I really enjoy teaching street photography to timid photographers through the Antigua Photo Walks. Here’s a photographer who in the previous week had told me that he was uncomfortable photographing people, yet decided to take the street photography walk with me and now he was capturing fabulous pictures within five feet from the subjects. Some … Read more
Believe it or not, this Winter has been so harsh for the people living in North America that even Santa Claus felt the urgent need to enjoy his time off in the land of the eternal Spring. As our loyal reader Manolo stated: “So that’s where “he” takes his vacation while we all think he … Read more
This picture of a couple with cameras taking a break at parque central was my second option for Día del cariño. What better way to show you love and affection for your friends or love ones that with a photo walk through Antigua Guatemala. It is such a creative and fun way to learn more … Read more
What a challenging day. It started with a photo walk and a hunt for mermaids through out Antigua Guatemala. Next came pointing the camera to strong women from all over Central America challenging gravity in the 4th Annual Antigua Boulder Challenge. I guess they moved it to the dry season since last year it was … Read more
Believe it or not, this was one of the coldest mornings thus far during this Winter season, 8C/46F, yet one of the most beautiful morning with cloud-free skies and lots of spectacular light. You really ought to come to Antigua Guatemala during the Winter season, it’s quite possibly the most fabulous time to visit. One … Read more
Another thing that I encourage during the street photography walks around Antigua Guatemala is to capture portraits of strangers, intimate portraits whenever possible, which means within 3-6 feet or 1 to 2 meters at the most. I also encourage to capture portraits of kinds of people not just the Maya people. This means portraits of … Read more
One thing is for sure about the Antigua Photo Walks that I lead, we don’t know where we will end up. For instance, on last Saturday’s photo walk, we visited a pristine colonial house where we photographed the bathroom, the Americana kitchen, the attic, rooftop, corridors, etc., and antique decor pieces. The idea is to … Read more
One of the things I encourage during the photo walks I lead around Antigua Guatemala is to take lots of portraits of the locals, not just the Maya, but all the different kinds of Antigüeños; that’s right: mestizos, blacks, whites, ex-pats, all the shades of Guatemalanness. Of course, I give a crash-course before the photo … Read more
This is the group of photography enthusiasts that I lead during the most recent public photo walk through the streets of Antigua Guatemala. We had a blast with this group from Canada, France, Ireland and the U.S. as we captured with our cameras, from smartphones to point and shoots, street portraits, mermaids, giant kites, and … Read more
He said he’s from Uganda. He was so jovial and well-humored, even chatty. He suggested I visit the African continent where I can find lots of interesting faces for portraits. This magnificent portrait was captured during one of the private photo walks I lead last weekend. I used several techniques here to approach him and … Read more
The negotiation. Of course, you already know who won. This is one of my favourite pictures from today’s private photo walk. We had lots of fun challenging ourselves to go above and beyond our comfort levels in our street photography while capturing portraits of strangers. Additional information about the private photo walks at www.AntiguaPhotoWalks.com
This week I had the opportunity to lead another private photo walk through the villages of San Pedro Las Huertas, San Gaspar Vivar and San Juan del Obispo. As I mentioned to Denise and Osvaldo, this is what Antigua Guatemala look like about 40 years ago. We got the chance to experience and to photograph … Read more
This picture was made during the most recent photo walk that I lead on Saturday. Some of the techniques of street photography and visual language composition tips that I share were used to in the making of this photograph. There are some of the visual language principles that we learn and put in practice during … Read more
This portrait of a Guatemalan man wearing the flag of Guatemala on his face was taken within two feet from him at the most recent photo walk that I lead this morning through the streets of Antigua Guatemala. Boy oh boy, the Parque Central was such a zoo with large crowds from all over Guatemala. … Read more
La Calle del Arco is La Antigua Guatemala’s most popular strip any day of the week, but on weekends is even more so because the two three blocks from Iglesia de La Merced to the Parque Central are closed to vehicular traffic so pedestrians can walk freely. Also, benches and antique carts filled with flower … Read more