Today I am sharing an impromptu portrait I made of Gaby, who just turned 18 last Sunday. I was leading a photo walk when we bumped into my good friend Ruth and her daughter. As we chitchatted Ruth mentioned Gaby was turning 18 the next day. I offer to do a quick portrait and this … Read more
As I have said before, one of the things that I share during the Street Photography Walks I lead here in Antigua Guatemala and abroad, is how to approach 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 … Read more
Antigua Guatemala is one of the most instagrammable towns in the world. Antigua Guatemala is full a vibrant spots, making it an ideal destination for lifestyle and street style photo shoots that produce some of the most instagrammable images, such as this colorful portrait with against a yellow and red backdrop.⠀ Take home fun-tastic portraits … Read more
Guatemalan white sausages are called longanizas and the red sausages chorizos. If you have tried them both, which is your favorite?
Don’t you agree that modernity usually comes with visual pollution, especially in colonial Antigua Guatemala. Nevertheless, I have tried to capture power lines in creative ways in the past. How sucessful I was with Electric Wire Grid plus Volcanoes, Wonderful Sunset plus Power Lines and The Webs We Weave is hard to say; you better judge for yourself. Who … Read more
Poco a poco, slowly but surely, the construction of the new parish for the village of Santa Catarina Bobadilla is coming along. Follow the white rabbit to see how the antigua parroquia de Santa Catarina Bobadilla used to look back in 2010.
I don’t want to brag or anything, but this how the volcanoes skyline looked right before sunset today. No storms or snow in sight and the temperature was 22C / 72F. Don’t you wish you were in Antigua Guatemala right now?
Follow the white rabbit [TAP the link] to watch a short video clip of the activity around Fuente de Las Sirenas at the moment this picture was taken. Enjoy!
This is a good question, is the milhojas a cake or a pie? What are your thoughts? Believe it or not, I don’t see how it is possible that I have not share a picture of one of the most popular cakes or cookies found in the Guatemalan bakeries and cake shops. Well, it is … Read more
The Antigua Photo Shoots are a fun-tastic photo experience and a sure way to take stunning vacation mementos of your trip to Guatemala. That’s what Miriam and I did this morning as we stroll through the best instagrammable spots in Antigua Guatemala for about three hours. I shoot these informal street style photos, using mostly available light and … Read more
Today I am sharing with you a panoramic vista of the volcanoes Fuego and Acatenango as seen from Portal del Ayuntamiento, or the City Hall corridor in the north side of Parque Central. I hope you enjoy it and let me know your thoughts.
Even though we are waking up to temperatures as low as 9ºC/48ºF in Antigua Guatemala, we still are getting the warm sunshine and clear blue skies. Fortunately, a couple of hours later we are back to our usual 22ºC/72ºF. Here you can appreciate the façade of Iglesia de La Merced being bathed by the morning … Read more
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Catedral for cathedral. Here’s the freckled look of the façade of the Saint Joseph parish in Antigua Guatemala [Parroquía de San José], commonly and erroneously known as Catedral de Antigua Guatemala. By the way, in case you don’t know it, in the Roman Catholic religion, a cathedral … Read more
Today I bring you an interesting perspective in the remains of the rooftop of the main nave of the ruins of Santa Clara. This image could make a fabulous wall art decor piece, don’t you think? By the way, all the ruins in Antigua Guatemala have re-opened on January 15th, 2021 after being closed for … Read more
During a recent morning photo walk, I was scouting new photo opportunity spots when I saw Pedro “El Brasileño” on his way back from the mercado. He made a gesture and before my conscious mind could figure who he was and what gesture he was making, my index finger had pressed the shutter release. That’s Antigua … Read more