I don’t normally celebrate holidays the usual way, if anything I’d rather spend it on either resting, doing something productive or taking photographs of scenes that I encounter. I prefer a stress free day, specially when you’ve been through the wedding season with continuous days of shooting, less sleep and long days. Every Year I start it with shooting the First Sunrise. It has … Continue reading First Light 2020
When covering weddings out of town, we normally get housed at places where we are at least comfortable to take a little nap, charge batteries and later take a bath. This time we head over to Banaue in Ifugao Province. Banaue is also home to one of the wonders of the world which is the Banaue Rice Terraces. Although we were not able to take … Continue reading A Quick Stay at Baleh Boble Guest House
This years Panagbenga 2019 was a realization for me. If you have covered this event for a couple of times now you’ll be bound to try something new at one point. In the past I was already contented with the usual spots and going there was an obligatory thing. But for this year I wanted to try something new. My usual spot was somewhere near … Continue reading Panagbenga 2019 Fireworks display
Haven’t written anything for a while or the more correct term is I haven’t finished writing the other things I wanted to share. For now I’m just trying to recall my most recent encounter with one of Sagada’s tourist spot. Now you might be thinking that the place is cliche and has been associated with the Filipino Movie: That Thing Called Tadhana(Destiny). But it’s not … Continue reading Taking a chance at Kiltepan Peak
Every year from 2010, my photographer friends from Baguio Photographers Club would go ahead and take Photographs of the first sunrise of the year and after that would have a hearty breakfast somewhere in the city (we always ended up looking for restaurants since most of them are closed during the new year morning opening up only during the afternoon.) This has become our tradition … Continue reading First Light 2018
A few hours before this scene happened I didn’t really expect anything spectacular to come out. The scene was gloomy and cloudy. It hopeless. Deep down I was praying for a miracle to happen. The sun rose and still nothing. Only dry colors and an even gloomier feel for the day. Just when we were packing up and getting ready to leave, this happened. It’s … Continue reading Philippine Military Academy, view from Mt. Kabuyao
This photograph was taken at the La Trinidad Strawberry Farm back in November of 2011. The garden plots were being readied for the plantation of the strawberries at this time. November here in the Cordilleras is the time when the temperature starts to drop, but the rain comes to a hold which is the ideal climate for strawberries to grow. Dry and cold. The initial … Continue reading Sunset at the Strawberry Farm
We are on our way to Baguio city from Sagada when I took this picture. This picture was date April 17, 2016. It was somewhere in Halsema Highway and it was raining. The roads were slippery and we are stuck in traffic caused by some land slides and road repairs. Along the way it would sound as if my trip was a terrible one but … Continue reading Ray of light at Halsema highway
After an 18th birthday celebration coverage back in Baguio last April 29, 2017, we immediately headed out to Sadanga, Mt. Province. I’m with the El Garahe studios Photo team and we were set to cover a wedding at our destination. The drive was a good 6-8 hours, but our driver Manong* Elvis (My boss’s cousin) just took it in 4 – 5 hours. We left … Continue reading Sadanga, A first encounter
Abra a province part of the Cordillera administrative region is famous for its violent politics specially when the election season is nearing. It kinda destroyed its image as a possible quiet get away. But I’m here to show you that its not as bad as what they show you on television. Its a place that can bring you an adventure with nature. A place that … Continue reading Travelling to Tubo, Abra
I used to think that the world is a place surrounded by what you can see, a spotlight revolving around myself, limited within the confines of what the light shows. A space bound around an understanding that I am in a prison waiting to be set free. I ended the rat race years back and now am ready to indulge in what life has to offer … Continue reading Curious guy, Hungry guy
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