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Something Brown

A collection of photos in brown shot over the past two weeks, all taken with an iPhone 4.

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Ode to Sauyo (a documentary series part 2)

I snapped a few shots along Sauyo on the way home the other day. This was about 6pm, as the sun was about to set and people were starting to pile out of their homes to find something to cook for dinner.

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Kape Rito, Kape Roon

Here’s an absolute truth: life is so much better with coffee around. And usually, the best kind is that first cup you sip in the morning, when your mind is just barely awake. Here’s part of an ongoing series on coffee, taken during my travels. “Kape Rito, Kape Roon”– coffee here, there and everywhere.

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Ode to Sauyo (a documentary series part 1)

I pass through Sauyo Road everyday from my house going to the office. It’s one of the busiest and most crowded areas in Fairview. Despite being warned that Sauyo’s planned road-widening project will take place soon, establishment owners have not left yet, nor have they shown any intention of leaving. “It’s a very long wet […]

Ateneo’s Church of the Gesu (side view)

Took a couple of shots of the modern Church of the Gesu over the weekend. Didn’t have time to shoot the front though, as I was directing a photoshoot. Named after the Jesuit mother church in Rome, Gesu was designed by architects Jose Pedro Recio and Carmelo Casas to symbolize the Holy Trinity and to suggest the […]

Portrait: Old lady in Yogyakarta

One of the most rewarding things about travelling is meeting people along the way. I’ve been lucky to have met some of the friendliest locals, always willing to pose for a shot or two. Old lady selling trinkets Yogyakarta, 2012

MasterSpeak: On improving photography skills

Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst. – Henri Cartier-Bresson

Portrait: Sophia in Nyonya

Much of what I know about photography I learned by using my FM10 18 years ago. At the time, it was the most basic manual film camera manufactured by Nikon. I loved it to death!