One thing is for sure, we love color in Guatemala. It is quite understandable since we are exposed to vibrant colors in the flora, fauna and landscapes found in Guatemala. We are also exposed to a lot of color in our houses, our food, our public transportations buses and, of course, our clothes. Today’s portrait … Read more
Recently I shared with you a photograph of three boys having a blast with a portable wooden staircase on a platform and my thoughts on how imagination is the best game for children in Guatemala and the world over, really. Well, today I am sharing a fast capture of about half a dozen Maya girls … Read more
We continue the indiscreet window series with an image of two Maya girls playing hide and seek at the parque central, main square, of San Pedro Las Huertas. Check out the deep blue sky and the plentiful sunshine. The temperatures oscillate between a low 12C/54F and a high 24C/75F; horrible isn’t it?
The fountain of youth! Working children always find a little time to have fun. Regardless of what many of the readers have told me about children working, I am still against child labor. Children should be allowed to be children, to go to school and play. The time to work to survive will come, no … Read more
What I really like about this picture is that each girl is looking in a different direction. What I enjoy about doing the Guatemalan Portrait series is how intimate and different each portrait is. My goal is to show as many different kinds of Guatemalans as possible. How do you like the street portrait series … Read more
One of the things about cultural and traditional events that I like is that they are people magnets and it’s so much easier to photograph people and situations that normally are difficult. Take as an example the photograph of the Guatemalan lady and the Maya man from yesterday or the ease with I was able … Read more