A Kodak Moment — Fabi and Muñeca
I was waiting for some prints when I decided to candidly capture Fabi petting Muñeca at the Kodak mini lab, a few …
Antigua In Black and White — I am 100% Chapin
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Chapín nickname for Guatemalan. That’s right, chapin is the nickname used by Guatemalans …
Around the Villages of Antigua Guatemala Photo Walks
We finish the entrepreneurial series with a behind the scenes portrait session of the maize mill owner taking during an “Around the …
Mayas Doing Selfies in Antigua Guatemala
There’s a belief that states the Maya people don’t like to be photographed or make photographs. I am happy to report here …
New Year, New Faces
Let there be plenty of quality time and light in your life this 2017. I send you my very best wishes for …
The Smiling Maya Handicrafts Vendor
If you want more smiles in your life, booking another visit to Antigua Guatemala is the merry solution. Enjoy!
Rellenitos anyone, anyone?
Today I only have rellenitos at Q5/$0.60 per piece for you. I deliver the world over, 30 minutes or it’s free. Minimum …
Slices of Daily Life — Men with Hats
Antigua Guatemala is not only a popular destination for foreigners, but also to locals, Guatemalans pues, such as these two cafetaleros, coffee …
Having Lots of Fun During Photo Walks
No camera is too small to have lots of fun while doing street portraits and learning photographic composition during the Antigua Photo …
Lunch Cobanero in Alameda El Calvario
There’s a myth that declares that the Maya people don’t like to be photographed. Something I have noticed in the over two …
Overcoming Your Fears of Photographing Strangers While Traveling
As I have written before, I really enjoy sharing my approach to photographing strangers and seeing how other timid photographers dramatically transform …
What do Guatemalans look like?
If you look at the photos of many tourists, Guatemalans only look like the Maya. I, however, have been making portraits of …
La niña de Guatemala
CLICK ROULETTE » Tourists wear thongs.
Master the Art of Photographing Strangers with Rudy Giron
CLICK ROULETTE » Portraits of Strangers.
Consecutive Day 3634 of 3654 — Maya Generations
Candid street portraits are my specialty. Here I was able to capture two Maya generations with enough context to place the candid …
Consecutive Day 3633 of 3654 — Photographing Strangers
What kind of photography would you like to do in Antigua Guatemala, candid street photography or street portraits? Why choose, let’s do …
The Holy Week Roman Soldier Refueling Station
I always wondered where do Roman soldiers and cucuruchos [coneheads] refuel for the tremendous amount of energy required to do a full …
Conquering Your Fears of Photographing Strangers
One of the things I enjoy the most about leading the Antigua Photo Walks is to share my approach to photographing strangers …
The Exhibitionist Fuego
The last few months, starting with the dry season, have been months of high volcanic activity for Fuego volcano, the most exhibitionist …
Let me show you my pictures of the eruptions of Fuego
Networking 101 for La Antigua Guatemala: Hang out at Parque Central. The main square of Antigua Guatemala has been our social media …
The Señor Pepián Usher
The restaurant business in La Antigua Guatemala is very competitive; over 250 venues for a tiny town, 0.6 of a mile. So, …
Transculturation in Antigua Guatemala
I have decided that Transculturation will be the title of my next photo exhibit. It will consist in a series of portraits …
I am Guatemala Too
In my never ending quest to share with your that many faces of the Guatemalan identity, this week I will be posting …
Antigua Photo Walks
I am happy to report that the Antigua Photo Walks are a total success. It’s been among the TripAdvisor’s TOP 3 activities …
Portrait of A Guatemalan Grandmother
In a constant basis I add new portraits to my ever-growing series “Guatemalans.” Of course, abuelitas are well represented in the series. …
24 Frames of Film: Pase Adelante Series
This picture shows a shop that sells DVD films and two arcade game machines for rent from Ciudad Vieja. During May I …
Celebrating 9 years of consecutive daily life updates from AntiguaDailyPhoto
Día del trabajo or Labor Day is observed in Guatemala on May 1. Today we also celebrate 9 years of consecutive daily …
Antigua Artisan Triptych: The Mayan Weaver
Once again we are visiting the Triptychs of artisans from around Antigua Guatemala series. This time the triptych is made up from …
Antigua Guatemala Colors: Yellow
We continue the Antigua Color Series with yellow wall, Amarillo La Merced, to be precise, as backdrop for this interaction between a …
Portrait of selfie at Calle del Arco, Antigua Guatemala
I know that through history artists have realised self-portraits. Also, I am aware that the people started taken self-portraits when the Instamatic …
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 …
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 …
Antigua Photo Walks: Learning to photograph strangers
I believe I have developed a reproducible crash course that turns shy and timid photography enthusiasts into fearless, in-your-face street photographers by …
Antigua Photo Walks: Inside A Colonial House from Antigua Guatemala
One thing is for sure about the Antigua Photo Walks that I lead, we don’t know where we will end up. For …
Photographing The Locals During a Photo Walk in Antigua Guatemala
One of the things I encourage during the photo walks I lead around Antigua Guatemala is to take lots of portraits of …
Antigua Photo Walks During Dry Season
This is the group of photography enthusiasts that I lead during the most recent public photo walk through the streets of Antigua …
Antigua Artisan Triptych: The Potter
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Alfarero or potter. Today I am also sharing the second triptych of the series. Today’s …
Antigua Artisan Triptych: The Wood Carver
Okay folks, this is the new series I have started: Triptychs of artisans from around Antigua Guatemala. If you remember a few …
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 …
The negotiation during a private photo walk in Antigua Guatemala
The negotiation. Of course, you already know who won. This is one of my favourite pictures from today’s private photo walk. We …
Wood Carving Artisan’s Bench
Today we see the work another wood artist, a wood carving artisan from Antigua Guatemala. Still surprises me how open and friendly …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Big Laughs at Antigua Guatemala’s Parque Central
This picture of two Guatemalan young women laughing so hard at the main square of Antigua Guatemala is my most recent capture …
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 …
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: El cañero
Th Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: caña or vara are the words used in Guatemala for reeds. Often one gets to …
Let’s celebrate 8 years of consecutive daily updates from AntiguaDailyPhoto
On May Day or Labor Day in Guatemala, AntiguaDailyPhoto.com celebrates 8 years of daily multimedia updates. For the eighth anniversary (2,936 consecutive …
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 …
Vista of Daily Life Around Antigua Guatemala
Almost eight years ago I set my goal to bring you daily life imagery from Antigua Guatemala on a daily basis. For …
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: 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 …
Meet Photographer Juan José de Jesús Yas
Japanese-born photographer Juan José de Jesús Yas (1844-1917), was one of the most renowned photographers of the late 1800, early 1900. Below …
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 …
Antique Portrait of a Young Man from 1884
Another thing I have noticed while scanning the lot of antique photographs I told you about last week is that most of …
Portrait of Gonzalo de Cordova, Guatemala 1886
Today we are inaugurating the Antique Photographs thanks to a kind soul in Texas who donate a batch of photos taking between …
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 …
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 …
From The Parking Lot to Antigua Guatemala
I met filmmaker Meghan Eckman at Calle del Arco on Sábado de Gloria and what a glorious meeting that was. Meghan filmed …
Portrait of a Mennonite in Antigua Guatemala
I met Melody at terrace of La Casaca café while I was enjoying the wonderful weather of the last days of the …
Antigua Guatemala Holy Week Photographers
We continue the series Antigua Guatemala Holy Week Photographers with portraits of three photographers, two of them friends and partners in Antigua …
Farewell to Efraín Recinos, The Guatemalan Picasso
According to Efraín Enrique Recinos Valenzuela biography at his official website and at Wikipedia, he was born in 1928 in Xela, the …
The Maestro Behind MaestrosdelWeb
Like I declared yesterday, I am a lucky guy! I am so fortunate to have among my friends and acquaintances movers and …
Espresso Xing Sign at Cafetenango
One of the things I enjoy very much of visiting my dear friend Pascu, manager of Antigua Canopy Tours, is having a …
Dancing Shadow at Las Capuchinas Ruins
The night of Friday, November 6, was the successful inauguration of the first exhibit of the Club Fotográfico de Antigua. There were …
Self-Portrait: An artist viewing art
From the self-portrait above it’s obvious I was in quite the “alternative art” mood. But, being at my third art exposition for …
Jeanfer is Free and Happy
I am glad to report the good news that Jean Ramses Anleu Fernández, better known as @jeanfer is free and happy since …
Theme Day: Lines
I have decided to participate on the monthly theme of the City Daily Photo sites again. You may not know it, but …
YO-YO: The Sign
This is the welcoming display sign that you can find in the hallway that connects the underground parking lot and the Hotel-Museo Casa Santo Domingo in La Antigua Guatemala. Although, there is no reference element in the picture to give you an idea of the size of the sign, I can tell you is very big; the red background of the display must be about 3 meters by 2 meters (9 feet by 6 feet).
YO-YO: Two yo-yos
The YO-YO: retratos y autoretratos (portraits and self-portraits) takes its playful name in the fact that in Spanish the YO means I. So yo-yo means I and I which was the premise for this photographic exhibit where participants were asked to show their other I side.
The YO-YO: retratos y autoretratos exhibit has a wide array of portraits and self-portraits of many key players in the Guatemalan culture scene. Participants were asked to submit a portrait or self-portrait as they envisioned themselves or another facet of their personality they would like to show.
YO-YO: The yo-yos
Under the name of YO-YO: retratos y autoretratos (portraits and self-portraits) the Carlos Woods Gallery is presenting its very successful photography exhibit in the Sala Marco Augusto Quiroa of Paseo de los Museos in the Hotel-Museo Casa Santo Domingo in La Antigua Guatemala.
The photo of the hanging yo-yos above is part of one of the teaser window displays to make you go visit the exhibit inside the Marco Augusto Quiroa gallery in Hotel-Museo Casa Santo Domingo. You can find this yo-yos window display in the hallway that connects the underground parking lot and the hotel.
Belated self-portrait
Yesterday 28 people from sister cities around the world posted self-portraits at their favorite places. I did not participated because I try …