This was taken in a monastery in Antigua, Guatemala, that was nearly 500 years old (see the earthquake damage repair in the patterns in the plaster). The light patterns are obviously the unique feature here. Mamiya RZ-67. 1991.
This was taken in a monastery in Antigua, Guatemala, that was nearly 500 years old (see the earthquake damage repair in the patterns in the plaster). I didn't notice the mop until I was finished. Duh. What I do like about the image, though, is that it violates a basic tenet of photography: don't put a huge pillar in the middle foreground. But somehow, it works. Mamiya RZ-67. 1991.
This is one of the first photographs I ever published. When I published it, I named it Benchmark, and suggested that a quiet seat on the bench might be just the antidote for a busy life. It was taken in a monastery in Antigua, Guatemala, that was nearly 500 years old (see the earthquake damage repair in the patterns in the plaster). Mamiya RZ-67. 1991.
This reminded me of a moonscape. It's a very high valley (ca. 11,000') you'll find in the Cuchumatanes mountain range NE of Huehuetenango, in Guatemala. It's the land of sheep and potatoes.
A colorful bus in Antigua, Guatemala. I captured the sense of motion with a 1/10 second exposure at f/22.0. Notice that the lettering on the blue wall is crisp (I set the camera on a post).
A beautiful bird sitting nearby as we ate breakfast, in Antigua, Guatemala.
I was drawn to the beams of light from the overhead skylight and the light from the various doors to the rear and the sides. This was an old monastery in Antigua, Guatemala.
This was taken in a monastery in Antigua, Guatemala, that was nearly 500 years old (see the earthquake damage repair in the patterns in the plaster). I didn't notice the mop until I was finished. Duh. What I do like about the image, though, is that it violates a basic tenet of photography: don't put a huge pillar in the middle foreground. But somehow, it works. Mamiya RZ-67. 1991.
This was taken in a monastery in Antigua, Guatemala, that was nearly 500 years old (see the earthquake damage repair in the patterns in the plaster). I didn't notice the mop until I was finished. Duh. What I do like about the image, though, is that it violates a basic tenet of photography: don't put a huge pillar in the middle foreground. But somehow, it works. Mamiya RZ-67. 1991.
This was taken in a monastery in Antigua, Guatemala, that was nearly 500 years old (see the earthquake damage repair in the patterns in the plaster). I didn't notice the mop until I was finished. Duh. What I do like about the image, though, is that it violates a basic tenet of photography: don't put a huge pillar in the middle foreground. But somehow, it works. Mamiya RZ-67. 1991.
See photo in original gallery.