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The Past Few Months In Photos
Stillness. It’s a strange thing for a photographer to imbibe. Naturally, we are always on the move with our feet and our eyes, endlessly searching for subjects and feeding off the energy of vernacular life. It is an addicting kind of feeling, a sensation almost like another level of consciousness. We are always restless. Never…
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University of Tokyo Campus Visit
Before everything blew up, I was at Tokyo, Japan on a vacation with my family. It was also the same week where Japan announced the first few COVID-19 cases and we are extremely blessed to have avoided a likely transmission. Nonetheless, the city of Tokyo was so beautiful, vibrant, and synergistic in all its urban…
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Behind the Scene and Set of “Almusal: Ang Tatlong Magkakapatid”
I had the privilege of being involved in the production of a short film project in 2017 as the director of photography. Took some character portraits and some on-scene and even behind-the-scene snaps of the production. It was my first time being involved in an actual production and words don’t fully describe the fun and…
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a semblance of melancholy
a succinct depiction and play on the idea of melancholy in its most familiar appearance.
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Outside Looking In
Urban commute photographs altered by organic distortions of light and damaged negatives.
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An Afternoon Stroll, One Year Later
simple snapshots from a relaxing afternoon and some afterthoughts
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Waterfront on Old Street (Tamsui, 2017)
Digging through the archives has led me back to two years ago where I had the opportunity to visit Taiwan for the first time. One of the first locations in Taipei that my family had explored was Tamsui (Danshui) Old Street. Tamsui is a boardwalk-like area full of nifty boutique shops, carnival games, cafes, restaurants,…
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blur
“blur“ an image compilation depicting the uncertain and unsettled. Recently, I found myself rather unhappy with the work I’ve been creating. A big portion of my life involves me jumping from task to task to task on a daily basis, which can get exhaustingly redundant. Most often than not, I feel like a machine merely spewing…
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Blisters of Travel: An Untold Story
‘This was my entry to the Untold Stories assignment of an Instagram account page called thisaintartschool.’ When it comes to travelling and accompanying it with taking photographs, what we usually desire to bring home are some memories that wrap us with joy and excitement from the experiences we encountered in some unknown place. I was…
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The Journey Begins
I’m stepping out of my usual comforts a little bit. I’m always writing and capturing photographs, and occasionally I casually post them on other social media platforms. But I’ve been carefully pondering on the true intent behind every work I try to showcase. I noticed the slight dilution that occurs when we try to commodify…