Final Presentation of the Foundry Photojournalism Workshop Projects
Saturday night I had the privilege of looking at the final presentation of Foundry Photojournalism Workshop projects. To experience over 70 photo …
Hunting Mermaids in Antigua Guatemala
Honest, I don’t know if I am hunting mermaids in Antigua Guatemala with my camera or I am blindly following the singing …
Guatemalan Convivios
December is also the time for convivios, Christmas convivial get-together parties or lunches. Almost every restaurant you go to has tables setup …
Thought Provoking Art at Casa Santo Domingo
As you walk around Casa Santo Domingo, you find antique and contemporary artworks one after the other without disrupting harmony and a …
Art at Casa Santo Domingo
Hotel + Museo Casa Santo Domingo takes very seriously the museo, museum, part of its name. Not only there are several museums …
Theme day: Bright Colours
August 1 marks the opportunity to participate in the theme day of the City Daily Photo community around the world and this …
Guacamaya’s Bright Colours
Tomorrow, August 1, the theme day for the City Daily Photo community will be Bright colours. I figured I get a head …
Lent Decorations over Doorways
I really like the Lent decorations you find over doorways and windows in La Antigua Guatemala. Lent or Cuaresma in Spanish is …
YO-YO: The Inauguration
This is what the inauguration of the YO-YO: retratos y autoretratos the photo exhibit looked like inside the Sala Marco Augusto Quiroa …
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: The Catalog
YO-YO: retratos y autoretratos exhibit received so many accolades and magnificent reviews by the critics that it prompted Carlos Woods, owner of the gallery, and his curatorial team to pump even more oxygen by bringing the photo exhibition to one of the most important venues in La Antigua Guatemala and to create a catalog to record the fist YO-YO. This impressively beautiful catalog is printed on an European paper size (24 cm. x 36.5 cm or 9.5 in. x 14.5 in) and was designed by Paola Beverini. This is the second catalog that is put out by the Carlos Woods Gallery, but the first that will be on sale. I recommend its purchase as soon as it hits the shelves.
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.
Violet or Purple bands mark the Lent Season
During the Lent period (Cuaresma in Spanish) many houses and businesses are decorated with purple or violet strips of textiles and bands …