Today, I am happy to share a portrait of Victoria, a great grandmother, one of the friendliest and kindest people I have ever met. I am so grateful that Victoria opened the doors of her house years ago when I first met her. In this portrait, she was explaining to us how she roasts her … Read more
We continue our countdown to May 1st, 2020, the 14th anniversary of Antigua Daily Photo with a portrait of a Maya Ambulant Tangerine Vendor against one of my favorite textured walls from Antigua Guatemala. By the way, if you also like textured walls, visit my Decor Wall Art gallery and get a high quality print … Read more
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Güipil or Huipil for blouse. It’s been a while since I last shared with you a portrait of the series: I am Guatemala. I hope you enjoy this softhearted portrait a Maya little girl sporting a beautiful and vibrant huipil; that’s what we call the beautifully … Read more
Today I share with you the vibrant colors and smiles from Antigua Guatemala. Meet the sisters Erica and Jackelin, two of the Maya vendors I have come to know and photograph often. As it is the case often, initially they were hesitant to pose for my camera. I don’t blame them, often people take their … Read more
As I have said recently, one of the most satisfying things I have been doing for a couple of years now is giving away free instantaneous prints of the portraits I make of total strangers on the streets while leading the Antigua Photo Walks… tap for full image!
As I mentioned yesterday, procession give us a window into the full spectrum of the Guatemalan identity. Here’s a Maya woman with a religious attired used during the carrying of the processional floats. Join me for a very special photo walk every Sunday of Lent to learn my approach techniques for street portraits and much … Read more
Lent processions provide so many opportunities to capture the essence of the Guatemalan identity as well. Here’s a street portrait of a Dolorosa carrying an incense burning during a Lenten procession.
One of the things that I share during the Photo Walks I lead is how to approach our subjects with respect and engage with honest interest. As I often say, you get out of the streets what you put in. In that respect, I have been very fortunate to have the opportunity to make portraits … Read more
I met Elsy years ago when I stopped her on the streets for a quick portrait of stranger. Since then we have collaborated in several photo sessions. Today’s portrait is from the last recent session. Honestly, I don’t know how far a portrait of stranger will take me, however, I am really happy to have … Read more
Here’s another entry on the I am Guatemala series. How about if this week we do another mini series to get rid of the notion of what a Guatemalan should look like? In the mean time, you can you browse the portraits of the series I am Guatemala. Enjoy!
Guatemala is full with photographers. I know personally hundreds of them. Here is the smiling face of photo-journalist Santiago Billy and a colleague taking a break at Parque Central; the favorite spot of many to hang out and to watch people. Of course, the good vibes around the Plaza Mayor, the official name for the … Read more
The future is coming! And the future is coming very fast. Often I read in the newspapers that the majority of the population of Guatemala is quite young. If you take a quick glance at the classifieds you will see that jobs are only offered to people under 35 years of age. I wonder where … Read more
Young Guatemalan men work the streets selling nuts, floss candy, ice cream, whatever people would buy. We have to make a living. Guatemala is a land of opportunities, people say, but the majority of the people, especially the young can not seem to find them. There’s plenty of wealth in Guatemala for sure; it’s just … Read more
Yes, believe it or not, you can find images like this one on the streets of Antigua Guatemala. Well, to be precise, you can find vistas like this one on the ruins of Antigua Guatemala. I encountered this image inside the ruins of the former Cathedral ruins. What do Guatemalans are supposed to look like? … Read more
Many loyal readers of Antigua Daily Photo had pointed in the past that when we grew up, we didn’t have salty granizadas, shaved ice pues. Well, since then I have shared that many different flavours that are not available for the new young Guatemalans. Limón, picosita, michelada, are just some of the variations of the … Read more