There’s a belief that states the Maya people don’t like to be photographed or make photographs. I am happy to report here and many times before in the archives that this is not true. They take pictures like anyone else, portraits and even selfies, as you can see here. What are your thoughts or experiences … Read more
Often during the photo walks I lead around town, people ask me if the Maya don’t like to be photographed. I say the Maya are just like any other people, there are shy, introverted Mayas as there are extraverted, exhibitionist. The difference lies that because they are so attractive to the cameras and exotic-looking to … Read more
As you take a photographic tour through the entries about selfies, you realise that “portraits of selfies” could be a very popular series with an endless supply of images. In fact, I believe that without really applying myself, I could easily make two or three portraits of selfies everyday in Antigua Guatemala. That’s too easy … Read more
Believe it or not, La Antigua Guatemala is another fallen city under the spell of narcissists who now have access to very inexpensive Chinese selfie-sticks being sold on the streets and central market. You can put a dot over Central America as another region infected by self-obsession and telescoping sticks. Since we are in an … Read more
Of course people still hire a professional photographer to capture their wedding ceremony, but many still use their mobile camera phone to take selfies during the wedding ceremony to post to Facebook and other social media network. My solution, shoot and share through a Wi-Fi card directly from my camera to other mobile devices so … Read more
Ahh, selfies, what do your selfies say about you? Let’s see what this article on Psychology Today says about that: Ever since smartphones came equipped with cameras that face not just outward but also backward at the user, the self-portrait—dubbed the “selfie”—has taken over social media, particularly Instagram. (It’s popular on dating sites, as well.) … Read more
This is a street portrait of selfie, a kind of self-portrait being taken at the main square of Antigua Guatemala. Selfies are all the rage right now, especially after a very popular super selfie taken at the Oscar’s award ceremony. Selfies are a kind of self-portrait. According to Wikipedia, The first known selfie, was taken … Read more