I am so grateful that the people in and around Antigua Guatemala trust me to take their portraits. Often instead of my approach, they ask me to make a street portraits of them as was the case of these two vendor friends who wanted to have a picture together. As I have shared before, the … Read more
Did you know that a large segment of the population of Guatemala work in the informal economy. This is one more reason why Guatemala has such low tax collection compared to other countries. Are you interested in the hard figures?
Guatemala is a country of Desaparecidos (disappeared) and La Antigua Guatemala is not an exception. These colorful and friendly street vendors and their traditional carts vanished without leaving a trace or even causing a murmur. These honest and hard-working people simply desaparecieron (disappeared). They are missing… and missed. 🙁 My friend and colleague Miguel De … Read more