Strictly speaking, we do not make decisions, decisions make us. The proof can be found in the fact that, though life leads us to carry out the most diverse actions one after the other, we do not prelude each one with a period of reflection, evaluation and calculation, and only then declare ourselves able to … Read more
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Cervezas for beers. Slowly but surely, we are getting many more beer choices in Guatemala. These magnificent beer choices were available at the Farmers’ Market last weekend. It’s incredible what competition can do. About 15 years ago, your beer choices were very limited, less than five choices … Read more
Most people are familiar with Cerveza Gallo, the most popular beer in Guatemala. However, in my humble opinion, Moza and Cabro are much better beers. If you like dark beers, try Moza. If you like lagers, try Cabro and if you can, order a Cabro Reserva. By the way, it seems that Cervecería Nacional, the … Read more
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Pupusas for cornmeal cakes or pizzas. Pupusa is a name inherited from El Salvador to a dish that can be found through Central America, Mexico, under various names. Pupusas are “normally” about the size of compact disc and they are made from a mixture of cornmeal … Read more
Candid street portraits are my specialty. Here I was able to capture two Maya generations with enough context to place the candid photograph at Calle del Arco in Antigua Guatemala. This photograph was made while leading a photo walk and explaining how we need to compose and frame our photographs in our head first and … Read more
What kind of photography would you like to do in Antigua Guatemala, candid street photography or street portraits? Why choose, let’s do both. I really enjoy leading the www.AntiguaPhotoWalks.com and sharing my approaches to candid street photography and street portrait to capture interesting natural images of strangers and seeing how photography enthusiasts dramatically transform from … Read more
This week Parque Central has been going through a facelift. New fences, new benches, new trash cans, new garden areas. This is the first facelift of the main square that I get to see in the 15 years I have been living here. I promise I will come back to show what it looks like … Read more
Parque Central is still the best place to meet with friends and acquaintances. Better yet if it’s after 4pm when the light and the ambience becomes magical. On Fridays you can even the municipal band playing some live music. What else is there to ask? 10-year Countdown Aside: I’ve been publishing for 3,632 consecutive days … Read more
As you take a photographic tour through the entries about selfies, you realise that “portraits of selfies” could be a very popular series with an endless supply of images. In fact, I believe that without really applying myself, I could easily make two or three portraits of selfies everyday in Antigua Guatemala. That’s too easy … Read more
Champurradas is what we call the most popular pan tostado [crunchy sweet bread] in Guatemala. It’s round shape and crunchy sweet taste with sesame seeds is quite possibly the least expensive and most popular Guatemalan cookie, although we don’t think of champurradas as cookies. Champurradas are also quite popular as the sweet bread to dunk … Read more
That’s right go nuts, we have so many of them. So next time you see the nuts guys, give a few exotic nuts a try. 10-year Countdown Aside: Thus far, I’ve been publishing for 3,628 consecutive days on AntiguaDailyPhoto.com. We continue the May 1st, 2016 countdown to 3,654 days, or 522 weeks, or 120 months, … Read more
Even though I have shown every color possible that you can find in Antigua Guatemalan and surrounding communities under the archives of AntiguaDailyPhoto, I still tend to be partial to yellow walls; don’t ask me why. If you want to take a colourful photographic tour through Color Palette or even the Walls category, follow the … Read more
All along the nearly ten years of publishing daily stories from Antigua Guatemala, I have often focus on the details to tell a better story. Niches and their effigies, of course, are a great way to show what people from Antigua Guatemala care about. In Antigua Guatemala, niches are found everywhere, from temples, to business … Read more
Adjust your focus, always. This was my directional command from the very beginning. Post stuff no one else is covering; focus on the daily life. Focus on the people. Focus on the culture and traditions. Focus on the language and the food as manifestation of the identity. Focus on the awesome alternatives. Stay away from … Read more
During the next 30 days I will try to show highlights of the themes and photographic subjects I have been sharing with you over the last ten years. I remember that for a while I share many of corner vistas of Antigua Guatemala. If done right, you can place many different elements in the same … Read more