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2009-09-17T11:17:00.000+08:00

ROAM THE X

2009-06-01T19:19:00.001+08:00

ROAM THE X Travel Fair
JUNE 12, 2009 // 3PM-12MN
CUBAO X GROUNDS

+LAUNCH OF ROAM2
+PHOTO EXHIBIT BY JAKE VERZOSA, BAHAGHARI, PAOLO PICONES & VJ VILLAFRANCA
+FREE WORKSHOPS ON TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY, WRITING, SCRAPBOOK DESIGNING, ETC.
+MINI BAZAAR
+AND A BAJILLION OF ACTIVITIES, PERKS & SURPRISES!!!

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*For bazaar/booth inquiries, hit us up at roam@octobereighty.com or 09209275540!

ROAM THE X is in collaboration with Travel Factor, Lomomanila, YTRiP, Certain Kind of Hue, Anak ng Kwek Kwek, Weewilldoodle, Baka Nakita Mo, and a lot more! This event is sponsored by YKL, Canon, Calcium Cee Vitamin, Villa Anna Resort, Pretty Looks. Special thanks to PNR, Mogwai, Blacksoup Project, Heima & Cubao X

ROAM Magazine

2008-08-19T23:57:00.005+08:00

Please grab a copy. Please check it out. It's my first magazine as executive editor!:D

Features include Manila Nightlife by Andy Maluche, Luneta photographers by Bahaghari and Nat Lamano, Cubao X by At Maculangan, Pateros and Tondo by John Javellana and Quiapo/Intramuros by yours truly.

Julian Duque

2008-07-25T02:24:00.003+08:00

Casa San Miguel
Zambales, Philippines

Where I Am

2008-07-20T18:25:00.004+08:00

A random Sunday afternoon where it rained yellow - afternoon sun + rainshower is glorious.

Google Maps is da shet. I'm at 14°35'21.37"N, 121° 3'37.37"E.

Part of the window view from my condo.

Stop Look Listen

2008-06-26T01:06:00.002+08:00

I've been working on a book on stories of Filipino children around the country. My recent trip to Zamboanga to document the Badjaos was a memorable milestone. I'm halfway through the project.

As I'm trying to grasp and make sense of the images I've seen so far, I find my usual detachment put to test. There's a difference between shooting with your eye and shooting with your mind and heart - like looking and seeing. Sometimes it barely cuts the surface while sometimes it leaves a deeper mark where you take notice, look twice and think again. The stories are both tragic and hopeful. And real.

A bonk in the head. We all need it once in a while.

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Here's a nice piece on the Badjaos by author Chris Damitio

Perfekt

2008-05-27T18:04:00.003+08:00

I just got a few rolls of my film scans today. As much as I love the quick and painless digital workflow, there's something about the process of shooting film that I long for - the nostalgia, anticipation and the anxiety of what could be a nice or crappy set of photographs.

I did this photo story a few months ago on a "weekend getaway" in Quiapo using Anton's Horizon camera. After shooting this I want to get one myself. I find it interesting to document stuff with a panoramic eye.

View photo story here

Rain Check

2008-05-18T01:08:00.010+08:00

Lightning Bolt
Zambales, Philippines
circa 2005

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I still can't believe it's raining in midsummer. Can this be postponed to a more convenient time?

Nomad's Land

2008-05-15T10:15:00.002+08:00

One of the better shoots I had last year. The location was perfect for the ed since I've always wanted to incorporate a bit of cultural documentary into my fashion shoots. There's more to Camsur than just wakeboarding. There are old churches, island beaches and a deer farm which came as a surprise. I didn't know such a place exists! Bad weather that time but good shoot nonetheless.

More photos here.

HK Art Fair

2008-05-07T14:22:00.004+08:00

Some of my ~~ahrt~~works will be up for sale at the HK Art Fair. Whoever's going please buy something! Thank you, Silverlens :D

Road Tripping

2008-05-01T12:49:00.001+08:00

This is a shoot we did about a month ago and it's on exhibit now at Travel Club in Trinoma, Quezon City along with photographs from Bahaghari, Mark Nicdao and Sara Black. Mine is about the open road experience - away from a place you know and a destination you don't. I wanted to highlight the trip for its journey, not its endpoint - its random encounters, solitude and self realization. We did a real road trip for this thanks to Louie. His Kombi is da bomb!

More of the photographs here.

The Price of Rice

2008-04-30T02:05:00.000+08:00

NFA workers pack subsidized rice at a warehouse in Quezon City. The cost per kilo is about half the price compared to other rice varieties.

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My trip up to Banaue for the Imbayah Festival a few weeks ago prompted me to do a photo story about rice and the looming crisis we are facing today.

View photo story here

Monching

2008-04-27T11:52:00.000+08:00

Pulp Summer Slam 2008
Quezon City, Philippines

The Sampaguita Trail

2008-04-25T17:05:00.000+08:00

I'm working on a book project now so I thought I might share some simple joys (and ironies) from work. This may sound a bit over romanticized but it's what I've heard about and seen.

Most sampaguita farms are located just outside Manila, mostly in the Laguna area. Early morning before sunrise, women and children with little containers (tabo) tied around their waists, pick sampaguita buds to be sold wholesale in nearby morning markets. Imagine this - dawn, cold air, pickers with candles at shempre amoy sampaguita. Charap!

Making these buds into flower necklaces (tuhog) is a small-scale, domestic activity. Most people would just stay in their homes and do this all day while sharing stories, taking care of the kids etc. Lovely.

Then the flowers trickle down to the streets where we see them most.

Testing...

2008-04-24T20:44:00.000+08:00

Photograph from a microchip testing facility in Laguna, Philippines

Same same but different. I'm migrating to this new blogging format for now. The Joyride will be my personal blog. My documentary and commercial works will be on different pages.

I'm feeling schizophrenic now.