In January 2022, I traveled with professors and colleagues from Bethel University's Art and Design department and Journalism department to Antigua, Guatemala in order to create a magazine. Our mission is that the magazine would elevate stories that would be often looked over by other media sources coming into the country. I was a photographer, graphic designer, co-art director, and translator on the team.
Here are some of my favorite photographs I captured, organized by story.
ACP First Place
Environmental Portrait
“Immigration: Vilma Tian sits with her two children”
ACP Honorable Mention
Feature Photo
“Fear for the Fearless”
DUST TURNED TO ASH
Volcán de Fuego erupted in 2018. The pueblos surrounding Antigua are still recovering.
Read about it here.
Old, new and equitable ways of producing coffee
Meet my friends! Maria owns Artista de Café in Antigua, Guatemala with her husband, Guillermo. Artista is a third-wave coffee shop that lures in both travelers and locals for its local, high-quality beans. On the other end of the supply chain, Petro is an 82 year-old coffee farmer who has been harvesting coffea arabica since he could walk.
Read their story here.
Memories and Marimba
Luis de Lión was a Guatemalan writer who was kidnapped by the Guatemalan government. His daughter extends his legacy by leading the best marimba school in the country.
Read their story here.
'it's worth dreaming'
Mardoqueo Tian and two of his family members rebuild their lives in Guatemala after attempting to immigrate to the United States.
Read their story here.
fear for the fearless
Estuardo, his girlfriend and his mother all navigate life in light of Estuardo's spina bifida diagnosis. He is the first person in the surrounding pueblos of Antigua, Guatemala to have any kind of physical disability.
Read their story here.
Books That Fill
Senior women in Antigua pursue their love of learning through a book club whose members have been through thick and thin together.
Read their story here.
A Guatemalan 'I Do'
Gabriela and Carlos embrace Catholic tradition on their wedding day as they face the trials of COVID.
Read their story here.
