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
Let’s continue our series of Portraits of Strangers with this crazy Argentine: Ivan Kerner. Of course, in some case, the strangers will no longer be strangers, but friends, such is the case of Ivan and Sofía, the documentary filmmaker with him. Would you like to meet Sofía as well? Here are his own words about … Read more
Believe it or not, La Antigua Guatemala is NOT the REAL Guatemala. Well, let me rephrase that, downtown Antigua Guatemala is not the real Guatemala because the minute you step in any of the villages around our beloved colonial town, you are in the REAL Guatemala. Today we continue our series of street portraits with … Read more
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
If you don’t know who José Martí was, you are about to read a little about one of the most important figures of 19th century in America. Martí is considered one of the great turn-of-the-century Latin American intellectuals. José Julián Martí Pérez (January 28, 1853 – May 19, 1895) is a Cuban national hero and … Read more
Another goal that I set for myself this year is to do many more street portraits of locals and visitors alike. I want to share the faces of the people I meet and perhaps a tiny bit about their lives. For instance, I took the portrait of this couple who were sitting together working on … Read more