One of my favorite photographic approaches for Antigua Guatemala is using the hundreds of arches found in the city as creative frames, such as this image captured inside el Antiguo Colegio de La Compañía de Jesús. Of course, since most of the frame was monochromatic, I decided to capture it in black and white to … Read more
As part of the effort to bring the rate of infection to the colors orange or even yellow, the Ayuntamiento of La Antigua Guatemala, City Hall, is moving parts of the mercado to different parts of the city to release the pressure on the municipal market on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, commonly known as market … Read more
Honestly, the architectonic details of the Antiguo Colegio de La Compañía de Jesús in Antigua Guatemala are really exquisite. I could spend hours photographing every nook and cranny of this former monastery complex. Of course, careful framing of the elements and adding a human figure for scale and life makes a more pleasing and interesting … Read more
Today I share with you some behind the scenes photos of the filming of the European Reality TV show “Pékin Express” in Antigua Guatemala. By the way, there’s nothing real about reality tv, everything is choreographed and scripted and the productions are huge. In fact, I have never seen such huge production in Antigua Guatemala, … Read more
Here’s your Guatemalan illustrated Spanish word of the day: Biblioteca for library. In Spanish Librería is a bookshop. This sign is the library entrance of the Antiguo Colegio de la Compañía de Jesús building, located one block west of the Parque Central. By the way, in this library you are allowed to check out two … Read more
Antigua Guatemala is world famous among other things because its many ruins; each at different point from total abandonment to restoration. The charming city of Antigua Guatemala offers so much history beyond its streets and buildings, fountains and courtyards, that the all ruins are almost impossible to explore in a single day if you really … Read more
Night photography is so refreshing when it comes to giving you new vistas from much-photographed places such as Iglesia de La Merced or even the Arco de Santa Catalina. Give it a try at night next time you feel like making new photographs of the same old places. Better yet, book a night photography walk … Read more
Here’s another typical vista from Antigua Guatemala, fruit and veggie delivery on market days. Enjoy!
The cinematic sounds of the Duo Soupstar playing at the antiguo colegio de la Compañía de Jesús in Antigua Guatemala was a total film experience; you imagine this music as soundtrack of many of the art cinema films you have watched. What a way to finish the last concert of the International Jazz Festival of … Read more
The youthful energy coming out of the Big Wy’s Brass Band was contagious and put almost everyone to dance. Jazz fans had a fabulous jamming night thanks the engulfing brass notes plus the bass player and drums. I believe this was biggest audience during the International Jazz Festival of Guatemala in Antigua Guatemala as well. … Read more
The Shuffle Demons are a primal, funky, jazz band with three saxophones, a cello and a drum set or batería as we say in Spanish. Last Thursday night, the atrium of the antiguo colegio de la Compañía de Jesús was filled with the electrifying energy coming out from the live performance The Shuffle Demons, hailing … Read more
The 17th International Jazz Festival of Guatemala is in full swing. Here’s the Thierry Lang Trio playing at as part of the Guatemala Jazz Festival in Antigua Guatemala at the atrium of the former college of the Compañía de Jesús on Tuesday night, March 7, 2017. There are two more photographs to show you the … Read more
Oh La Antigua Guatemala is such a wonderful photographic location, almost every block has interesting walls and framing options. Here’s one of my favourites, Compañía de Jesús building and this portrait was made while learning about natural framing during one of the Antigua Photo Walks I lead around town. What do you like about his … Read more
As I often mention during the photo walks, my two favourite buildings are Compañía de Jesús and Casa Santo Domingo. Each represents two different monastery approaches, but both were well executed and their architectural design has survived the new uses for the building. One is a cultural center, library, training center and office space for … Read more
This first week of December has been a week full galaxies, stars, planets, and such at the Compañía de Jesús building, La Antigua Guatemala’s de facto cultural center. From a showing of the film “Interstellar” to hanging planets and images of faraway galaxies decorating the corridors. Today there was a conference about the “Dark side … Read more