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Diver Down

Sunday, August 15, 2021

Guatemala City — I remember my first time. That first time sinking under the water and thinking, I can’t do this, I can’t breathe underwater, and on faith in the equipment taking that first breath. The dry air flowed through the regulator and filled my lungs. I heard the hiss of the inhalation and […]

Filed in Central America, Guatemala, Lake Atitlan, Spanish, Uncategorized | Also tagged Ati Divers, Atitlan, Central America, diving, Fuji XT-4, GoPro, Guate, Guatemala travel, La Iguana Perdida, Lago de Atitlan, Lake Atitlan, SCUBA, scuba diving, The Lost Iguana, travel, underwater, underwater photography | Comments (0)

Six Views from a Return to Atitlan

Saturday, July 17, 2021

Filed in Central America, Guatemala, Lake Atitlan, Uncategorized | Also tagged black and white photography, boat, Central America, Guate, Lago de Atitlan, Lake Atitlan, lancha, landscapes, volcano | Comments (0)

The Fountain

Monday, May 31, 2021

Filed in Central America, Guatemala | Also tagged Antigua, Antigua Guatemala, black and white, Central America, fountain, four women, Fuji, Fuji XT-4, Guatemala travel, La Antigua, parque central, parque central de Antigua | Comments (0)

The Long Central American Goodbye Part II: Bienvenido a Guatemala

Thursday, May 27, 2021

GUATEMALA CITY â€” There may be no place in the world more familiar to me than where I am now, here, back in Central America.Â At this point I have lived abroad longer than in my hometown (at least in recent years) and anyway, my hometown isnâ€™t my hometown. I first came to Central America, […]

Filed in Central America, El Salvador, Honduras | Also tagged Central America, Copan, Documentary, Documentary journalism in Central America, El Salvador, film is not dead, Honduras, Leica, Leica M6ttl, missionaries, NGO, NGO work, Nikkor, Nikon, Nikon F3, Northern Triangle, Santa Rosa de Copan, shoot film | Comments (0)

Permanent Change of Station, Again

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

It is the madrugada of our despedida, the hour before dawn on the last day we will spend in Monterrey.Â I can smell the desert night that was and the desert day that will be.Â This day has been months in coming, postponed, canceled, rescheduled.Â It is almost September and summer still fills the darkness […]

Filed in Central America, Guatemala, Mexico, Monterrey, Monterrey, The Border, Uncategorized | Also tagged Fuji, Fujifilm, la frontera, leaving, Mexico, Monterrey, Monterrey Mexico, pandemic road trip, PCS, Permanent Change of Station, Road Trip, the border, US and Mexico | Comments (1)

Images From My First Trip to Atitlan

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Filed in Central America, Guatemala, Lake Atitlan, Leica | Also tagged Andrew Tonn Photography in Central America, Atitlan, black and white film, Guatemalan lake, Lake Atitlan, Lake Atitlan 2002, Leica, Leica M6ttl, Leica Mini, Maya, Mayan, Mayan people, Santa Cruz La Laguna | Comments (0)

A Photographic Survey of the Lake Atitlan Towns

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

COLUMBUS, OHIO–Ever since I first laid eyes on the blue expanse of Lake Atitlan, I have wondered about the towns surrounding her shores. Little by little I explored them over the years, mostly haphazardly, leaving many unseen. If I were to go back and look through my old journals I know I would […]

Filed in Central America, Guatemala, Lake Atitlan, Panasonic GF1 | Also tagged A Survey of Lake Atitlan towns, All the towns in Atitlan, Jaibal, Jaibalito, Kachiquel, Lake Atitlan, Maximon, Maya, Mayan, Mayan towns, Panajachel, Patsizotz, photos of Lake Atitlan, San Antonio, San Antonio Palopo, San Jorge, San Jorge La Laguna, San Juan, San Juan La Laguna, San Lucas Toliman, San Marcos, San Marcos La Laguna, San Pablo, San Pablo La Laguna, San Pedro, San Pedro La Laguna, Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina Palopo, Santa Cruz La Laguna, Santiago, Santiago Atitlan, Semana Santa, Solola, Tzununa, Tzutuhuile | Comments (0)

On the Campaign Trail With Enrique Rodriguez

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

GUATEMALA CITYâ€”We came down out of the mountains, down the curves and switchbacks on the outside of Lake Atitlanâ€™s caldera, dropping out of the highland fog into the thick night of Guatemalaâ€™s subtropical rainforest. Tall trees, dripping water, lined the road. It was late and the Central American night was unrelieved by light pollution so […]

Filed in Central America, Guatemala, Lake Atitlan, Panasonic GF1 | Also tagged Department of Solola, Diputado, Diputado candidate, Diputado Solola, Enrique Rodriguez, Guatemalan elections, Guatemalan politics, National Advancement Party, PAN, PAN party, Panjachel, politics in Guatemala, San Jorge, San Jorge La Laguna, Solola, Solola Diputado | Comments (2)

Holy Week in Santiago: In Which I Explore the Largest Town on Lake Atitlan, Photograph Processions Both Catholic and Pagan and End up in the House of Maximon at Night.

Thursday, June 9, 2011

PANAJACHELâ€”I stepped off the boat onto the floating dock at Santiago and clapped my wide-brimmed Panama hat tightly onto my head. I slung the light NorthFace Recon pack over one shoulder and the Domke F3X camera bag over the other and began the uphill hike up the main street to Hotel Ratzan.Â To my right was […]

Filed in Central America, Guatemala, Lake Atitlan, Panasonic GF1, Spanish | Also tagged Atitlan, Central America, Holy Week, Holy Week in Santiago Atitlan, Holy Week processions, Lago de Atitlan, Lake Atitlan, Leica, Leica M6ttl, Maximon, Maximon in Santiago, Maximon San Simon, Panasonic GF1, processions, Saint Simon, San Simon, Santiago, Santiago Atitlan, Semana Santa, Semana Santa in Santiago, Semana Santa in Santiago Atitlan, Simon Judas | Comments (0)