About 2 and a half years ago, I went to a friend’s wedding in the Philippines. Naturally, my plan was to not just attend the wedding but use a week or so of my short holiday to take a side trip in the country, ideally, some place I hadn’t been to before. The wedding reception…
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The Story of a Photo – Picking at the Sun (Philippines)
In travelling, and in travel photography, sometimes you encounter those “perfect” moments of light, place and atmosphere. You know, when everything kind of just feels perfectly balanced, perfectly calm, and all set for some good pictures. I felt exactly like that when I, completely by accident, “discovered” Barangay Seawall, the waterfront neighbourhood in the city…
The Story of a Photo – Despair (Cebu)
When I think of real poverty, anywhere in the world, there are a few places that immediately come to mind. Some of them I never visited, such as some of the poorest countries in Africa, others I have seen but not really explored much, such as slums in Indian cities. Then there is poverty that…
The Story of a Photo – Flying in the Rain (Philippines)
I ended up in Tacloban, perhaps one of the least touristy cities in the Philippines, as the southern gateway to the island of Samar, which in itself is not exactly on the main traveler circuit of the country. Suffice to say, this is a gritty city, the one that endured a tragic fate back in…