Here’s a little something I wanted to do during my trip to Palawan. I felt during the previous months that I haven’t growing as much as I’d like as a photographer, probably because I’ve shifted my focus on so many distractions. I need to inspire myself again and not succumb to the vacuous feeling I’ve been having lately whenever I get in front of the mirror, click the camera’s shutter, or take that first step out the door before a trip. For my Palawan Photo Series, I’ve stripped down my photos to black and white, back to basics … raw and natural:
Getting there is part of the adventure
Alone but not lonely
Memories that can last a lifetime
Beauty in the mundane
I raw away yet my day was not so full
Sunlight opened up my eyes
Blindly chasing a feeling I might have made up
My turn on the river styx
The modern wildman
Always waiting for the light to fade
I left home but I haven’t lost anything
Too tired to keep on pretending
You never looked better than the first time I saw you
You’re all washed up, I’m sorry
On and on from the moment I wake, to the moment I sleep, I’ll be there by your side
Nothing is burning here, it’s so so so so cold
I haven’t slept for over a month, I’m a mess
The path to obscurity
In the Philippine Ilonggo dialect, ambot ah literally means "I don't know." After graduating in college, I decided to hold off pursuing my profession and embarked on a free spirited journey of adventure and self-discovery. My travels have led me to many places across the Philippine Islands and South East Asia. I don't know where this path will take me but I'm certain I'll get a lifetime of stories out of it.
WOW! AMAZING photos! Cool blog dude! Looking forward to more posts like this! And congrats on the Cebu Pacific Challenge!
Would love to do more of this, I’m planning something like once for every major trip. Thanks for the comment and encouragement :)
kick ass photos!!!
thanks for dropping by monette. love your blog.
Amazing photos!!! wish i could pursue that passion…
I think i know you….Monette :D
thanks Kat :)
Beautiful photos!
thanks joe.
you are pretty poetic. love your photographs. shocks. i love what you do!!! nice!! and sweet! so inspiring.
i am also a hobbyist. your work is inspiring… love it. wish i could meet you someday.
thanks loudette … for me, it doesn’t get any better than to have another person tell me I’ve inspired them. It’s like giving back for all the people who have inspired me also.
Wow, thanks for the exposure of Palawan, I’m planning a short 4-day tour of Puerto Princesa this coming March 2011. Wish I could pursue a passion like yours.
Go for it Paulo! I was very anxious before the trip since it was my first time to go SOLO for that long … needless to say, it inspired me to go even further with my travels.
These photographs are inspiring and simply beautiful! The captions add up to the inspiring aura that fit perfectly with the images. What equipments did you use??
Oh my May Ann, thanks thanks talaga for the comment. It also inspires me whenever I read that my work has been an inspiration to other people. I miss making more of these kind of posts :)
Wow, nice black and white pictures of Palawan! Im really an avid fan of colored photos but these pics are as beautiful of colored too! Nice job!