35mm Film Birthday Project

My friend, Jan, and I were born five days apart.

I’ve known her since we were in 7th grade. I’ve seen her grow (horizontally ), gush over a male professor (coz y’know it’s rare to see guys in hs), cry over immature boys (and over bottles of beer), dance to Philippine traditional dances and EDM, etc.

 

Sixteen birthdays later, here we are turning to film photography–a hobby we share, among other things (except boys, duh!).

 

And we had this crazy idea that we collaborate for a film project using the same film camera and film roll. She celebrated hers in Bangkok, while I had mine in Batanes.

I kind of influenced her into film photography. She needed a creative outlet when she was going through a hard time a few years back. Read: heartaches.

I’m so glad that she eventually loved shooting film as much as I do.

These photos were shot in 2019. This year has been way too crazy. And gahd, quarantined birthdays suck.

Kodak Gold 200

Konica C35 AF

Under the same sky

Beautiful–what is? The night, the hour of darkness.

Beautiful–what is? Sitting on wet pavements as we wait for the clouds to pass and the stars to shine.

Beautiful–what is? The sky, the stars.

Beautiful–what is? Dancing under the milky way.

Beautiful. Isn’t it?

 

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In Photos: #DeanInMNL

Lined up at 4:30am, bought the CD at 11am, entered the venue at 4pm. Plus all the drama and stress in between.
Gained a lot of cool friends, got my signed CD and saw him up close. Dean totally turned SM Skydome into one big party place. Ah, it’s totally worth it. Proud to be a PH Rebel!

 

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The Mud Men of Aliaga

The day starts earlier than the alarming sound of crowing roosters. After a few sips of warm coffee, the Taong Putik or Mud Man is off to the fields.

Motorcycle headlights and dim street lights illuminate vast lands clothed in darkness as the Taong Putik searches for wet and frigid soil to cover the skin, then topped off with dried banana leaves stitched together.

The sun has yet to rise.

Elesi

Ho Chi Minh City: where the old meets the new

A week in Palawan

On the first week of March, my mom and I visited Northern Palawan (Culion, Coron and Busuanga) for business. FOR BUSINESS. That means no time to play and swim. Ugh. I cannot believe I did not swim.

I survived a week without cell phone signal and access to wi-fi. I survived 12nn-12am electricity.

Yet I hopped from one boat to another, from one island to another. I ate as much fresh seafood as I can, not minding my allergies. Hayaan mo na, paminsan-minsan lang naman hehe.

And also it’s surprising that I only snapped a few shots. So not me. I guess I lived in the moment. It was a nice break from the hustle of city life.

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BW Challenge: Tacloban

(Day 1) Night market by the pier in downtown Tacloban, lit by oil lamps.

(Day 2) Workers fix the remaining wrecked ship that was washed ashore during typhoon Yolanda’s onslaught in the city of Tacloban more than a year has passed. Hopefully by January, the ship will set sail to Cebu.

(Day 3) This group of men were playing basketball in makeshift boards. Shortly after taking this shot, a rainbow showed up.

(Day 4) There are still a number of families residing in tents. They will be prioritized in availing temporary shelters and are said to be the first ones to be given relief packs. However, more than a year after the fury of super typhoon Haiyan, many are still homeless.

(Day 5) This boy survived the wrath. Yet, it brought him trauma, and permanent scar on his leg. He saw a roof fly and cut a man’s head.

The Waterworld

BW Challenge: Hong Kong

I was tagged by my friend Bea Malveda to do the Black and White Challenge for five days. But instead of posting a photo a day, I decided to post them all in one go.

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Here are other black and white photos I took during my travel to Hong Kong.