These ambulant coffee vendors will bring a delicious cup of cappuccino, mocaccino or black coffee to your favorite bench at Parque de La Union, La Merced or Parque Central. Three choices with or without sugar; that is it. Make sure to patronize these ingenious ambulant vendors on your next visit to Antigua Guatemala… TAP to see the full size photo and post.
Today I share a few headshots portrait from a recent Antigua Photo Shoots with the lovely and photogenic Bri. These headshots and portraits are perfect for Linkedin, corporate webpages, social media profiles or to simply share with your followers and family. Antigua Guatemala is full a vibrant spots, making it an ideal destination for lifestyle … Read more
Today I bring you an update on the Free Portrait Prints Project. Some of you might remember tale behind these portraits I made of three generations of Maya women from Santa María de Jesús a few months back. If not, here’s the summary: … On my way back from the supermarket, I saw three Mayan … Read more
Today we continue the new Panza Verde Portraits series with a portrait of Francisco who guards the main entrance to the Real Palacio de los Capitanes. As many of you know, Panza Verde, green belly is the nick name by which people of Antigua Guatemala are known. So, the Panza Verde Portraits is series to … Read more
What better way to start the new year than hanging out with friends at parque central of La Antigua Guatemala; sharing a piece of cake from Café Condesa, some hot coffee and chatting and catching up. This is much better than «likes» and «comments» on Facebook or Twitter, don’t you agree? BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER: … Read more
In a constant basis I add new portraits to my ever-growing series “Guatemalans.” Of course, abuelitas are well represented in the series. This is the latest picture of a typical Guatemalan granny who lives in the village of San Pedro Las Huertas, Antigua Guatemala. I really enjoy the portrait photography process as I get to … Read more
“Ladrón que roba a ladrón tiene mil años de perdón” Who can help translating this Spanish saying into English? Let’s continue the series Portraits of Strangers with this portrait of a fellow photographer as she walks about the streets of Antigua Guatemala looking for souls to steal. So, I guess if I steal the soul … Read more
Even in black and white the dresses of the Maya women of Guatemala are so colourful. Especially so when accompanied with happy faces and big smiles, don’t you agree?
For my part, I promise to share more portraits of antigüeños, more black and white photography, more photographic series, at least ten [10] more triptychs of artisans from Antigua Guatemala [this series may become a photo exhibit], plus the additions I made to the Guatemalan Filmmaker series, etc. I believe 2015 will be THE year … Read more
One of the things I encourage during the photo walks I lead around Antigua Guatemala is to take lots of portraits of the locals, not just the Maya, but all the different kinds of Antigüeños; that’s right: mestizos, blacks, whites, ex-pats, all the shades of Guatemalanness. Of course, I give a crash-course before the photo … Read more
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Alfarero or potter. Today I am also sharing the second triptych of the series. Today’s portraits of Nestor, the young potter who specialises in making these beautiful and unique ceramic Nativity scenes. I first shared with you a picture of Nestor and his creating last year with the … Read more
Okay folks, this is the new series I have started: Triptychs of artisans from around Antigua Guatemala. If you remember a few weeks ago I shared with you a picture of the workbench of a wood carving artisan and I said I might come back to do a portrait of the wood carver. Well, I … Read more
Another way of challenging myself with street portraits is to use an off-camera flash. This portrait of a campesino in one the villages of La Antigua Guatemala was made exactly that way. I shared a square version of this portrait on Instagram and on other social media networks and received quite the feedback. Below I … Read more
Once again we continue with the street portraits. This time I had the opportunity to show other fellow photographers how to approach total strangers to take their picture. Here I was about three feet from these teenagers from Antigua Guatemala who were having a great time at Parque Central. I tell you, there’s something magic … Read more
