Antigua Guatemala’s Flower-decorated Windows
Today, I share with you a window dressed up with flowers for Antigua’s Flower Festival. Enjoy!
Festival de las Flores
Antigua Guatemala’s Flower Festival 2021
This past weekend Antigua Guatemala dressed up many of its façades, fountains and parks with flower arrangements. The photograph above show the flower arrangements donned on the fountain of the Plazuela de La Escuela de Cristo. This is the fifth Flower Festival of Antigua Guatemala and quite possibly the most successful; in fact too successful … Read more
The Remains of the Flower Festival
Today I share with you the latest portrait I got a chance to make of Erica’s family with the remains of the Flower Festival adorning the Fuente de las Sirenas at Parque Central. Enjoy!
Fountain Decorated with Gerbera Flowers During the Festival de Flores of Antigua Guatemala
As I have mentioned before, it is common practice in and around Antigua Guatemala to decorate windows, entryways, façade and fountains with flowers, especially during the Flower Festival of Antigua Guatemala. Follow the white rabbit [the links] to see all the different flower decorations described above. Participate in the Thanksgiving raffle for a chance to win … Read more
The Flower Festival of Antigua Guatemala is Happening this Weekend
If you like flowers and especially exotic flowers, don’t miss the Flower Festival being held through out Antigua Guatemala this weekend. I will go out to take some photographs tomorrow morning when there’s less people on the streets. Stay tuned! Below you can watch the live coverage.
Exotic Flowers Are Us
We are so fortunate in Antigua Guatemala to have affordable exotic flowers all year long; so we often encounter decorative striking flower arrangement as we go about our day to day activities. By the way, did you know that now we have a Flower Festival held every year in November. This year El Festival de … Read more
Antigua Guatemala’s Flower Festival at Night
The awesome positive feedback I received of the night photographs of the 2nd Flower Festival of Antigua Guatemala confirmed my initial thoughts: I could share a new perspective by photographing at night with a different light and atmosphere. Also, by shooting long exposures, I was abled to capture interesting lights moving through the streets or … Read more
Flower Headers Façade Decoration
Flowers headers were the most popular façade decoration found as part of the 2nd Flower Festival of Antigua Guatemala. Flower headers were found above business sings and on the top part of windows and doors. Here you can see the flower header for La Fonda de La Calle Real.
Antigua Guatemala’s Façade Adorned with Flowers
Bakeries really put in the effort to create beautiful flower embellishments for the façades of their businesses. Here’s flower decoration found at El Viejo Café. Enjoy!
Antigua Guatemala’s Façade Embellished with Flowers
This decorated façade was awarded the third position on the contest organized by the 2nd Flower Festival of Antigua Guatemala. Once again, I made this photograph with a long exposure of 2 seconds to vanish the people walking by.
Antigua Guatemala’s Façade Decorated with Flowers
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Fachada for façade. The flower decoration of façades in Antigua Guatemala was one of the most photogenic parts of the 2nd Flower of Festival this past weekend. Because I was leading photo walks since Wednesday, I didn’t get a chance to make photos in the early mornings, … Read more
Dressed up in Colonial style attires for a stroll though Antigua Guatemala
The 2nd Flower Festival of Antigua Guatemala was packed with fun activities through out the entire weekend. Everything was quite photogenic from the flowers to a group of people dressed up in colonial-style garments who were strolling through town. I captured them on 6a calle oriente as they make their way to Parque de La … Read more