Jim Altengarten held his first overseas photo workshop in Guatemala in March, 2009, facilitated by a gracious host family. Six of us arrived early, spending a couple of days photographing in the ancient Mayan city of Tikal, in Antigua and in Guatemala City itself before the workshop began. Once the workshop began, with a total of nine attendees, Jim and our host family brought us to several cities and sites around Guatemala, including a bumpy horseback ride up Pacaya volcano to shoot flowing lava at night. Although camera shy, the people we came across everywhere were warm, pleasant and polite. This workshop was a social, cultural and photographic joy.