As part of my Day of the Dead Photography Workshop I carried an instant camera/printer so I can give prints on the spot and let me tell you it was a success, everyone enjoyed the instant prints. The camera has no controls or settings one can change; only the shutter release. It does have a micro SD slot so … Read more
Here’s another print I gave to this family as part of my Day of the Dead Photography Workshop, as I brought along an instant camera/printer so I could share prints in the instant. This large family had a lot of fun passing around the instant print and seeing each other in the picture. If you would like to see … Read more
As I said yesterday, for this year Day of the Dead Photography Workshop, I took along an instant camera/printer so I can give prints on the spot. This is a portrait I gave to the grandmother shown in the picture. Enjoy the photographic tour through the cemeteries in the Mayan highlands of Guatemala during Day of the Dead … Read more
This year as part of my Day of the Dead Photography Workshop I carried an instant camera/printer so I can give prints right there on the spot and let me tell you it was a hit, from children to the elders and everyone in between. The camera has no controls or settings one can change; … Read more
Luis, a Maya man from Sumpango talks about all his dead family members and the importance of communion with the dead in the Mayan communities. If you would like to capture fantastic photographs of the Day of the Dead festivities? Join this fun and intensive full day photo tour.
Maya man touching up the crosses at his family mausoleum at the cemetery of Sumpango before Day of the Dead. Would you like to capture extraordinary images of the Day of the Dead festivities? Join this fun and exclusive full day photo tour.
The rains are leaving. The winds are coming. The kites are flying everywhere. That means the dry season is upon us and the best time of the year begins with the commemoration of Día de los Muertos in Guatemala. Día de los Muertos is one of the most fantastic and vibrant traditions in the world. … Read more
In case you didn’t know it yet, here’s a little known trivia: Guatemala has one the most amazing, vibrant and photogenic traditions in the world: Day of the Dead and its Giant Kite Festival. Experience this unique festival in the Mayan highlands of Guatemala with an intensive full-day photo tour. Book your spot today for the … Read more
As I mentioned in another post, as part of the Day of the Dead photography workshop on November 1st, we shot two Mayan graveyards one Spanish cemetery; giant kites on display and flying, the fiambre preparation with a family who have been doing for over 45 years as shown above; a special All Saints Day … Read more
For All Saints’ Day and Day of the Dead in Guatemala there are some huge kites on display as shown in previous posts. Of course, the majority of giant kites do fly. Here I captured the moment this kite is raised into the sky. This photograph was captured as part of my intensive Day of … Read more
The cooperative “Jóvenes Pioneros” a 30-member group at the moment they raise their 17-meter giant kite with the theme Identidad, Identity, at the cemetery of Santiago Sacatepéquez, Guatemala, a tradition which dates back more than 119 years. This photograph was captured as part of my intensive Day of the Dead photo workshop. We had a … Read more
Mayan girl Rosa Guadalupe and her siblings play around the family tombstones by throwing into the air “flores de muerto,” marigolds or flowers of the dead at the graveyard of Santiago Sacatepéquez, Guatemala on All Saints Day. Day of the Dead in Guatemala is a celebration that reunites the living with the dead. This photograph … Read more
Holga, Mayan girl tends and ushers passers-by into a kite shop for All Saints’ Day celebrations in Santiago Sacatepéquez, Guatemala. Day of the Dead and All Saints’ Day in Guatemala are celebrations that reunite the living with the dead. This photograph was captured as part of my intensive Day of the Dead photo workshop. We … Read more
As part of the Day of the Dead photography workshop on November 1st, we shot two Mayan graveyards one Spanish cemetery; giant kites on display and flying, fiambre preparation with a family who have been doing for over 45 years; a special All Saints Day procession in Antigua Guatemala plus sawdust carpet-making process themed around … Read more
Visitors enjoy the giant kites on display at the cemetery of Santiago Sacatepéquez, Guatemala, a tradition which dates back more than 119 years. Most of the giant kites on display measure more than 20 meters across. This photograph was captured as part of my intensive Day of the Dead photo workshop. We had a full … Read more