6/26/08

I present to you the first batch of photographs from a personal project I have decided to start.

Travel Photography conjures images of stunning vistas and postcard-worthy scenes. But that doesn’t mean that the little things we often shrug upon do not tell stories. A simple tight shot of a fallen leaf may tell stories as complex and intricate as a wide, grand shot of a beach scene. Shot in black and white film, I bring to you a different approach to travel photography. Although some shots may not have a sense of place, I find stories and interest in the mundane, in contrast, in shadows and highlights, in texture, in composition, in blacks and in whites.

Let me start with these photographs taken from my recent trip to Coron, Palawan shot with a Canon system, with Kodak Tri-X 400.

Breakwater

Rope

No Entry

Straight Lines

FILM or BUST!

6/19/08

I finally got the chance to back to Coron, Palawan and this time I got to explore more sites. One beautiful beach after the other. Good friends. Good times.

My digital SLR just slept in my camera bag for most of the trip. I was busying myself taking abstract shots with my film SLR for my portfolio requirements at DLS-CSB. Haven’t processed it yet. I’m afraid I’ll destroy those two precious Tri-X rolls.

For the times my digital woke up. These were taken aboard the Superferry, saying goodbye to the Manila skyline.

Cloud Eruption

Sea Hath No Fury

Enveloped Ideas

“Ano mang trip mo sakyan mo, sa Superferry tayo!”