Lent processions provide so many opportunities to capture the essence of the Guatemalan identity as well. Here’s a street portrait of a Dolorosa carrying an incense burning during a Lenten procession.
One of the things that I share during the Photo Walks I lead is how to approach our subjects with respect and engage with honest interest. As I often say, you get out of the streets what you put in. In that respect, I have been very fortunate to have the opportunity to make portraits … Read more
I met Elsy years ago when I stopped her on the streets for a quick portrait of stranger. Since then we have collaborated in several photo sessions. Today’s portrait is from the last recent session. Honestly, I don’t know how far a portrait of stranger will take me, however, I am really happy to have … Read more
After spending a week at the emergency room of the IGSS hospital, the Devil is back a few broken bones, but ready for the Quema del Diablo this December 7th. He was vandalized by a couple unknown hombres malos the night of November 29th and was taken to the emergency room right away. Not in … Read more
Believe it or not, this old man was not posing. In fact, he was just in awe while listening to the municipal play across the street. I saw him standing there and I just knew I had to capture his posture. Once again, a simple quotidian vista from Antigua Guatemala. Enjoy!
One of the unexpected benefits of giving away the portrait prints I make of the strangers I photograph on the streets is that now they look for me to take their portraits. This makes the whole process so much easier. If you would like to pitch in $5 for to help fund this project, click … Read more
We continue with the series of portraits of strangers made on the streets of Antigua Guatemala that later on I print to give back to those who collaborate. As I have said before, I really enjoy seeing the faces of those who receive a photo print that they were not expecting, weeks or months later … Read more
From the portrait prints project comes out the Matryoshka portrait series. Jenifer has been kind enough to collaborate with the testing phase of this project. Initially I had thought that we can do five portraits with one photo inside each picture, but after trying it out, I believe 3 portraits is what looks best. The … Read more
I have developed a proven approach to photograph any kind of people that I share during the photo walks I lead, from introverts to extraverts, even Maya people. After a couple of years, I have gained the trust of many people on the streets of Antigua Guatemala and now they participate in making their portraits. … Read more
We continue our mini series of “Portraits Prints as Gifts” with surprised face of this shy Maya girl. In fact, she was reluctant to even participate in the making of the first portrait. Her mom had to encourage her. Introverts are like that, it takes a solid argument to convince them to participate in a … Read more
The synergy created by the act of giving prints of the portraits made on the streets of Antigua Guatemala is incredible. I really enjoy seeing the faces of those who receive a photo print that they were not expecting, weeks or months later after I had made their portraits. The prints are made from my … Read more
As I have mentioned before, I really enjoy looking at the happy faces of those who receive a photo print that they were not expecting, weeks or months later after I had made their portraits. The prints are made from my series Street Portraits of Strangers, a photographic project with nearly 200 images thus far. … Read more
The special Lent and Holy Week photo walks are a fun way to make great up-close photographs of people, all kinds of people, from cucuruchos to dolorosas, from vendors and onlookers, from musicians to carpets makers. Here are three street portraits of cucuruchos to give you a taste of it. If you are already or … Read more
I really enjoy looking at the happy faces of those who receive a photo print that they were not expecting, weeks or months later after I had made their portraits. The prints are made from the black and white series Street Portraits of Strangers, a photographic project with nearly 150 images thus far. Of course, … Read more
Here I captured a Mennonite girl as she was grabing some snapshots of her visit to La Antigua Guatemala. I believe this is the third or fourth time I make photos of Mennonites in Guatemala. Can someone enlighten me with the difference between Mennonites and Amish?