If you would like to learn the art of photographing strangers, you should book a street photography photo walk through my www.AntiguaPhotoWalks.com page where I share my approaches to candid street photography to capture interesting natural images of strangers and street portraiture of strangers. I really enjoy seeing how photography enthusiasts dramatically transform from being … Read more
Follow the white rabbit to » Don’t Worry, Be Happy.
Often I see people placing Guatemalans into a tight, constricting box of looks, really tight set of guidelines of what Guatemalans are supposed to look like. As far I remember, I have been sharing portraits of Guatemalans as varied as possible to show that Chapines are a rainbow of possibilities. This portrait of a couple … Read more
As I have said in previous years, the best way to celebrate International Women’s Day is to actually work everyday towards the same rights, education, salaries, opportunities, and respect for everyone, regardless of gender. March 8 should be a day to ponder how much we have advanced in the previous 364 days before, don’t you … Read more
Today I bring you this simple portrait of family selling organic balls on the streets of Antigua Guatemala. The majority of Guatemalans are hard-working people; always striving to make an honest living, don’t you agree?
Once again we jump-start the new year with some portraits of people from Antigua Guatemala. In this case, it is a portrait of the old grandma selling Guatemalan sweeten nuts such as pepitoria [roasted pumpkin seeds], ajonjolí [sesame seeds], manías [peanuts], et cetera mixed with the sweet molasses from the cooked sugar cane juice. If … Read more
El hombre propone, Dios dispone y El Diablo lo descompone. What better way to caption these portraits of strangers at the Burning of the Devil festivity in La Antigua Guatemalan than with this famous saying that roughly translates as “Man proposes, God disposes, and the Devil counterposes.” Let me explain. See a Russian couple and … Read more
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Pregonera or town crier. I caught a glance of the news member of the Pregonero group. She was ready to pose for me, even if it was for a split second without even slowing down a bit. I hope you guys had a great weekend. Next Sunday, … Read more
Good Morning and Welcome to La Antigua Guatemala. This is the kind of vistas you can encounter when you walk in and around La Antigua Guatemala. How do you like my most recent photograph of the series Portraits of Strangers?
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
We continue the series Portraits of Strangers with the picture of an interesting Brazilian artisan. Someone mentioned that before people in Antigua Guatemala would be scandalised by small tattoo on the ankle. This picture and all the others that will follow will show how tolerant the conservative people of Antigua Guatemala have become. ANTIGUA PHOTO … 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
