02 Sep 10

Lola (Tagalog/ Filipino for grandmother) has a beautiful collection of photo albums. Some containing very old pictures. It’s a great document of the family during the last 80 years.

-An outburst of mount Mayon seen from Cagsawa, which history has proven a very dangerous place to be during an eruption. In 1814 1200 people got buried alive by lava flow when sheltering in the church at Cagsawa.
-Botany class at Legaspi jr college
-Two kids dressed up as Batman
-A group picture of third grade teachers from Legaspi city

10 Aug 10

Very nice sound systems at the Kadagatan festival in Daet, Camarines Norte.

31 Jul 10

First time I went to Phills I came as a tourist. This time I’m here as a photographer and again I’m astonished at how friendly people welcome me everywhere. I’m a very curious person and talk to everybody I meet. I’ve had very nice conversations the last weeks about people’s lives, how they build their houses and how they make a living in this very alarming city.
My point of interest was Manila’s morphology, and this city fascinates me in a way I couldn’t imagine before.

pics:
the bakla (gay) dancers of the marching band
barangay (district) along Osmenia highway
barangay under the skyway (expressway) and it’s inhabitants
children swimming on the flooded C5 (one of Mnl’s mainroads) after heavy rainfall

27 Jul 10

Halo halo is Tagalog for mix mix and it’s the name of an ice scream which features a zillion ingredients. Some go together well and some seem not to be at home in an ice scream such as the cheese topping. But believe me it’s good! I’ve seen some weird houses and buildings the last three weeks, Manila is all about urban eclecticism, but this one made me think of Halo Halo. What a strange mixture of styles. It almost looks like the building on the right has been cut, it reminds me of a very bad Photoshop attempt. All together it’s like Halo Halo, weird but you’ll get to appreciate it.

25 Jul 10

Basketball is everywhere over here. It’s a leftover from the American era.