Manila Textures: Binondo in Expired Fujicolor Superia

Grand old Spanish buildings sit side by side with tacky contemporary storefronts. Display windows feature random assortments of Chinese products, while street vendors roll carts piled high with produce. And the sea of people penetrates every cranny.

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Portal

Changi Airport, Singapore. October, 2012. It starts with the first stamp; when you’re finally cleared of all the roadblocks and allowed into your flight. That thumbnail of ink on that small squarish sheet becomes your doorway to unknown, unlimited possibilities. Then comes the wait, wherein your mind starts to shift. Letting go of walls, taking…

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On Photos

I went on editing overdrive the past year, applying every kind of filter, effects, and toning to most of my photos (a new superpower I acquired from work). This year though I’m ready to ditch it all and go back to my roots. Nothing beats bare sunlight on lines and planes, the natural punch of…

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Flying Rainbows, Floating Cottonballs

So it’s been a while since I was last here, despite the abundance of photos. Don’t ask, I have no excuse for the backlog either. Anyhoo, following the lazy day spent at Mimosa, we woke up before daybreak to meet the airing of the balloons. My tito and cousin had passes and it only took…

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The Year in Review 2010

Some year it was for travel and photography! I’ve been all over the Philippines this past year much to my excitement. Here are my favorites from all the trips and events of 2010. (These are also lifted from my old photoblog so I don’t have to transfer post by post anymore. Hah! Clever or what?…

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