Street

For those who like to take photographs of people, Guatemala is not an easy destination. The Maya, who are a majority of the population overall (and overwhelmingly so in the parts we visited), are famously averse to being photographed.  

I respect those concerns.  Really.  But I'm weak, and sometimes the photographic impulse overwhelms the better instincts.  

A few examples of my transgression. 

Pinatas, Antigua:

Correo, Antigua:

You can see my shadow on the right in this one.  Sunset in Antigua:

Late afternoon in Flores:

Lottery, Antigua:

Woman and child, Antigua:


Making out in the earthquake-ruined cathedral, Antigua:


In front of the cathedral at Chichicastenango:

In this next one, the woman in the back is looking right at me -- and obviously displeased.  Sidewalk, Antigua:

Finally, I'm particularly embarrassed about this one -- the girl chastised me as she walked by, muttering "no fotografia!":