Meet world-famous Clara, a good friend I have been fortunate to know for several years now. Every time we encounter each other, she always has a present for me: her beautiful smile. This portrait was made during a photo walk I was leading; Clara was kind enough to remove her face mask for this portrait … Read more
Today’s photo is the portrait of Jenifer holding her Matryoshka portrait print made prior to the pandemic. Jenifer was kind enough to collaborate with the testing phase of this project. Initially I had thought that we can do five portraits with one photo inside each picture, but after trying it out, I believe 3 portraits … Read more
Today’s image is the portrait of a smiling grandmother and her granddaughter that I made a couple of days ago. On my way back from the supermarket, I saw three Mayan women; three generations it turned out, as Grandmother, mother and granddaughter were sitting in front of their avocados and lemons baskets while having lunch; … Read more
Today’s image is the portrait of Maya girl holding her candid portrait. Giving away these portrait prints is the best gift for me as I receive such wonderful smiles and sólo buenas vibras, only good vibes in the process. The synergy created by the act of giving prints of the portraits made on the streets … Read more
One of the unexpected benefits of giving away the portrait prints I make of the strangers I photograph on the streets is that now they look for me to take their portraits. This makes the whole process so much easier. If you would like to pitch in $5 for to help fund this project, click … Read more
We continue with the series of portraits of strangers made on the streets of Antigua Guatemala that later on I print to give back to those who collaborate. As I have said before, I really enjoy seeing the faces of those who receive a photo print that they were not expecting, weeks or months later … Read more
From the portrait prints project comes out the Matryoshka portrait series. Jenifer has been kind enough to collaborate with the testing phase of this project. Initially I had thought that we can do five portraits with one photo inside each picture, but after trying it out, I believe 3 portraits is what looks best. The … Read more
I have developed a proven approach to photograph any kind of people that I share during the photo walks I lead, from introverts to extraverts, even Maya people. After a couple of years, I have gained the trust of many people on the streets of Antigua Guatemala and now they participate in making their portraits. … Read more
We continue our mini series of “Portraits Prints as Gifts” with surprised face of this shy Maya girl. In fact, she was reluctant to even participate in the making of the first portrait. Her mom had to encourage her. Introverts are like that, it takes a solid argument to convince them to participate in a … Read more
The synergy created by the act of giving prints of the portraits made on the streets of Antigua Guatemala is incredible. I really enjoy seeing the faces of those who receive a photo print that they were not expecting, weeks or months later after I had made their portraits. The prints are made from my … Read more
As I have mentioned before, I really enjoy looking at the happy faces of those who receive a photo print that they were not expecting, weeks or months later after I had made their portraits. The prints are made from my series Street Portraits of Strangers, a photographic project with nearly 200 images thus far. … Read more
I really enjoy looking at the happy faces of those who receive a photo print that they were not expecting, weeks or months later after I had made their portraits. The prints are made from the black and white series Street Portraits of Strangers, a photographic project with nearly 150 images thus far. Of course, … Read more