As I explained yesterday, I am on a quest to document photographically all the colonial temples in the villages of La Antigua Guatemala. Thus far I have the temples of San Juan del Obispo, San Gaspar Vivar and San Pedro Las Huertas. Soon I will share more images of the other villages with you. Stay … Read more
I have set another goal for AntiguaDailyPhoto: profile all the colonial temples of the villages of Antigua Guatemala to show case their different architectonic styles, façades and colors. For instance, if we compare the temple of San Gaspar with the temple of San Pedro Las Huertas, these temples are only a kilometer apart from each … Read more
Another goal that I have set for myself for this new year is to make panoramic photographs all the plazas [main squares] of the villages of Antigua Guatemala and surrounding communities and municipalities along the tiny planets that I have already began. With these two new photographic approaches as well as with the on-going series … Read more
Ever wonder how they go about cleaning the façades of the churches around Antigua Guatemala. Here’s one such image showing how they clean and dust off the main arches of Parroquía de San José, commonly known as cathedral of Antigua Guatemala or simply la catedral. By the way, most cleaning and new paint jobs are … Read more
The procession of the fifth Sunday of Lent is quite possibly one of the largest processions in Antigua Guatemala. People just refer to it as the procession of San Bartolo, short for San Bartolomé Becerra. This procession leaves the church around 7 am and comes back 18 hours later, sometime between midnight and 1 am. … Read more
By the end of the 4th Sunday procession which comes out of the village of Santa Ana, Nelo Mijangos had already walked 93,2 kms or 57.91 miles on four consecutive Sundays of Lent. For this procession, Nelo decided to show us a detail of the lit float taken at night. Yes, in case you didn’t … Read more
The third of Sunday of Lent is the turn for the church of Jocotenango to put the best procession possible and believe, they do. For this Sunday’s procession, Nelo Mijangos took 925 photos and walked for 21.6 kms or 13.4 miles for those live in the cocoon known as the United States. How do you … Read more
In my endless quest to bring you new fresh perspectives for the over-photographed vistas of Antigua Guatemala, I present you here the Parroquia de San Juan del Obispo. I hope you like it! What story or anecdote can you share with us about San Juan del Obispo. We’re all ears.
Only when you get a close-up and pay attention to the details on the façade of the church you realise how baroque it really is. I also like to colour of the stucco and the texture and contrast provided by the wear and of the stucco. To top it off, the bells of top gives … Read more
It's only when you take a look at a white and black photo of the cathedral that one can really appreciate the dramatic lighting system of this fabulous church; don't you agree?
Whenever possible is a good idea to include in the picture something of known size like a person, animal or vehicle to gauge the size of buildings or mountains or ships, etc. In this case, the man walking by the church of San Pedro Las Huertas provides a human scale for us to realize the … Read more
After several previous tries I believe I have captured the essence of this tiny colonial church in San Gaspar Vivar. Sometimes it takes several attempts at different hours, with different light and often with different lens and cameras to really capture the essence of a place. San Gaspar Vivar Church Typical Rainy Season Vista in … Read more
In case you haven’t noticed, we embarked on a Rainy Season Vistas series starting a few days back. This whole week I will posting rainy season vistas, it’s my personal challenge to find beautiful and intriguing imagery from the rainy season. Today’s entry for instance can be replicated in just about all the ruins and … Read more
One thing I have noticed reviewing the archives of AntiguaDailyPhoto is that I have yet to visit all the villages of Antigua Guatemala. This year I plan to visit and photograph all the villages of La Antigua Guatemala. To that end, here’s the church of San Gaspar Vivar, a small community sandwiched between San Pedro … Read more
About two weeks ago I shared with you a photograph of the façade of the church of San Miguel Escobar in which I included two people and a street dog as size reference. Today I shared another vista of the same church as it was being painted by church volunteers while other receive the Sunday … Read more