This intimate photograph of a mother and her cucuruchito son was captured as they waited for the La Merced procession on Good Friday. During the photo walks I lead during Lent & Holy Week I teach how to focus on the intimate moments that are happening all around the very public and crowded Holy Week … Read more
One thing I have noticed through the years of photographing the people of Guatemala is how close and tight are the families. Vendors always have their children near-by, even they are ambulant vendors. Have you noticed this yourself?
Happy Guatemalan Mother’s Day! I especially wish a Happy Mother’s Day to my own madre. As Luna McCarthy mentioned in XelaDailyPhoto this morning: Mother’s Day always falls on May 10 in Guatemala, as opposed to many countries where it falls on the 2nd Sunday of May. Today is also a holiday for mothers in Guatemala, … Read more
To all the visiting mothers, please, let me share with you the Guatemalan classic marimba Un vals para mi madre (A waltz for my mother) and wish you a very happy Guatemalan Mother’s Day! Today’s photo brings forth cherished memories of my mom and I eating POPS ice cream when I was a kid. Although, … Read more
I love the possibilities of street photography in La Antigua Guatemala. Almost every day you can go out and come back with good material if you keep your eyes wide open, your mind without filters and your finger ready on the shutter button. How often you can capture the first steps of a baby, really? … Read more
Today it is your turn to do the caption for this street photo of a mother and son bonding in La Antigua Guatemala. Create a story or caption to go with the photo above. Simple, heh?!