Antigua Photo Walk Captures at Calle del Arco

This is one of the photos taken during the last “street photography challenge photo walk” I lead on the streets of Antigua Guatemala, where I was teaching and sharing tips on how to get candid and up-close photographs, just like this one. Join me if you would like to learn how to take natural unposed … Read more

The Capture vs The Pose on Ash Wednesday in Antigua Guatemala

I love doing street photography and capturing candid images from the streets of Antigua Guatemala. In the almost eight years I have been publishing daily photographs here, I have amassed a sizable collection of split-second authentic, true slices of life. When a subject poses to have his or her photograph taken, the subject tries to … Read more

Here’s your picture, do you like it?

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As I was walking on Calle del Arco yesterday, I was lucky to catch the interactions between this photographer and the man waiting at the doorway of Posada Don Rodrigo. I was in need a new photograph to promote my next photo walk about street photography in Antigua Guatemala and could not pass this great … Read more

Street Photography Workshops in La Antigua

If you have follow my daily posts in AntiguaDailyPhoto for a few months or a few years, one thing would very obvious right away, I love doing street photography and capturing candid images from the streets of Antigua Guatemala. In the almost eight years I have been publishing daily photographs here, I have amassed a … Read more

The Capture vs The Pose

Last week, Guatemalan blogger Iván Mendoza sent me a link to the article Street Photography: The Capture vs. The Pose; an interesting post which tries to define the difference between posed and captured photographs. Below I quote a couple statements from the article to give you an idea, but I must certainly encourage to read … Read more

Street Photography Is Like Hunting

We street photographers are like hunters; often we roam the streets, stalking the city for candid, naturally looking, images. Other times, we seat or stand in a corner until we become invisible or at least until the people around us become oblivious about us. We set the light, aperture, and shutter speed ahead of time … Read more

Watching the World Go by…

If you are a fan of people watching you are hard-pressed to find a lovelier place than La Antigua Guatemala to enjoy the lazy hobby. Whether you find a bench in Parque Central, Tanque de la Union, Cerro de la Cruz… or perhaps, you simply prop yourself against one of the many boldly-colored walls that … Read more