors from Antigua Guatemala
We continue our street portraits series with a picture of a couple trash collectors taking a break. I made this portrait of …
Street Portrait of Japanese Jehovah Witness Evangelists in Antigua Guatemala
I really enjoy making portraits of total strangers. Either a captured or posed portrait of strangers on the streets of Antigua Guatemala …
Portraits of Guatemalan Filmmaker Luis Argueta
A while ago I had the great opportunity to make some portraits of Guatemalan filmmaker Luis Argueta. In case you don’t know …
The Faces of the Hard-working Guatemalan Women
Believe it or not, La Antigua Guatemala is NOT the REAL Guatemala. Well, let me rephrase that, downtown Antigua Guatemala is not …
The Antigua Guatemala Town Crier
If you have follow the daily updates from AntiguaDailyPhoto, you should know this guy by now. Sergio is the leader of crier …
Beautiful Maya Kaqchikel Smiles from Guatemala
A quick visit this Sunday to Santa María de Jesús, the municipality south of Antigua Guatemala and the highest community on the …
Father’s Day in Antigua Guatemala
In Guatemala today we celebrate Día del padre or Father’s Day. Can you believe that we still observe holidays and celebrations on …
Take my picture, take my picture!
Smiles, big smiles, that’s something that I really enjoy about roaming the streets with a camera in hand. Sometimes I look for …
Taking Selfies at Calle del Arco, Antigua Guatemala
Ahh, selfies, what do your selfies say about you? Let’s see what this article on Psychology Today says about that: Ever since …
Antigua Photo Walk Captures at Calle del Arco
This is one of the photos taken during the last “street photography challenge photo walk” I lead on the streets of Antigua …
Guatemalan Portrait: Boy at a red lamina door
This boy opening the big red lamina portón just as I approach the end of the street is just one of the …
Guatemalan Portrait: El cañero
Th Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: caña or vara are the words used in Guatemala for reeds. Often one gets to …
Maya Girl Picking Freshly Made Tortitllas
Last week we did a mini series on campesinos and the milpa fields located on the skirt of Volcán de Agua. Today …
Street Portrait: The English-language Student
We continue our street portrait series with the picture of this young girl who was practicing her English skills with me, even …
Day of the Construction Worker
As I have mentioned before, on May 3, In Guatemala and many countries in Latin America is celebrated the Day of the …
Guatemalan Portrait: La niña de Guatemala
If you don’t know who José Martí was, you are about to read a little about one of the most important figures …
Guatemalan Portrait: The Soldier
Slowly but surely, the series Guatemalan Portrait is coming along. Obviously there are hundreds of portraits I still need to take have …
Guatemalan Portrait: Typical Smiling Girl
If you visit Guatemala, one thing that will be common everywhere you go are the smiling faces. Here I captured the typical …
Guatemalan Portrait: La Abuelita
We finish this first leg of the Guatemalan Portrait with a picture of the typical Guatemalan grandmother. In Guatemala is one of …
Guatemalan Portrait: Gypsy Woman
One important aspect of the Guatemalan Portrait series is to show the rainbow of people that Guatemalans can be, although many only …
Guatemalan Portrait: Up Close & Personal
We continue the series Guatemalan Portrait with this intimate picture of a young girl doing what young people do nowadays, socializing 24/7 …
Guatemalan Portrait: Maya Girls
What I really like about this picture is that each girl is looking in a different direction. What I enjoy about doing …
Guatemalan Portrait: Pura Panza Verde
Just as her brother José and her 11-month old sister [follow the white rabbit], Stephanie is a true Panza Verde, green belly, …
Guatemalan Portrait: Take My Picture
This week we begin a series of up-close portraits, taken within six feet, of strangers we have encountered on the streets of …
German and Guatemalan Enjoying the Good Vibes Around Parque Central
I met these smiling German-Guatemalan couple at Palacio de Los Capitanes while they were chit chatting and absorbing all the good vibes …
Artistic Senior Portraits in Antigua Guatemala
As I mentioned in my personal blog, things have changed quite a lot since I went to high school in regards to …
Street Portrait of a Selfie in Antigua Guatemala
This is a street portrait of selfie, a kind of self-portrait being taken at the main square of Antigua Guatemala. Selfies are …
Antigua Street Portrait: Lilli
Lilli reminds me of Ramona Flowers character from the film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World in this street portrait taken in Antigua …
Valentine’s Day in Antigua Guatemala
As I mentioned last week, I want to share the faces of the people I meet and perhaps a tiny bit about …
Nicaraguan Folk Music Group Tapacalí in Antigua Guatemala
This photograph of the Nicaraguan group Tapacalí, Nahualt for río de caracoles colorados or river of red snails I took it within …
Street Portraiture in Antigua Guatemala
Another goal that I set for myself this year is to do many more street portraits of locals and visitors alike. I …
Street Portrait of Guatemalan Contemporary Artist Eny Roland
All Roads Lead to Antigua Guatemala, I’ve declared before and even had an entry with the title. Often I point out the …
Portrait Photo Sessions in Antigua Guatemala
Today while I was walking around with my camera on hand to catch new fresh images for AntiguaDailyPhoto, I came across a …
Norman Ávila, The Guatemalan Weather and Geo-location Guru
Here’s another dramatic portrait for the newly created Portrait category. As always, follow the white rabbit to look at the other entries …