Ruins of San Agustin in Antigua Guatemala
Sometimes we forget how tall are the ruins in and around Antigua Guatemala and only when take a picture with human next …
Sometimes we forget how tall are the ruins in and around Antigua Guatemala and only when take a picture with human next …
Guatemalan poet Rafael Landívar, a Jesuit, was suffering in exile in Italy when he wrote Rusticatio mexicana, a Latin poem that owes …
Here is yet another quotidian vista from Antigua Guatemala, as I promised to share with back in May 1st, 2006. A sign …
A few days before the celebrations of Independence Day on September 15th, the President of Guatemala, Jimmy Morales and/or the Vice President, …
Last night, Guatemala and Mexico were hit by an 8.2 earthquake at 10:49pm local time. It was quite long, over 3 minutes …
The parking regulation of La Antigua Guatemala are not confusing once you know all the wrinkles of it all. The problems arise …
I never get tired of spotlighting the fact that Guatemalans are eager to give you smiles at every chance they get. You …
I really enjoy looking at the happy faces of those who receive a photo print that they were not expecting, weeks or …
I should say Garifuna style coconut bread, really, since that’s what this bread is. We could argue, of course, that Garifuna people …
La Antigua Guatemala has a tremendous amount of food options per square kilometre, probably more than Guatemala City and many other larger …
Of course, if you want to really experience the home architecture of Antigua Guatemala, the best choice is to use AirBnB to …
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Sombreros for hats. How would you caption this photograph? I will send a real …
We finish the entrepreneurial series with a behind the scenes portrait session of the maize mill owner taking during an “Around the …
A few thousand people get together at Barrio de la Concepción in Antigua Guatemala at 6pm on December 7 for the burning …
There was a really weird vibe in the air the day after the elections. The results were disappointing and infuriating for the …
That’s right, finally we have Los Angeles style tacos and burritos available in La Antigua Guatemala at California Tacos, right across from …
You cannot get more Caribbean than Rice and Beans. —Manolo, Montreal The Garífunas, the black Guatemalans living in the Caribbean shores of …
Often I think that Antigua Guatemala is not Guatemala. La Antigua Guatemala is a bubble where the Guatemalan reality is warped. Then, …
Evergreen gardens and vegetation in and around La Antigua Guatemala is, of course, one of the benefits of the 6-month long rainy …
Okay, it’s your turn to write the caption for this photograph. The most ingenious caption will get a post card sent to …
The creative and artistic spot lighting of the ruins and monuments of Antigua Guatemala gives you two for the price of one. …
This is the third presentation of revolcado, a delicious and exotic stew from Guatemala. I still think the best presentation goes out …
It seems that in this day and age, writing physical tangible letters is out of fashion. Years ago I wrote a post …
You can enjoy ice cream during any season in Antigua Guatemala, but actually it makes more sense to cool down during the …
Once again there was an artisans town fair around Parque Central in Antigua Guatemala. Unlike previews town fairs, this time the tents …
If you look at the photos of many tourists, Guatemalans only look like the Maya. I, however, have been making portraits of …
As I have explained before, simply put, street wedding photography is all about telling a story. Using street photography techniques, images are …
Climate change denier Sarah Palin might benefit by a visit to the highlands of Guatemala, specifically the city of Antigua Guatemala, located …
Of course, we could not leave out on the list of things to do in Antigua Guatemala the TripAdvisor top-rated www.AntiguaPhotoWalks.com, lead …
Here’s a sneak preview at a street photography engagement session of a couple from NYC that I made recently in Antigua Guatemala. …
Often I see people placing Guatemalans into a tight, constricting box of looks, really tight set of guidelines of what Guatemalans are …
It’s an easy decision to leave the studio for the streets in Antigua Guatemala because outside, on the streets we have literally …
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Banqueta or acera for sidewalk. Not only are sidewalks in Antigua Guatemala really narrow, …
As you walk around with camera in hand and encounter doves being fed with children near-by, get ready, compose a possible picture …
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Alfombra procesional for processional carpet. One of the aspects I really enjoy of the …
Sometimes we wonder how we can change the world for the better. Often, that’s all we do, well, at least I do, …
All along the corridor of the Palacio del Ayuntamiento, city hall palace, there are concrete benches that people use to sit down …
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Celeste or sky blue. Celeste comes from cielo, sky. Celaje is another word that …
One of the things I pride myself of it’s the fact that I have taught countless photography enthusiasts how to make great …
That’s right, life a Latin America can be surreal at times, don’t you agree?
As shown in the entry Framing Practice During Antigua Photo Walks, the vintage design of these new scooters work really well with …
I truly believe that walking still the best way to get around La Antigua Guatemala, even if many sidewalks are uneven, the …
Not often we are fortunate during an Antigua Photo Walk to have the opportunity to photograph such an unusual and unique event …
One thing that I really enjoy about the photo walks that I lead around Antigua Guatemala is to help other photography enthusiasts …
Who wants to order an order of fiambre? We do deliveries the world over, 30 minutes or it’s free. Honestly, I don’t …
As I mentioned on the entry Guatemalan Fashionistas in Antigua Guatemala, the city is the excellent destination for fashionistas who are looking …
If Kafka had lived in Guatemala, he would have been only a clerk. I have said it before and I am certain …
On Sunday, October 25, once again Guatemalans will be going to the voting booths to cast their vote for the new president …
Once again, there you go again thinking I am going to share with you the recipe for Guatemalannes… wrong. However, I can …
Let’s meet at the Real Palacio de la Cultura. Where’s that? You know the palace on the south side of the main …
Have A Happy Independence Day everyone! Guatemala has one really strange celebration for the Independence Day festivities: Freedom Torches or Antorchas de …
Zero violence! Only love, happiness and peace while Guatemalans are changing the country forever with their manifestations and rejection of corruption at …
One of the basic things I shared during the Antigua Photo Walks I lead is how to capture authentic stamps of daily …
Here’s another typical stamp of daily life from Guatemala. I hope you like it and find the words in your heart to caption it. I will send a real photo post card to the best caption for this photograph via the traditional postal service.
We are what we eat. So Guatemalans are made from a big proportion of maize, beans, fruits and vegetables. Of course, beans …
Yesterday I had the honor and privilege of photographing two amazing, inspiring women: Gaby Moreno and Misha Moliviatis. Those loyal readers who …
If you have follow the daily updates from AntiguaDailyPhto you may know that I enjoy taking the most innocent and harmless photograph …
Here’s typical vista found in many places in La Antigua Guatemala around lunch time. This picture in particular was taken on the …
In a constant basis I add new portraits to my ever-growing series “Guatemalans.” Of course, abuelitas are well represented in the series. …
The long dispute over the control of the Palacio Real de los Capitanes Generales of Santiago de Guatemala by the different ministries …
Simply put, documentary wedding photography is all about telling a story. Using photojournalist and street photography approaches, images are weaved together to …
This picture was captured during a street photography walk around Antigua Guatemala. The approach here is how to photograph from behind people’s …
Did you guys know that there is an official color palette for Antigua Guatemala? The official color palette has 12 colors, I …
I really enjoy teaching street photography to timid photographers through the Antigua Photo Walks. Here’s a photographer who in the previous week …
I came across the pork shop, marraneria, La Divina Providencia, at the market the other day. This pork shop is one of …
I know that through history artists have realised self-portraits. Also, I am aware that the people started taken self-portraits when the Instamatic …
One of the benefit of the camera is that it forces to observe what we normally only look. For instance, how often …
Here’s your Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Tostaditas or mini tostadas It’s been a while since I publish a Guatemalan food …
What a day to be celebrating the Environment Day in Antigua Guatemala, especially so as many places up north are about to …
If you are suffering the effects of the Winter season where you live, come and enjoy our Winter season. At the time …
Believe it or not, this was one of the coldest mornings thus far during this Winter season, 8C/46F, yet one of the …
Here are your Spanish words of the day: Moronga, Morcilla, Rellena, or Blood Sausage Although blood sausages have their origin in Europe, …
Okay folks, this is the deal. In Guatemala for some strange reason, many plants bloom during the dry season. As a matter …
If you ask me, this is the worst kind of car one can drive in Antigua Guatemala because you can barely go …
You are not dead until you are forgotten! As I have mentioned before, Guatemala’s real culture is syncretism and thus death plays …
Nisperos or misperos are known as loquats, sapodilla and naseberry in other countries. What about the flavour, what does it tastes like? …
Honest, I didn’t believe it when I read the articles in the USA Today and The Daily Mail which declared that Latin …
The chief agronomist of The United Fruit Company, Wilson Popenoe, took the local avocado variant to California and from it the California …
Honestly, I don’t know why we still celebrate Independence Day in Guatemala. What we should be doing is putting a classified in …
As I have mentioned before, there’s a lot of beauty on the doors and windows around Antigua Guatemala. One, must stop often …
Some of the things you should avoid when you come to Guatemala are ice cream and small tropical fruits, especially so if …
This portrait of a young Maya girl is another addition to the portraits of strangers series. We are so fortunate to have …
Fact #1: Right now we are in what Guatemalans call the Winter season, although in reality, we are in the middle of …
Chocolate is created from the cocoa bean that come from cacao pods as seen here. Chocolate is quite possibly the most popular …
This past week I was very busy helping some of the students and the Foundry Photojournalism Workshop develop their photo projects. Also, …
I really enjoy making portraits of total strangers. Either a captured or posed portrait of strangers on the streets of Antigua Guatemala …
Believe it or not, La Antigua Guatemala is NOT the REAL Guatemala. Well, let me rephrase that, downtown Antigua Guatemala is not …
You know it is the rainy season in Guatemala when you see people, handy men really, on the roof tops fixing the …
Today is observed the Día del Ejército (Army Day holiday) in Guatemala, and tomorrow’s the Día del empleado bancario (Guatemalan Banker’s holiday); …
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Piscina or swimming pool. I don’t know if I notice them more now, or if …
One of the things I enjoy the most about street photography is the strange things one gets to photograph. I hadn’t noticed …
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Catastro or Cadastre in English. Cadastre is a land registry. La Antigua Guatemala and the …
Ahh, selfies, what do your selfies say about you? Let’s see what this article on Psychology Today says about that: Ever since …
Th Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: caña or vara are the words used in Guatemala for reeds. Often one gets to …
One of the favourite activities Guatemalans enjoy to do on the weekends are these soccer matches. Most matches happen on Saturday afternoon …
Almost eight years ago I set my goal to bring you daily life imagery from Antigua Guatemala on a daily basis. For …
Warm light, textures, rich colors and always blooming flowers and plants are part of the magic of Antigua Guatemala. Of course, the …
What I really like about this picture is that each girl is looking in a different direction. What I enjoy about doing …
This week we begin a series of up-close portraits, taken within six feet, of strangers we have encountered on the streets of …