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!
Mayan Family
Tourists from Chichicastenango in Antigua Guatemala
We continue our series of tourists visiting Antigua Guatemala with this colorful portrait of a family from Chichicastenango. Follow the white rabbit for other photographs of tourists visiting Antigua Guatemala.
Guatemalans Make Me Happy
I really enjoy spotlighting the fact that Guatemalans are so eager to share smiles at every chance they get. So, take advantage of the plentiful of free smiles found in and around Antigua Guatemala. In fact, take as many home as you can, we’ll make more! 😉
Make People Happy with Free Portrait Prints
The synergy created by the act of giving prints of the portraits made on the streets is incredible. Give it a try next time you hit the streets…
Day of the Dead Is Family Time
In Guatemala Day of the Dead is a celebration that reunites the living with the dead. They say that you’re not dead until you’re forgotten. Well, in Guatemala you are remembered for much much longer as families set up a little shrine at home with your portrait, flowers and candles to always keep you present … Read more
Mayan Family Gathering for Day of the Dead
All Saints Day and Day of the Dead are the perfect occasion for large family gatherings in Guatemala. Families bring fiambre and other foods to spend time at the graveyards remembering family members who have buried there. Kids and adults fly kites to help the dead reunite with the living. For third consecutive year I … Read more
Sharing buñuelos with the family
Dónde come uno, comen tres. Where one eats, three can eat. Guatemalan buñuelos, one of the comfort foods for December, are kind like round French toast and they are served with a lot hot syrup made from water, sugar, star anise, cinnamon sticks, and all-spice. ¡Buen provecho! By the way, how would you translate “buen … Read more
Mayan Family Playing Religious Music
As I have said before, I find the singing of the Maya people extremely haunting and touching, even though, they are singing evangelical hymns. To me this singing has an additional layer of pain and denouncing which is above the meaning of the words they sing; something much older and more mystical than the religious … Read more
Columbus Day or Indigenous People Day
Let’s just celebrate our diversity today and everyday! Today is a national holiday in Guatemala: Día de la Raza. So, I would like to share with you the face of cultural resistance in a world where identity is being erased or blended; in Guatemala the Maya women still represent a strong footing for the Guatemalan … Read more
The Colours and Smiles from Antigua Guatemala
Here’s another typical stamp of daily life from Guatemala. I hope you like it and find the words in your heart to caption it. I will send a real photo post card to the best caption for this photograph via the traditional postal service.
Have a Happy Día de la Raza!
As every October 12, Día de la Raza, I would like to share with you the faces of cultural resistance in a world where identity is being erased or blended, in Guatemala the Maya people represent a strong hold for the Guatemalan identity. Hahaha… maybe it is the water after all. 😉