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Unusual Vistas of Habana — Panoramic Vista of Parque Central and Capitolio⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ As I have said before, Havana is one of the most photogenic destination in the world because of its welcoming people, its beautiful architecture and, of course, its massi
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Quotidian Vistas from Havana — Cuban mechanical ingenuity.⠀ ⠀⠀ What can I say, Cubans are masters at mechanical ingenuity; how else can they keep all those classic cars from the 50s and 60s and beyond running on the streets. Of course, cars is not the onl
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Quotidian Vistas from Havana — Cuban balconies lives. ⠀ As I mentioned earlier, Cuban love to come out to their balconies or porches to watch people go by or to catch up with the neighbors.⠀ ⠀ Here I share with you one such vista capture during my my rece
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Quotidian Vistas from Havana — Cuban ballerina. ⠀ ⠀ One peculiar thing I noticed in Havana, Cuba is the high number of ballerinas one can encounter in the streets. Of course, this was a book photo shoot at the world-famous Malecón, the 7-km seawall which
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Quotidian Vistas from Havana — Classic cars around Parque Central of La Habana, Cuba. ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ DM me if you would like to be part of a week-long photographic exploration of Havana through my travel and street photography workshops for 2020. It's a win-win as
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Quotidian Vistas from Havana — Internet junkies at a WiFi hive.⠀ ⠀ The peculiar way to access the internet in Cuba creates these WiFi hives where all the internet junkies drone around. You can find these concentration of WiFi junkies around squares, parks
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Quotidian Vistas from Havana — Cuban girl watching the world go by. One of the things I noticed Cubans do a lot is to come out to the balconies or porches to watch people go by. As I said a few weeks ago, I am so excited to be able to be doing what I love
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Portrait of Stefanie in Antigua Guatemala.⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀ #antiguaguatemala #antigua #guatemala #photomeantigua #antiguaphotoshoots #antiguaphotosessions #streetphotosessions #lifestyleshoots #streetphotoshoots #instagrammableplacesantigua #in
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Portrait of Vanessa Pilon by the Ruins of Santa Isabel in Antigua Guatemala.⠀ ⠀ I was fortunate to capture a few portraits of world-famous Vanessa Pilon, Canadian television presenter and fashion icon, during a recent filming of an upcoming show in Antigu
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Dolce Gelato for the Wedding Night in Antigua Guatemala.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ #PhotoTips — The best way to get a high success rate with your street photography is to visualize your frame and anticipate as many settings, as well as the orientation and how much should be
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Havana is one of the most photogenic destination in the world because of its welcoming people, its beautiful architecture and, of course, its massive number of classic cars on the streets at any given moment. Literally, visiting and photographing La Haban
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I am so excited to be able to celebrate the New Year in Havana doing what I love the most, teaching a travel photography workshop and making pictures. Also, I am looking forward to see the finished renovations the were going the last time in Havana. ⠀ ⠀⠀
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Quotidian Vista of La Habana Vieja: Primary school students marching through the streets of restored buildings and streets of Old Havana neighborhood. Watch a behind the scenes video clip showing the kids marching through the streets in my stories for tod
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Los novios gigantes or the giant bride and bridegroom from Antigua Guatemala.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ We encountered these giant bride and groom at the end of a recent photo walk where we were taking pictures of the Devil effigy that will be used for the Burning of the Devi
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Kissing couple framed within three sets of arches in Antigua Guatemala.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ This image was during a recent photo walk where we were practicing how to use natural frames and sub-framing. Believe it or not, the human elements came together within seconds.
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Framed within two Baroque Moorish Doorways found in Antigua Guatemala.⠀ ⠀ What kind of street photographer are you, hunter or fisherman? I tend to practice both styles and a combination of both approaches, but I prefer the Henri Cartier-Bresson approach f
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Here's a portrait of Anouk with an organic wall texture as backdrop. I really like the color contrast between her outfit and the wall texture. You won't believe where this portrait was made; ask me where this wall is and I will respond in the comments.⠀ .
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Here's a portrait of Giovanna with green wall texture as backdrop. I really like the color contrast between her attire and the wall texture. This wall texture is among the most popular walls in Antigua Guatemala.⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #antiguaguatemala #antigua
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Antigua Guatemala has so many wall textures that work really well as organic backdrops for the photo sessions I do around town, and believe me, I make sure to include a couple options for every photo shoot. My next three posts will have colorful wall text
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Street Portrait of Jean, a Painter at Work on the Streets of Antigua Guatemala.⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #antigua #guatemala #antiguaguatemala #santamariadejesus #everydayguatemala #dailylife #travelphotographyportraits #bwtravelphotography #portraitofapainter #painting
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Four of Mayan Generations from Santa María de Jesús.⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #antigua #guatemala #antiguaguatemala #santamariadejesus #everydayguatemala #dailylife #travelphotographyportraits #bwtravelphotography #mayawomen #fourgenerations #mayanportraits
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Framed in a corner of Antigua Guatemala. . . . #antigua #guatemala #antiguaguatemala #everydayguatemala #dailylife #streetphotography #bwstreetphotography #walkthisway #textures #handmadesigns
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Antigua Photo Shoots — Michelle framed by a yellow window frame.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ I am so fortunate to be able to shoot in Antigua Guatemala because this enchanting town is full a gorgeous settings everywhere making it an ideal destination for lifestyle and street p
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Street Portraits of Strangers — Mayan girls during Day of the Dead Festivities in Santiago Sacatepéquez, Guatemala.⠀ ⠀ This is the fourth consecutive year that I organized and lead a Day of the Dead Photography Workshop in the Mayan highlands of Guatemala
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Here's your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Guasón for Joker.⠀ ⠀ Recently we went to the theater to watch the most recent "Joker" film, a masterpiece indeed. At various times I thought of the wonderful song “Garrick” composed and sang by t
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Formerly known as Catedral de Santiago in colonial times.⠀ ⠀⠀ Car light trails can add another distinctive look to your night shots. The longer the exposure the more light trails you can include in the frame. Having said that, find an equilibrium where th
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Inside the Ruins of Iglesia de Las Capuchinas in Antigua Guatemala.⠀ ⠀ Raise your ISO to lower your exposure times whenever you want to include people or moving subjects in your frame. If there are no moving subjects in the frame, set the ISO to the base
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The best time to shoot night photography in color is during the blue hour which is the brief period of twilight that comes right after sunset. After all the natural light has gone, switch over to the black and white photography for a more dramatic look of
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Once upon a time in Guatemala... for Day of the Dead.⠀ ⠀ As I have said before, "Day of the Dead in Guatemala" can also be a fascinating and intimate experience if you visit the Maya cemeteries away from the beaten tracks.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ The Commemoration of “Día d
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Once upon a time in Mexico... but where in Mexico?⠀ .⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ #dailylife #sanmigueldeallende #smaphotoworkshop #mexico #smaphotoexploration #mexicophototour #phototour #sanmigueldeallendephotoworkshop #streetphotographymagazine #streetp
