There’s is just too much art in this island, one day of going around can already fill up pages upon pages with photos. Thus, we proceed with yet another art form in this island of multifaceted culture — music and dances. Catching the expressions on … Continue reading Bali performers
The battle of the bulge has been going on since 2005, but it has been a losing battle. Getting up early in the morning is just too cumbersome, the cool, soft pillow too difficult to leave. But it’s been 20 pounds ago since the battle … Continue reading Traces of Gener (typhoon Saola)
It’s always an honor and a big challenge to be allowed to take photos of a production by Davao’s ballet master, Agnes Locsin. The bigger challenge being that she prohibits the use of flash, and as my show of respect to her, I likewise only … Continue reading Agnes Locsin’s “Puno: Ang Ikatlong Galaw”
It was in 2008 when buddy Carlos and I were still so hooked on the macro critters of Kaputian Beach in the Island Garden City of Samal. I picked up a coral rubble filled broken drinking glass and found myself staring eye to eye with … Continue reading My first poison ocellate octopus
Bali souvenirs are a treat to the eyes. Suffice it to say, I felt so adult when I only indulged myself to several small Wayang kulit (shadow puppets made of goat skin), three pairs of Wayang golek (wooden puppet dolls), and one pair of Wayang … Continue reading Bali souvenirs
I love stalking underwater critters with my Canon G9 with stock housing no strobes just the built-in flash. I enjoy it most when I am able to communicate with them such that they will pose for me. Here is my conversation with a cuttlefish in … Continue reading Conversation Series: Conversation with a cuttlefish
The camera clicked before it can focus on what I wanted to take a photo of. On autofocus, it apparently was looking not on my subject but on the swirls a diver sees in waters where different temperatures and currents meet.
It was my first time in Bali and we only had one day to go around after spending three days at the Bali Convention Center in Nusa Dua, which was a bit on the expensive side. No, not a bit. Expensive, period. That day in … Continue reading Artists and artisans of Bali
Put me in an airplane and as soon as airborne, you’d see me with my nose flat on the window staring at the clouds. No other than nature can wield such strokes, so light, so beautiful, yet can shake you up even inside a giant … Continue reading Both sides now
I’m trying to catch up with postings that I should’ve done in the weeks I was absent. This one came out in Sun.Star Davao on April 8, 2012 and tells about my Cebu trip that saw me joining a walking tour of heritage houses and … Continue reading Sun.Star Davao: Preserving heritage, respecting the past
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