We street photographers are like hunters; often we roam the streets, stalking the city for candid, naturally looking, images. Other times, we seat or stand in a corner until we become invisible or at least until the people around us become oblivious about us. We set the light, aperture, and shutter speed ahead of time … Read more
Today’s photo and Colonial Church Ruins Within My Fingers were the result of fortunate accident. Let me explain. I was playing around with the fish eye adapter donated by my good friends Michele and Eddie trying to capture entire churches within a frame at a close distance. Unfortunately the fish eye extension creates soft edges … Read more
This is how street corners look like now that the strips near the corners have been marked as motorcycle parking only areas. I am not sure I like it. 🙁 [gmap]
I noticed that Prensa Libre, one of Guatemala’s largest and oldest newspapers, was also sponsoring a processional band this past weekend. I guess sponsorships of the Holy Week processions will become commonplace now. How do you feel about private businesses sponsoring religious celebrations and the world famous Holy Week in Antigua Guatemala?
I don’t know if sponsoring the processions for Cuaresma and Semana Santa (Lent and Holy Week respectively) was already common practice in previous years, but I just noticed it. Please, let me know if you have seen sponsorships for Lent and Holy Week before.
Let’s know your guesses in the comments or stay tune for an upcoming entry with the answer. 😉
This is what the peak hour look like on a given Friday afternoon; around 5:30pm, on Alameda El Calvario exit. In case you don’t know, that’s the South exit of town towards San Cristóbal El Bajo/El Alto, San Pedro Las Huertas, San Juan del Obispo and Santa María de Jesús. I know, life is tough! … Read more
If you have been following the AntiguaDailyPhoto for a while, you might remember the La Antigua Guatemala Without Barriers project, or La Antigua Guatemala Sin Barreras which was a project/NGO which tried to fix the sidewalks and made them wheelchair/handicap friendly. I don’t know whatever happened to La Antigua Guatemala Without Barriers project, but for … Read more
The classic image of the old man with his “chiribisco” broom sweeping parks and streets of La Antigua Guatemala is vanishing. The Municipalidad of La Antigua Guatemala has created these new make-shift street sweepers designed for cobblestone streets. What’s the first image that came to your mind the moment you saw today’s photograph?
The vista cotidiana (quotidian vista) of men working throughout La Antigua Guatemala is more and more refreshing and assuring each day. We can see that the funds collected by the Municipalidad de La Antigua Guatemala (Antigua’s City Hall) through taxes and new parking fees are being used to repair the streets, embellish parks and traffic … Read more
127 cities around the world orchestrated a global effort to show the different manifestations of the concept of BIG. I could have easily won the contest (yes, I know, they pretend is not a competition) with a photo of any of the three volcanos that shelter La Antigua Guatemala. But that’s way too easy, I … Read more
It seems like this corner is good for the sale of exotic flowers, such as heliconias. Last time I reported on the sale of orchids at this very corner, however I have seen all kinds of exotic tropical flowers and plants being offered the the passing vehicles. I am still amazed on the fact that is … Read more
It is quite common to see nuns and priests walking around La Antigua Guatemala since this town is basically almost 100% Catholic. I have caught some them in previous pictures before. Well, you might remember the photo of a monk framed with one the arches of the iglesia de San Francisco el Grande, right? At … Read more
Today it is your turn to do the caption for this street photo of a mother and son bonding in La Antigua Guatemala. Create a story or caption to go with the photo above. Simple, heh?!
