“Before I fell in love with words, with setting skies and singing birds— it was you I fell in love with first.” ― Lang Leav, Love & Misadventure … [Read more...]
Art to Heart – A Fund Raising Calligiving Project
SIGN UP One of the highlights of my 2015 was when I partnered with the awesome people behind Real Life Foundation. I believe in the beauty of giving back. And when the amazing Pearl Bautista dropped me a message if we could do another one this year, it's an easy … [Read more...]
Stubborn Hope
"There is so much stubborn hope in the human heart" {Albert Camus} Hope is a dangerous thing. It triggers our reflex to survive the bleakest hours. To grasp on any thread of silver lining. And it gives us butterflies that say... things will fall into place. Someway, somehow. And I think … [Read more...]
Nuggets of Bravery
It's been said that courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear. A couple of close friends who are very dear to me has been going through some tough times lately. None of their situations is ever easy. It's not a … [Read more...]
Calligraphy | Give Thanks
Hurray for long weekends! Three day weekend on our side of the world right now. Happy to report that I've been pretty productive and still able to enjoy a good amount of R&R. Never say no to a good chance to chill. Yes? :) Anyway, so here is my attempt to summarize what I've been up … [Read more...]
Portraits | Lookbook Singapore | Finding Beauty
“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.” ~ Dorothea Lange I love taking portraits. I've had opportunities, assignments and fun shoots where I/we photograph landscapes and products. But my eyes will always look for faces. I look for that sense of connection … [Read more...]
An Ode to Loneliness
The most amazing thing we can do for ourselves is be our own hero. From the archives, written more than 4 years ago. Never ever be stuck being a victim of whatever it is that holds us back. Eat Pray Love's Elizabeth Gilbert, once quoted, "When I get lonely these days, I … [Read more...]
starting over
People think dreams aren't real just because they aren't made of matter, of particles. Dreams are real. But they are made of viewpoints, of images, of memories and puns and lost hopes. ~ Neil Gaiman One of the many life gifts that we often take forgranted is … [Read more...]
Shoot for a Cause – A Love Project
Updating this blog regularly will definitely be on top of my "must improve" list for the next year. It's more than just sharing what's been happening to me at work, in my photography, or maybe a peek on my very personal life... more than ever it is also for me to journal what has been keeping me … [Read more...]
Personal | Beautiful Bali
Summer was slowly fading fast and I haven't had my beach fix yet, that was last May. I kept imaging the beautiful beaches back home (CEBU, Philippines), and the memories and stories that went with each. Boracay, Bohol, Bantayan, Malapascua. Not even counting the island hopping in Mactan, … [Read more...]
Personal | Of Bali, Beaches and Fatherhood
Recently, I spent 2 weeks of wonderful days in Bali. All I had was a small luggage, my camera and heart set to enjoy the island with no plans and clear direction of where to go and what to do. All I wanted was to get away for a few days just by myself. I … [Read more...]
Couplehood | Today’s Gratitude List
My gratitude list today: So grateful having clients who you can so easily be friends with. Thank you Don and Ivy. So grateful for Paul who selflessly gave his time assisting me during the shoot. Haha hope you didn't feel abused today. And to Wennie, … [Read more...]
Pops, Popsicles, Papa…. Love
Happy Birthday Pa! Writing about the man who is closest to my heart never fails to bring me to a place of pure gratefulness. My heart leaps, shouts and cries out of pure gratefulness to the man I call my papa. Although we’ve had … [Read more...]
