Johanna, 15 year olds, from Puerto Barrios, Izabal received for her fifteen birthday photo sessions in Antigua Guatemala, Lake Atitlan, Quetzaltenango, and Esquipulas. Other photogenic locations in between these cities will also be included. She was all the rave with tourists who also started taking pictures of this beautiful quinceañera illuminated by Christmas lights at … Read more
As I have mentioned before, all around La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park are locations often used as stage or backdrop by many photographers covering Quinceaños (Fifteen years) and Weddings. In this picture, we can appreciate a Quinceañera being photographed for her Fifteen candles celebration by the Portal del Ayuntamiento. How are you enjoying the Quinceañera … Read more
The Quinceañera, or Quince años (“fifteen years” in English), in Latin American culture, is a coming of age ceremony held on a girl’s fifteenth birthday. The term Quinceaños refers to the birthday of the celebrant, and the term Quinceañera refers to the celebrant herself. Like many other coming-of-age ceremonies, the Quinceaños is associated with the … Read more
As I have said many times before, La Antigua Guatemala is the most popular backdrop and destination for photo sessions. So, it’s no surprise as you walk around town you find many quinceañeras [sweet 16], engagement photo sessions and wedding photo sessions. Heck, I even offer my own Antigua Photo Session to make artistic images … Read more
That’s right, we can be a paparazzi mob during the Antigua Photo Walks that I lead around town whenever we encounter a quinceañera or a bride strolling through the streets of Antigua Guatemala. That’s exactly what happened this morning when for a few moments we made this innocent quinceañera quite important by having more than … Read more
Believe it or not, often during the photo walks, people ask some of the photographers to take a picture with them. Here we see a quinceañera posing next to the photographer taking the photo walk with me. Each photo walk is different, but all of them are fun. Holidays Aside: On June 30 Día del … Read more
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Quinceañera We’ll begin this 15-day countdown with the picture of this very friendly quinceañera, 15-year-old girl, taken inside the Santa Clara ruins. To understand the importance of the Quinceañera celebration, read the information listed below. By the way, now I am available to do portrait and event photography, … Read more
Parque Central, as we informally call the Plaza Mayor (Main Plaza), is among the favorite photo session locations in La Antigua Guatemala. Heck, there are a half a dozen photographers who make their living there as shown in Pueblo Chico, Chisme Grande and Photographing the Photographers. Wedding photographers also like to use Parque Central as … Read more
Yesterday, I mentioned that La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park is often used as stage for many free cultural and artistic events. Well, the Main Plaza, or Plaza Mayor as it is the official name, is also often used as shooting location for many photographers covering Quinceaños (Fifteen years) and Weddings. In the picture above, we … Read more