The Foreign Service Journal, April 2014

74 APRIL 2014 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL LOCAL LENS BY BRANDON WEST n ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA Enter your favorite, recent photograph to be featured in Local Lens. Images must be high resolution (at least 300 dpi at 8 x 10”) and must not be in print elsewhere. Please submit a short description of the scene/event, as well as your name, brief biodata and the type of camera used, to locallens@afsa.org. T he afternoon sky is visible through the ruins of the Saint Joseph Cathedral in Antigua, Guatemala. One of the largest in Central America when it was built in 1670, the cathedral was all but destroyed by the earthquake of 1773. Only the entrance hall of the original edifice is still being utilized today. n Brandon West and his family are on their first tour, in Guatemala City. His wife, Christina, joined the Foreign Service in 2013 and is serving as a vice consul. A former marketing manager, Brandon is enjoying the extra time with their daughter and documenting their Guatemalan experiences at diplodad.com . This photo was taken with a Canon 6D and EF 17-40mm lens.