10/11/08

A trip to Batanes isn’t complete without a smattering of rain.  Being vulnerable to most of the typhoons and weather disturbances that enters the country, a visitor to Batanes is bound to experience a climate glitch. Although this spells disaster to many a color photographer, for black and white photographers it may just be a beautiful day.

There’s a certain charm to the way houses are made in Batanes. Here’s a pair of windows I found in Abad Street in Basco.

Up in the Naidi Hills, a pale horse is perched, undaunted and unmoving.

My companions, standing against a faint, cloud-covered sun.

The sky looks so heavy, as if it’s going to fall in the sea.

A cow attempts to defy his status quo. I think it’s just cruel to show a cow all the world it can have and then tie him to one place.

Once you go black, you can’t go back.

9/30/08

A visit to Sagada is never complete without a healthy serving of yoghurt from Yoghurt House. Some find it a little too tart but for me, it’s spoon after spoon of creamy goodness. What I also like about Yoghurt House is the late afternoon light seeping in from its windows.

Here, a broom rests behind the door.

I posted a series of children playing in the rice fields in my previous entry. Among them was this muddied boy who gamely posed for us.

We stayed at Alibama Inn, across George’s Guesthouse. Alibama Inn has a discreet, beautiful simplicity to it. And the pine wood gives a clean, homey finish.

Just a random lamppost.

Gotta finish packing! I’m off to Batanes!