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CONTENTS

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3 Editorial: Yolanda’s Wrath

6 PhotoWorld Asia 2014 Speakers

by Cecilia S. Angeles

8 PhotoWorld Cup Photo Contest 8 Landscape

©Fung Yu

9 Doors and Windows

10 The Fallen Angels

©Fung Yu

Editorial

11 Boyet, Chairman, PhotoWorld Asia 2014 12 Passage through Bhutan

by Lester Ledesma

14 Lantern Parade 2013

by Joey Tañedo

Yolanda’s Wrath

15 Madrigal Singers

15 Maybank Malaysia Winner

by CSAngeles

16 Sining sa muling Pagbangon

Captured in photography and recorded in today’s history is Yolanda’s wrath.

This nature’s giant freak energy razed to nothingness several progressive areas in the Visayan regions.

17 The FPPF Basic Photography Workshop

by Lito Beltran

18 FPPF Donates Bancas for Typhoon Victims

by CSA

18 Fr. Boyet , the Priest Photographer

Yolanda’s powerful feminine grace swallowed with all her might and greed almost everything . . . . lives of people, animals, plants, man-made structures, communication facilities, progress, improvements, convenience and more. Yolanda did not win over people’s steadfast strength, love and concern. Immediately the world responded with much care to save and restore what has been left by Yolanda’s cruelty.

Around the world came expressions of love and generosity.

19 Tacloban before Yolanda

by John Fernandez

20 Photographers Share Love to Yolanda Victims 23 Shooting Perspectives

by CSA

26 Day Trip to Ilocos Norte

26 Batanes, Rising from Isolation

by Lito Beltran

28 Naturally Negros Oriental

by Sheila Adanza

Once more the will to stand up and start all over again sparked a new hope especially for the hopeless victims. The desire to retrieve what has been left

by Yolanda’s wrath started. Help around the world continuously came. The victims realized that beyond the dark horizon light could still spark some hope.

31 Dozen Don’t’s

by CSAngeles

32 FPPF Grads Reap Rewards

33 Photography and Social Media

33 Singapore Welcomes Crossing Bridges10

by CSAngeles

34 FPPF Celebrates 26th Anniversary

So, tears dried up. Smile appeared once more on the lips of victims.

The stars appeared in the sky, as jets with relief goods zoomed down on Philippine soil, and as fleet of cargo ship containing survival materials to extend life docked on Philippine waters.

35 Postcard Perfect Philippines

by CSA

36 iTravel, iAim, iShoot, iPicture

by Elizabeth A. Chirico

38 Carving the Future

by Raneil Ibay

Love is the essence. The love poured over by the loving world. A new light appeared. The victims once again felt their rebirth garnished with a new hope of peace and prosperity. So whatever bleak omens in the past came, away they are gone. Forever. (CSA)

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FPPF PUBLISHERS Eduviges Y. Huang, Chairperson Dr.Amado A.Castro, Finance Officer Lito N.Beltran, Project Director EDITOR-in-CHIEF CeciliaS.Angeles,csa_palay1@yahoo.com

©Arnold Conlu Jumpay

CONTRIBUTORS Lester V. Ledesma, Joey Tañedo, John Rene Fernandez, Lito Beltran, Sheila Marie Adanza, Nap Beltran, Elizabeth A. Chirico, Raneil Ibay.

PHOTOGRAPHERS Edi Y. Huang, Lito Beltran, Kim Lorenzo Salvador, Israel Villa SECRETARIAT Jobelle GRAPHIC DESIGN Frando M. Culata • Oji G. Meraña • Foto@Work Creative Group Federation of Philippine Photographers Foundation, Inc. A. Soriano Avenue, Intramuros, Manila 1002 Tels: (632)524 7576; 524 4175; Telefax: (632)528 0371 E-mail: pablobeltran39@gmail.com; fotoatwork@gmail.com www.photoworldmanila.com

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Feature PhotoWorldAsia 2014

By Cecilia S. Angeles

Speakers

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rom January 30 until February 4, 2014 is this year’s schedule of the annual convention of PhotoWorld Asia. The Federation of Philippine Photographers Foundation , Inc. has invited world renown outstanding photographers as speakers. The principal convention speakers include international wedding photographer Denis Reggie from Cowley, Louisiana, USA and portrait photographer Ong Min Ho of Malaysia. Some local and Asian photographers are also scheduled to share their expertise among Filipino and Asian photo enthusiasts during the week-long photography convention.

This latest FPPF photography project will certainly enrich PhotoWorldAsia 2014 participants with new insights, and latest techniques in photography as experienced and practiced by these photography experts who are expected to discuss shooting human beings and their activities, nature, landscapes, seascapes, still life, wedding and the latest trends in digital photography.

John Charles Edward Carlos Celdran is a very versatile individual for being an artist in various fields : pen, brush, stage, culture, design and many more. Local and foreign tourists guided by him particularly in his Intramuros tours feel that they have read Philippine history during the Spanish time and experienced the atmosphere of the foreign occupation as compared to today’s independent country. Tourists enjoy their sightseeing because Carlos Celdran describes in very detail cultural landmarks in Intramuros and every segment of the trip.

He studied at the Rhode Island School of Design, then he moved to New York where he enjoyed life at its extreme freedom. He became aware of the ill effects of HIV. In fact, he expressed his support for the controvertial RH Bill to the extent of going to the pulpit of the Manila Cathedral during an on-going mass because the church vehemently opposed the RH Bill. CBCP charged him of “offending religious feelings.”

He stopped painting because he was allergic to paints. He turned to directing stage plays and literary writing. On March 23, 2012 he was commissioned by Art Dubai Projects to perform a one-man act of his Living La Vida.

Denis Reggie, a wedding master photographer from Cowley, Louisiana, leads the list of lecturers of the PhotoWorldAsia 2014 traditionally held at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) in Makati City. His wedding coverage does not follow the usual sequence of the ceremony like most wedding photographers do. He clicks his shutter only when he sees the natural gestures, common natural reactions, or instant expressions of the people involved in the ceremony . . .be it the bride, the groom, members of the entourage, guests or not. He considers these shots wedding photojournalism. In fact, Town and Country calls him “the great wedding photographer of our day.” Famous Oprah Winfry considers him “best in business,” Eastman Kodak, “the most influential wedding photographer in America. The New York Times claims he is “a storyteller with a camera. . . hottest wedding photographer of the moment.” Harper’s Bazaar says Regie’s pictures used in books and newspapers are the “best of the best.” Photo District News claims he is “the finest wedding photographer of his generation.” Yes, all brides are beautiful. This is a common saying. Dennis Reggie agrees, for “every bride is a celebrity on her wedding day.”

Eric Estampador Cabales often brags that despite the appearance of sophisticated camera lenses in the market he still enjoys shooting with his original kit lens. And he equally enjoys the images captured by this normal lens. It is the only lens he owns, and he loves its versatility in capturing his masterpieces. Mr. Exequiel Magallanes Cabales, his father, was his first teacher in photography. Photography has long been Eric’s perennial outlet to ease life’s problems, disappointments, bitterness, just as it is also his constant company to boost his strength, express his thoughts, ease his pains, heal his wounds.

Ong Min Ho, a neighbor from Malaysia, is coming to Manila to share his art in photography to his fellow Asians, the Filipinos especially during this year’s photography convention on January 30 to February 4, 2014. A very versatile photographer, he is a professor in photography in two schools in Malaysia: Tunku Abdul Rahman College and Kampar Campus and Sunway College, Graphic Design Division.

He studied at the Institute Marketing in the United Kingdom. He is a popular wedding and portrait photographer in Malaysia, so he is often invited as lecturer in photography gathering of clubs and judge in local photo contests. His 30 years of experience in the various fields of photography has made him a master in wedding, portrait, events and commercial products which he claims “that at times require intuitive and innovative squeezing of the brain juices to come out with styles that clients love and keep coming back for more.”

John Papa Jack Gemperle used to be a professor at PUP where he graduated from Mass Communication course. Popularly addressed as Papa Jack John Gemperle, a legitimate pangalatok (pardon the street language) from Alcala, Pangasinan is an acoustic singer, a regular performer at Padi’s Point branch, a multiawarded TV host, product endorser and a fine photographer and member of the Nocturnal Photographer Group. Before, he sold cars and managed fastfood stores. He was a call center agent and an indie film actor. A creative photographer above all, he discusses today the joys and troubles in photography.

PhotoWorldAsia 2014 takes pride in having Eric Cabales again share his mastery of capturing body painted models from the Yolanda tragedy. Eric’s antique Canon was his therapeutic companion to ease the pain and heal the wounds brought about by nature’s anger. He is launching a new series of body painting photography about the beauty of Visayas, its festivals and unique culture after the recent natural catastrophes. His photography is the fruit of his ideas, inspired by his passion and coated with his perseverance as seen through his kit lens.

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Raymond Red talks about moving photography or popularly termed as videography. Stationary images have gone beyond their stillness.

Subjects stand, walk, run, talk, breathe and so on complete with natural sounds and emotions.

This production is not actually new, but maybe the technology is and the gadgets are. Raymond traces the development of photography from kamera obskura to the latest digital camera system in cinematography.

At the 2012 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival Raymond Red won the Best Director Award, the Special Jury Prize and the Best Music Score for Dina de Leon. His experimental attempt in 8mm and 16 mm short film narratives in 1980 also won for him some recognition and awards. Even at a very young age he had already produced the full length Bayani followed by Sakay in 1993 and Kamada staring Francis Magalona where he won the 1997 Philippine Broadcasters Association and Asia TV Awards. Red won a Palme D’Or award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2000 for his short film ANINO. FPPF is grateful to Raymond Red for sharing his expertise in film making at PhotoWorld Asia 2014.

Rey Sta. Ana, Alain Pascua, Ven Roxas . . . these three famous bird photographers shoot birds not with a rifle but with a camera, not to kill and eat them but to protect, preserve and propagate them. These birds are wild, and they soar up in the sky way beyond the reach of ordinary photographers shooting on the ground with ordinary lens. Never can photographers command birds to pose. They fly away from strange sight and noise, and perhaps strange smell. The three will discuss not merely how to capture them in pictures but how to conserve these avian species as an important element of the environment.

Rey Sta. Ana is the founding president of the Wild Bird Photographers of the Philippines, Inc. whose membership around the world is more than 1,400. Visit https://www.facebook. com/philippinebirds. He conducts wild bird and nature photography workshops locally and also undertakes international bird tours. FPPF was guest at a bird photo exhibit of his group at Altro Mundo Fine Art Gallery at Greenbelt 5, Ayala Center, Makati City last year. His love for wild life and nature has taken him even to foreign countries, and among his advocacies is to conserve wild life and the environment. Of course, he uses his photography printed in his books or exhibited in galleries and conducts seminars to make people be aware of his environmental advocacies. In fact, his wild bird group is supporting the Nest Stewardship Program of sanctuaries in Palawan and Quezon.

Alain Pascua was thrilled by the migratory birds which swarmed the Candaba swamps in 2005 and this initiated a strong desire to conserve wildlife and record this nature treasure in photography. He was the top grosser of the wild bird photo exhibit at Altro Mundo whose proceeds went to the conservation funds of the Wild Bird Photographers of the Philippines, Inc. He is a political figure too, being the president of the KAAKBAY Party List and the assistant secretary of the National Poverty Commission under former Pres. Joseph Estrada.

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Ven S. Roxas started his photography lessons with the FPPF Basic and Advanced Photography Workshops where he experienced his first thrill in photography after winning first place and second runner up in the FPPF workshop contests. Added to these were more wins: second runner up, Singapore Formula 1, first and second places, Macau 56th Grand Prix and second runner up, ninth place, Masscara Festival, tenth place, Aliwan Festival, top ten , Quiapo Photo Conbtest sponsored by Canon and also top ten in PhotoWorld Asia 2013 sponsored by Canon; first and second places, Fraser’s Hill photo contest. He attended the first wild bird photo workshop conducted by Rey Sta. Ana and Alain Pascua and joined the Wild Bird Photography Instructional Tour in Cebu and Bohol led also by the two instructors. Today, he is hooked to bird photography.

Edwin Martinez Is still very young at 37 years old and younger still younger as a photographer for having embraced the art for 4 years only.

Yet his photographs can be placed side by side with those of the old masters. I do not mean to downgrade these old masters who likewise are also my idol photographers. Edwin Martinez can certainly inspire our participants in this convention particularly those who desire to be good in the art and who like to get full benefits from it in terms of personal enjoyment and monetary fulfillment. Photography does not require prerequisite units, subjects, degrees, yet when a photographer shoots good pictures, he gets proper compensation.

Edwin’s pictures have been featured in a number of popular photography magazines particularly Digital Photographers Philippines and popular magazines and periodicals. He loves to travel and enjoys California especially its rugged coastline, Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada and other scenic topography.

A Benro tripod and a Canon Philis Brand advocate, a featured ambassador for Canon lens and flash he is also the managing partner of Chasing Light Team and regularly conducts Canon photo workshop.

Mark Nicdao shares today his tricks, techniques and talents as fashion photographer. Not only in fashion are his lenses involved but also among the portraits of his fashion models which include Angel Locsin, Anne Curtis, Maria Renis, KC Conceptcion, Vilma Santos, Nora Aunor, Isabelle Daza, Lucy Torres, Kris Aquino, Richard Gomez and many, many more. His pictures grace magazine covers, commercial bill boards and advertising gimmicks. Even if he still had a year to complete his course in Fine Arts at UP, his advertising art can be at par with long practicing professionals. At PhotoWorld Asia 2014 he shares his secrets in handling troubles and failures to achieve personal goals especially in photography.

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PhotoWorld Cup 2013

Landscape L

andscape photo contest for September posed a challenge among the FPPF club photographers. Aside from scouting for places with beautiful landscapes, not all photo shops around process black and white prints, or sell black and white chemicals.

However, with one press of a botton digital cameras manage to convert shots in black and white. Some photographers are meticulous. They like to “burn” at a certain degree some elements of the picture. Well, it’s a matter of choice: The literal darkroom technique using suffocating chemicals or the lightroom?

1st Place ©Aldrin Cuadra

The picture of Aldrin Cuadra of SLR topped all entries to win first place. Very prominent was the total deep depth of field composition whose back lighted elements particularly the tamaraws created a diagonal line as they crossed 2nd Place ©Carlo Leonardia

10th Place ©Brian Enriquez

4th Place ©Hector Balgos

3rd Place©Erwin Lim

5th Place ©Jon Aguirre

7th Place ©Marc Edgar Sevilla

8th Place ©Michael Sun

6th Place ©Chito Cleofas

9th Place ©Billy Lopue

a body of water to climb the hill. Hills in graduated tone values occupied two-thirds of the frame. This picture won

for Carlo Leonardia of Camera Club of Negros (CCN) second place . Erwin Lim of Cebu City Images Camera Club, Inc. got the third place for his vertical composition.

Rough rocks form the foreground and a smoky hill as the background complete with its reflection on the water are the features of the third place picture. Hector Balgos of the Camera Club of Negros (CCN) captured fourth place for his seascape with prominent converging lines created by a hill. A lotus plantation occupying two-thirds of the foreground and a far solitary mountain in the background are the features of the fifth place entry of Jon Aguirre of Framed Shots Camera Club. Completing the top ten winners were: Chito Cleofas (FS) sixth; Macky J. Sevilla (PLDT Lens Camera Club) seventh; Michael Sun, (BDO Camera Club) eighth; Billy Lopue (Camera Club of Negros) ninth, Brian Enriquez (SLR)tenth. (CSA)

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Doors

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hat a common theme! Surprisingly, FPPF photographers glamorized all doors and windows in their entries whether antique or newly constructed. The first place entry of Mike Jo of Cebu City Images Camera Club Inc. looked as if the subject is more than two centuries already, yet its colors appear as fresh as the morning dew. Sitting on the floor by the green door was an innocent child, a virtual accent of the composition. Similarly looking centuries old the door and window entry of Danny Victoriano (SLR) won second place.

A viewer of the picture could validate the peace and quiet he could feel as he experienced simply by looking at the entry.

Padlocked, yet dilapidated, a pair of blue boots hung at this capiz window. The entry gave Anthony Ronald (Aron) Garcia of Lakbay Klik third place. Quite a contrasting message could be gleaned from the fourth place entry of Edwin Lim of Nayon Camera Club. A pair of big flowers on the upper side of the composition, a violet daisy on the lower area amid a black and white background. A bamboo chair leans against the capiz window bordered by strips of yellow stained glass.

5th Place ©Sam Asia

4th Place ©Edwin Lim

4th Place ©Edwin Lim

7th Place ©Dewey Sergio

6th Place ©Roger John R. Abad 8th Place ©Marites Falcon

1st Place ©Mike Jo 9th Place ©Betty Lalana

2nd Place ©Danilo Victoriano

A pair of dilapidated doors stood in perfect balance to frame a red plant pot between 10th ©PlaceMannie Barradas them. The red textured tiles of the roof illustrate the popular rule of thirds. This picture gave Sam Asia of the FS fifth place. Another green door and window set on a harmonious yellow wall is the entry of John R. Abad of PLDT Lens Camera Club. His strict observance of color harmony is very prominent in his entry which made him win sixth place. Seventh placer Dewey Sergio of Alpha Camera Club provided a dark background for his brightly lit door and window. Very interesting is his carabao accent framed by the door. Eighth placer Marites Falcon of Nikon Club Philippines captured a multi-colored glass window, but dilapidated wooden doors. A lively green foliage frames his door and window.

Betty Lalana of Nayon Photo Club placed ninth for her four blue windows arranged in parallel rows just beside a pair of rotting doors, some parts green with algae.

Mannie Baradas of Alpha joined the top ten with his unusual door-window composition, a carabao peeping at the top position of the door and a pairs of legs from the crotch standing on the open space seen from another color.(CSA)

3rd Place ©Anthony Ronald ‘Aron’ Garcia

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Feature

The Fallen A n g e l s

1st Place Montalban

4th Place I Focus

2nd Place Alpha

5th Place Framed Shots

6th Place Nayon

3rd Place PLDT Lens

7th Place Makati

8th Place Twilight Zone

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etaphorically, angels are sweet. Beautiful. Graceful. Helpful. Why do they fall? Like ordinary human beings, they commit sins, violate rules, forget what is acceptable, so they fall.

I have seen angels only in pictures and dreams. They have wings. They fly.

They soar up high in the sky. In heaven. So when they fall, they go aground.

And they did and FPPF photographers chased them because they became the theme of the inter-club monthly photo contest. Just feel the message captured by each club in each composition.

Frame One readers surely have their own vision and personal interpretation of the contest theme: Fallen Angels. (CSA)

9th PlaceImahe

10th Place SLR

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Boyet, Chairman PhotoWorld Asia 2014

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is nickname does not actually reflect his countenance, for he looks a hefty, heavy weight wrestler contrary to a soft spoken photographer or a problematic convention chairman. Asked what I may write about him as chairman of PhotoWorld Asia 2014, he gave me a curt answer, “Pogi.” And no more.

Is he really pogi? Of course, he is, considering the gigantic preparation for the Asian photography convention early this year.

Communicating and convincing local and foreign speakers for the convention together with participants also both local and foreign particularly Asia, plus many other things is not a joke.

Neither an easy job. But Orlando Boyet Guevarra takes everything in stride. Sometimes invited speakers have confirmed their promise to speak, yet after a while they cancel it, so he looks for another one equally efficient. In addition to these convention participants and speakers, he also invites trade exhibitors and advertising partners to support materially the convention. It takes a management czar to undertake this project. For Pogi, it’s easy.

No problem at all. What problems may be involved in these big undertakings like PhotoWorld Asia 2014 do not register on his

face. He remains at peace. Smiling. No tension reflected on his personality. Not even a wrinkled forehead. He has reasons for being pogi always. He is a holder of two post graduate degrees: Master of Arts in Political Science and Master of Arts in Public Administration. In college he finished Bachelor of Arts major in Political Science. He also pursued on Bachelor of Laws but incidentally, he has not yet completed the course. He now works with the Malabon Health Department.

A versatile photographer, he is currently the adviser and member of the board of directors of NAYON Photographer’s Club. He is almost always involved in all the FPPF photography projects ranging from the monthly, special or on-the-spot photo contests of the 52 photography clubs affiliated with the FPPF to social or travel activities. Commercially, he is into all segments of photography: wedding and other social functions, advertising, product launching, or portrait. In addition, he also loves travelling and shooting places and nature. (Cecilia S. Angeles)

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Feature PASSAGE THROUGH

By Lester V. Ledesma

Bhutan

This is the 21st century, but where I am now could well be the 1700’s.

I am standing inside a dark hallway, watching a scene that has stayed essentially unchanged for ages. A hermit sits on a chair, muttering a Buddhist mantra with his eyes closed. His one hand clutches a set of prayer beads, while the other rests within the folds of his tunic.

A massive bronze prayer wheel spins slowly before him. In the dim light I see murals on the walls. Guru Rinpoche, the saint who brought Vajrayana Buddhism to these slopes, looks down in all his eight incarnations. I raise my camera to capture this scene of quiet religiosity.

Such scenes are common here in Bhutan.

I have come to these mountains to make photographs of everyday life. Bhutan is unlike any country on earth. It is the last remaining Buddhist kingdom, an isolated outpost deep in the Himalayas. On its

streets, traditional Dzongka architecture adorns buildings, and native dress remains en vogue. In fact, automobiles only appeared here in the 1960’s. And it wasn’t until 1999 when television and the internet became available to its citizens.

A timeless subject as this deserves the most timeless of photographic mediums, so I’ve gone old-school on this assignment. Setting aside my usual Canon EOS DSLR’s, I have with me a decidedly more classic instrument, the Voigtlander Bessa R – a thirteen-yearold rangefinder camera with a pre-WWII Leica Thread Mount (LTM). I am also packing manual-focus glass: a 25mm Snapshot-Skopar f4 lens, and a Sovietera Industar 61 50mm f2.8 optic.

This three-piece combo is fed with equally exotic, Czech-made Efke

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black-and-white film. With no digicam LCD or autoexposure, this is a kit that is proving fun and challenging to use.

My camera in hand, I traverse the other regions of this picturesque kingdom. At Pelela, a mountain pass some 3,000 meters up, I photograph yak herders with my 50mm at f2.8.

The village of Gangtey, on the other hand, finds me chatting with a young lamma (a holy man) about Buddhism and photography. Days later in Paro, I document farmers tending their crops amidst verdant rice terraces on the mountainside.

Occasionally I would use a graduated neutral density filter to underexpose the cloudy skies. The resulting dark, stormy feel is an intriguing contrast to the placid rural scenery.

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he Lantern Parade, a tradition practiced by the University of the Philippines to celebrate Christmas. Colleges and other academic and non-academic units in the University System participate in this event. Different lantern parades are also held in different autonomous units in the University System, the biggest and most attended is the parade held at the Diliman campus. Colleges and other units participate in a competition of lanterns and floats for the best presentation and are awarded prizes. The College of Fine Arts because of its consistent winning streak is not a participant in the competition. The CFA instead joins the event to provide entertainment to the constituents of the University. This year the event was held last December 18, 2013, the chosen theme of the College of Fine Arts is “Philippine Traditional Arts and Design.” This theme was the choice of the lantern parade committee of the CFA to familiarize the University’s population to the beauty and relevance of Philippine Traditional Arts and Design.

During the parade the viewing public was entertained with different visual concepts from different regions of the Philippines. It was a very educational event.

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Madrigal Si ngers The world famous Madrigal Singers known also as the ‘Madz’ held a concert on its 50th year anniversary at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. On that occasion a book “MADZ Almost Everything about the Madrigal Singers” by Alfred John de Veyra was launched.

Author de Veyra tells the story of the Madrigal Singers from the time it was born in 1963 with Ofelia Veneracion as its first choirmaster until the time Mark Carpio succeeded her in 2005.

The book extensively relates the kind of discipline, vision and attitudes that the Madz was brought up under the nurturing leadership of OA, (as Ms. Veneracion was known among members), a tradition being adopted by Marc as the present choirmaster. (photos FPPF/ Beltran & Pamintuan)

Maybank Malaysia Winner Carlos G. Zamora, an active member of the Framed Shot photo club, was all smiles as he received last Nobember his Maybank Photography Award, Portrait Category. Personally, he flew to Malaysia to claim his prize after winning in the international photography contest. Zamora’s entry in black and white features a close up portrait of an old woman, her facial wrinkles very prominent but a black and white picture cut out of the nose-mouthchin area covers exactly the actual area of her nose, mouth, chin.

©Carlos G. Zamora

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Prominent is the texture contrast of the pictures . . . the original wrinkled skin background portrait and the verrrrry smooth-skin patch.

This portrait of the long haired mysterious old woman can indeed make the judges confused, wondering, or simply scared of the image. It takes a creative mind and a more creative heart to “capture” this winning image. (CSAngeles)

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Canon Photo Marathon Winning photos of the Canon Photo Marathon held at Bonifacio Global City last November 16, 2013 belonging to Ms. Maricris Carlos and Luis Alexander are both alumni of FPPF workshops while McLoyd Jumpay is a member of the SLR Camera Club, an affiliate of FPPF GRAND PRIZE Maricris Carlos

1ST RUNNER UP Jumpay McLloyd

GRAND PRIZE Luis Alexander point and shoot category

Valentine

‘Sining sa Muling Pagbangon’ Photo shows (L-R standingRevoli Cortez PPP, Jay-arr Sta. Ana WBPP, Boyet Guevarra FPPF, Edi Huang FPPF. Aurelio Nadal IA, Joey Tanedo FPPF, Lito Beltran FPPF, Raffy Amaranto, Musical Director and Ven Rojas WBPP (Seated L-R): Ma. Lucia Abella Madrigal Singers, Sandy Martinez IA, IA Administrator Atty.

Marco Luisito V. Sardillo III, Nemy Miranda NCCA/CVA and Rey Sta. Ana President WBPP.

will be a special day for lovers in Fort Santiago, Intramuros on February 14. The Intramuros Administration and the FPPF will present a quiet evening of music rendered

by Bagong Himig, A PUP choral group and world famous Madrigal Singers.The concert will be held at the open area after the moat and near the historic “Fort Santiago” Gate. The special event called ‘Sining sa Muling Pagbangon’ adds color to the fund raising efforts of FPPF/IA to help “Yolanda” victims. On exhibit for sale are works of named artists of IA Visual Artists of the Philippines headed by Nemesio Miranda and the Wildbird Photographers of the Philippines headed by Ray Sta. Ana. Painter Manny Baldemor also joins the exhibits together with FPPF photographers.

In an organizational meeting held recently the group approved the plans for the program for the Valentine Event.

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THE FPPF BASIC

PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP T

he basic workshop now offered by the FPPF evolved from two decades of continuous teaching that began In the now abandoned Orchidarium in Nayong Pilipino in Pasay City. From the simple pentel pen and Manila paper the FPPF now is using projectors, sound systems, laptaps, etc.

Even the syllabus changed drastically when film suddenly became digital Now, the class is a 40-hour session that covers a wide range of topics from camera operation, composition, portrait, lighting principles, Lightroom and travel, photography basics enough to launch a photography career. Many graduates are now into weddings, events coverage, cruise ship photography or simply opened up photo studios for id’s and portraits.

gives each student a unique learning experience. The fourth day seems to be the most exciting part of the workshop.

The morning session starts with a lecture on the theory of lights but in the afternoon, the action begins! Students Have your long lenses ready because you will go out of the room and move to spots where a model does poses. Under the guidance of an instructor one learns how to set cameras, choose angles, capture emotions and begin a long journey to becoming a portrait photographer.

After the shoot, images are downloaded and a critique follows. It is always a part of the basic class – shoot, show and critique. This is always a part of the basic, advanced, strobis, wedding and food classes of the FPPF.

Divided into five days, the popular workshop

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Feature Instead of donating cash or relief goods to Yolanda victims, FPPF Chairperson Edi Huang and President Lito Beltran together with the other officers has decided to donate fishing bancas to some fishermen who were Yolanda victims particularly those living right on the shore lines of a barrio in Bantayan, Cebu and Malapascua where FPPF had a recent photo hunting activity. These fishing bancas can certainly spark a new hope to start life again, for it is a great feeling among these victims to resume the usual activities they used to do everyday. Considering that almost all of their belongings and even some precious lives have been taken away by Yolanda, this expression of love from FPPF photographers is a humble way to make them continue their life despite the recent tragedy.

A motorized banca costs about P30,000-P35,000.

“Our goal is to raise P300,000.00 to buy at least 10 bancas for 10 fishermen,” FPPF Chairperson Edi Huang said. “Instead of giving these victims relief goods and food which could be gone after sometime, bancas could make these victims resume their original activities, so somehow they would not feel the great loss from Yolanda. (CSA)

FPPF Donates Bancas for Typhoon Victims Fr. Boyet , the Priest Photographer

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ed by Bishop Cardinal Tagle some 36 local religious leaders, parish priests, parishioners, and Catholic devotees toured Europe recently.

They visited Rome particularly to participate in the religious rites offered by His Eminence Pope Pious Francis. They included in their European tour historical places like Paris, London, Stockholm, France, Sweden, and other religious and tourist landmarks.

The photographer, Rev. Fr. Teodorico “Boyet” Santiago, the parish priest

of Our Lady of Fatima in Anabu, Cavite, recorded this European tour in his camera. His shots did not only capture moments and memories among these local religious tourists but also enriched their personal experiences which they now share among friends and neighbors in Cavite and elsewhere.

Rev. Fr. Teodorico Santiago hails from Talavera, Nueva Ecija and took his priesthood at Tahanan ng Mabuting Pastol Seminary where FPPF used to conduct the Basic Photography Workshop. Fr. Boyet

who was still a seminarian then never missed the photography workshops conducted by FPPF in Tagaytay City.

Evidences of his photographic artistry are framed, and they are hung at some walls of Our Lady of Fatima parish convent in Cavite City. He is very fond of close up and macro shots. A cup of coffee he has personally prepared is unique. One tip from this writer: Shoot it before you drink it. (CSA)

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Tacloban

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before Yolanda

by John-Rene Fernandez Past President, Nayon Photographers Club

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quit serious photography as a hobby and as a part time business three years ago when I got busy with my job at the bank, where I was re-assigned from being a branch manager to a full time system support officer and trainer.. The job was not without its perks. It allowed me to travel to many parts of the country. I would lecture for an hour or for half-day. Then, I would bring out my camera and shoot on my spare time.

I was lucky to lecture in Tacloban City two months in a row in 2012. By the local’s standard, Tacloban was a boring city with no major attractions (save for San Juanico bridge that connects Leyte to Samar provinces), no technology hub (unlike Cebu’s IT parks), and no monstrous shopping malls (i.e. the new Robinsons Mall was small by Metro Manila standard).

But, that’s what I loved about Tacloban. It was laid back. It was clean. People were friendly and happy. And here’s the best part: It is close to nature. Tacloban’s geography is like a human head, surrounded by waters almost on three sides. The sea waters were calm and clean. You could actually jump from the street to the sea without fear of getting infected from

polluted waters, like in Manila Bay. From the city’s streets, you can see the mounts nearby, and they are covered with lush forests, unlike in Metro Manila and Cebu, where all available lands, including mountains, are filled with either squatters or high rise buildings.

While Tacloban’s proximity to the sea was its main selling point for an idyllic pollution-free life in the provinces, the sea also became its waterloo at the height of Typhoon Yolanda. Now, I don’t know what happened to those buildings, bridges, ports and even the people I have met along the way. They may not be there anymore.

I only have the photographs to remind me of those happy days. This is one of those moments when I am thankful that I brought along my camera with me.

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Photographers Share Lo

By Cecilia S. Angeles

The world felt the pain left by the recent natural calamity that devasted the Visayan region a few months ago. Its culprit’s lovely name, Yolanda, does not truly reflect its feminine heart, for it killed thousands of people, razed to the ground century old churches, business structures, educational institutions, humble homes, sources of livelihood and all.

Homeless victims shivered in cold. They lost almost everything except faith in God and a very little hope to survive. To this date smile has returned to their lips, so is the will to live. Why? The world came to their rescue. They brought food, clothing, tents, medicine, doctors, and other forms of donation to alleviate the inhuman condition.

Very important is the LOVE of the world.

Federation of Philippine Photographers Foundation (FPPF). This photography organization consisting of some 52 photography clubs have

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Love to Yolanda Victims proposed among photographer members to support the campaign of FPPF to raise funds for Yolanda victims. Instead of contributing relief goods or food, FPPF requested for cash donations which will soon be used to buy motorized bancas for the victims which they can use to resume their main livelihood. Mrs. Huang said that relief goods of actual food will soon be gone after consumption, but bancas can enable the fishermen to resume their former fishing activities which actually is their main source of livelihood.

From the sale of photo magazines, Marian photographs, FPPF reunion fees last October 26, 2013 amounting to P22,000, $1,000 from South Korean photographer friends, $400 from an American friend, P117,520 from FPPF club members, staff and friends. As of this writing, cash donations keep coming from people with big hearts.

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Shooting

By CSAngeles

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our three-year old son holds your pants, his eyes focused at the camera you are holding a foot right above his head. “ ‘No ‘yan?” he asks curiously in baby language.

“Hold it,” you command your baby, as you press the shutter. How does your baby’s picture look? Big head?

Compressed torso? Short legs and hardly visible feet?

Why? Because your camera is higher than the subject when you press the shutter.

In other words, the subject is captured at bird’s eye view or lower than the lens, so there

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Perspectives is distortion in the elements of the subject. If the subject is taken higher than the camera, it is taken at worm’s eye view perspective. So. . . a subject shot at eye level shows normal view . . . no distortion whatsoever.

People look tall if they are captured by a camera at a low level. I mean these guys are in a higher position than that of the photographer and the camera he is holding. Our previous example is that of the three year old child pictured by a six-foot Dad standing tall at bird’s eye view perspective. The child’s anatomy

becomes distorted even if the camera lens is normal or 50mm. At a low perspective or maybe the photographer is sitting or even lying down on the floor, the child looks taller at worm’s eye view. Bird’s eye view or seen at higher level and worm’s eye view or seen at lower level suggests the literal appearance of the image. Birds on high branches certainly are higher than where we are. What they see are below their level of sight.

Worms are small, some finger sized. And they are as tall as where they are. If we use the ground as the standard level,

there is a great difference between what and how people see things.

So depending on the level of the human view point, we can easily distinguish the perspective of the subject we are to shoot. Normal view offers no distortion with the normal lens. Bird’s eye view images are taken by the photographer positioned above the subject. Well, sometimes photographers simply play with perspectives especially if they like to capture something astonishing, impressive or unusual.

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Day Trip to

Ilocos Norte

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DAY TRIP TO Ilocos Norte: December 29, 2013. Partas Bus Terminal in Quezon City. (10:30 p.m.) FPPF officials, Ms. Edi Huang, Amir Alba and Lito Beltran traveled to Curimao, Ilocos Norte to see what could be a travel tour for FPPF photographers in 2014.

Sitio Remedios Curimao: It was a Monday morning when we reached one of the more famous resorts in Curimao – Sitio Remedios Resort. In this sprawling 1.8 ha by the sea, guests enjoy a quiet and refreshing breeze. Houses for guests, auditorium, church and the typical Ilocano dishes like langoniza and champorado with the view of calm sea await a weary soul.

Sitio Remedios is owned and managed by Dr.Joven P. Cuanang, M.D. Chairman of the Board, William H. Quasha College of Medicine Memorial. Raymund C. Baronia is the resort manager. Sitio Remedios was put up in 2006 by Dr. Cuanang with the help of relatives and friends. The idea to build a resort in Ilocos came from a brainstorm among friends.

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popular “empanada” sold just across the Bagac church. Later, we took photos of the well photographed Paoay Church which has a lighted view late in the afternoon. We then went to “Abel” where barangay residents weave the colorful placemats and table runners using the Spanish era handloom known as ‘Pangablan’. Women folks belonging to Lagbakalan Weaver Coop provide the woven products which are sold in Manila and abroad. A very interesting photo opportunity is the saltmaking in Paniqui and the pot making in San Nicolas. These are small-scale industries, but they provide income to some families.

What is interesting about the salt making is the process of producing finer salt from rock salt. The quantity is multiplied many times because the rock salt is mixed with salt water then boiled. The mix produces the finer grains of salt. An 85 year old woman was among the workers we found in the pot making along the main road in San Nicolas. The place is small compared to the Vigan “burnayan”.

The resort is becoming to be known to guests from Manila and abroad.

Since the visit to Ilocos Norte was planned for a day tour, we started to go to places worth shooting. First stop was Pinili where by the road we took photos of onions and garlic stall. Pinili is the garlic town of Ilocos Norte. Harvest time is March.

The day ended with the windmills in Bangui. We missed the beautiful sunset though.There was no more time for the tobacco and tomato plantation which we learned are also plenty in Ilocos Norte. After dinner we boarded the bus at 8:30 p.m. We are in Manila by 7:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 31.

Then we proceeded to a place where the Ilocano dellicacy “tupig” is made. Grated coconut wrapped in banana leaves and broiled in a native oven, ‘tupig’ is popular among the Ilocanos. Bagac is the next stop. This is where the Marcos Museum is located. We tasted the

So, a day trip to Ilocos Norte is possible and economical.

(With photos of Amir, Edi and Lito)

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B AT A N E S Rising from Isolation

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he Basco airport was empty when our plane landed. PAL is the only plane that lands at the arirport every morning. Smaller planes fly in from Tuguegarao regularly. Travel time is almost two hours from Manila. We flew to Batanes last January 9 then back to Manila on the 12th. This was my second trip to Batanes.

Going to Batanes is not as popular as it is today. Basco is the capital of Batanes.

Basco, Mahatao, Ivana and Uyugan are the four towns of the province.

Two other islands are also part of the province, and these are Sabtang and Itbayat.

by Ka Litz

For centuries, Batanes is isolated. The people, however, have retained much of their traditions which date back during the Spanish time.

Mentioned in the UNESCO heritage list, Batanes prohibits the use of agrichemicals and does not allow the cutting of Palo Maria, the hardwood used by boat builders.

Agriculture can produce just enough for local consumption. Batanes although isolated for

There are only more or less 16,000 people living in this province of about 32 square kilometers. Ivatans, as people from Batanes are called, are mostly fishermen, boatbuilders, farmers and government employees. Many residents have left Batanes for employment abroad. This is why many stonehouses for which Batanes is famous for are abandoned and now in ruins.

People are happy and very respectful. While our group was walking in Basco, we greeted older men and women as Uncle and Auntie, and their smiles were honest. Everybody seemed to be a long lost friend to us.

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centuries has survived eartquakes and strong storms. Life is hard. There are only a few lands where the people can plant root crops like camote and a special white variety, not purple, uvi. Vegetables come from Ilocos and Baguio.

Fruits are rare. In Mahatao there is a place called Marlboro country. This is where you see a herd of cows lazily grazing on a large pasture land atop the mountains. Ivatans raise cows, goats and carabaos. They don’t have any mall or public markets. In Abad Street, products are sold at homes and on the streets. Weather is so unpredictable that there are times flights back to Manila are postponed to a finer day. Even boat

rides from Basco to Sabtang and Itbayat depend on the currents of the sea. December through February are “winter” months. It is as cold as Baguio but not as windy. For photographers, Batanes offers a very scenic, enjoyable nature trip with endless cemented roads all over the mountains, huge boulders and rocks on the sea and the strong waves that keep on lashing at the rocks and sea shore. There are two lighthouses and an art museum of National Artist Pacita Abad. Never will you be able to photograph such a pristine and beautiful place.

The stonehouses in Sabtang are much sought after subject by photographers. Of course, the friendly people of Batanes are excellent subjects in photography. We tried to shoot

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the sunrise and sunset, but we were not lucky enough to come up with stunning photos.If you come to Batanes, don’t forget to shoot the Honesty Cafe in Ivana.

This is a store where you take from shelves the goods that you want and put your money inside a cash box. The storeowner is always out of the store. And I think this is the only place where you will find honest people. April they say is still the best month to shoot sunrise and sunset. Batanes is so small that you can go around the province in less than two days. However, the trips to Sabtang and Itbayat take more days to cover. The FPPF plans to take a bigger group of photographers for a photo shoot sometime in April. Enjoy the photos we took while we traveled along the mountain sides of Batanes.

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l a t n e i r O s o r g e N ly l a r u Nat

By Sheila Marie P. Adanza

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arly morning of October 15, 2013, we boarded PAL Flight PRO545 bound for Dumaguete, the capital of Negros Oriental located in the Central Visayan Region: FPPF Chairman Edi Huang, Californian Maria Macabio, Mary-Anne San Agustin and myself.

We were picked up by a van at the Sibulan Airport which actually started our city tour.

Our first stop was at a public market, the favorite shooting and of course buying venue of Edi Huang. Here, local sweet cakes tickled our salivary glands. . . budbud, puto, chocolate (made from pure cacao]. Then we proceeded to Dumaguete coral bellfry whose original purpose was to forewarn local residents of incoming dangers be it natural or manmade.

Beside this bell tower is the Sta. Catalina de Alexandria Cathedral originally built in 1574.

This is the oldest stone church in Negros. We

had an early lunch at the famous Sans Rival Bistro. As the name implies the restaurant is well known for its heavenly tasting sans rival.

No visitor leaves this particular place without tasting sans rival, indeed a delicacy without rival. After lunch we headed to the first and the oldest American University in Asia, the Silliman University. Around its campus are century old acacia trees spreading their foliage toward the clear blue sky..

The amphitheater reminds returning visitors of the annual or semiannual scenes during commencement exercises. Yonder is the A.Y. Reyes Zoological and Botanical Garden which until today rescues and shelters malnourished and lost animals, tame or wild. These include spotted deer, monkeys, birds, abused pets, astray animals.

Negros Tourism Officer, Ms. Maritoni Mascardo, met us at Sidlakang Negros Village, a permanent venue for trade and tourism exhibition of art, crafts, delicacies, agricultural and other creativity products of the people of Negros Oriental from 6 cities and 19 municipalities.

We visited next the clay town pottery in Daro, Negros Oriental where clay products are done the original, traditional way of molding and designing plant pots and clay kitchen ware.

Despite using antiquated procedures, materials and tools used in designing the Negros clay products clearly manifest the physical ingenuity of the potters.

At the hilly Tierra Alta in Valencia town stands proudly a Greek-inspired classic architectural structure accented with the traditional

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Php. 150,000.00

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lighthouse. Typically Filipino is Rizal Boulevard which features the Tempurahan Lane. The whole stretch of the boulevard is lined with balot and tempura food courts. A bonus sight in this lane is the colorful sunset unless the weather does not cooperate. Our host treated us to dinner at the Lab-As Seafood Restaurant known for its live fresh sea foods and Japanese menu at taco surf.

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We left our resort for an early walk to the Malatapay market since it was tabo day or market day. The market is open only every Wednesday, so the whole stretch of the street has become the actual market place selling all sorts of stuff from dry to wet, fresh to dried, butchered or live. The more interesting part is the livestock section where live cows, pigs, carabaos are sold or bartered. Roasted pig or lechon by the kilo is also sold here minus the Mang Tomas lechon sauce. Malatapay Wharf is also the jump off point going to Apo Island, a volcanic island covering 12 hectares of marine sanctuary which is the home to 650 documented species of fish and estimated over 400 species of corals. It’s simply a 30 minute boat ride where a lucky visitor may spot green turtles.

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We had a quick stop at the Talabong Mangrove , a 400 hectare protected mangrove which is also a natural habitat for birds and other wildlife. This place twinkles at night because of fireflies seldom seen today. In the early years, fireflies were everywhere. Even in the city forests.

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Bernard Fernando

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On our last day, we had a two hour and a half land trip to Port Capinahan Wharf in Bais City, the take off point to Tanon Straits where we watched the lovely untamed dolphins do their acrobatic shows. We nearly got crazy shooting these graceful “maidens of the sea” perform live their water ballet in their natural habitat.

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Welcomes

CrossingBridges 10 Text and Photos by Cecilia S. Angeles

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DOZEN DON’T’S IN SHOOTING

By CSAngeles

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1 Don’t click your shutter if you don’t

little more than a hundred participants of Crossing Bridges 10, September 15 to 21, 2013.

see a story in your viewfinder.

Yes, for one solid week Asian photographers from India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Korea, Philippines and Singapore (host country) literally crossed Singapore bridges to capture its scenic places, meet its wonderful people, learn its culture, understand its way of life. Eddie Ng of Clubsnap together with members of Singapore photo clubs was in charge of the week-long activities of Crossing Bridges 10. We have visited almost all places in Singapore, many of them on foot, and understood though roughly its history, seen amazing features of the city, met many wonderful Singaporeans and appreciated especially the Gardens by the Bay, the Merlion Park, the Raffle Place, Thow Kwang , Wayang or Chinese opera, Marine Life Park, Joo Chiat, Toa Payoh which used to be a squatter’s district. We also had the thrill of watching the 2013 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix.

are unwanted elements in the frame.

ingapore . . . . a young modern Asian country . . . welcomed a

I was particularly thrilled as Crossing Bridges 10 delegates crossed the aerial bridges. The bird’s eye view below showcased the 50 meter high super trees, very unique circular architectural linear structures spreading wide their lines toward the sky. Their trunks displayed various plants, some blooming with colorful flowers. The gardens also featured flickering lights in attractive colors. On the other hand, the giant Merlion by Marina Bay, a popular statue of Singapore, emits a big volume of water through its mouth. No one leaves Singapore without capturing Merlion in his camera.

In the early morning of September 21, actually a couple of hours before the closing ceremonies, the Asian photographers grouped earlier at random, were commanded to submit their best shots expressing the contest theme, Singapore through My Eyes.

The board of judges declared Group B, first place, Group A second place, and group A third place, and each particular photographer member of the winning groups received gold, silver and bronze medals respectively. Ombet Andaya was likewise selected Outstanding Participating Photographer. The Crossing Bridges 10 delegates bade one another goodbye, as they anticipated another adventure in Korea next year for Crossing Bridges 11.

For me, a happy touching feature of Crossing Bridges 10 is meeting personally three former students of FPPF Basic Photography Workshop at Fort Santiago who now work in Singapore. One lady literally followed me at the lobby of Bunc Hostel and introduced herself as my student in Composition. Another one showed up at Funan IT Mall where we had our final activity.

But a former staff of FPPF Rambo Raval stayed with us the whole time of the last day. In fact he gifted me with a photography book titled The Reverse Side of Photography. It gives me a sense of pride that our FPPF photo workshop graduates still remember us.

Led by FPPF Chairman Edi Huang and FPPF President Pablo Beltran, twenty-nine FPPF photographers coming from the different photography clubs in the Philippines from north to south joined the event. To this day we anticipate with eagerness another photo adventure next year as we join Crossing Bridges 11 to be held in Korea.

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2 Don’t click your shutter either if there 3 Don’t forget to observe the rule of

thirds, so avoid elements in the dead center.

4 Don’t overlook elements like windows, doors, twigs or trunks that may frame your subject.

5 Don’t forget to include in your shots

interesting colors and cloud formations in the sky.

7 Don’t fail to use big aperture to blur

the background to enhance the principal subject.

8 Don’t fail to use small aperture to

create sharp elements from foreground to background especially in landscape, seascape, cityscape, thick crowd.

9 Don’t miss the thrill of subjects captured in abstract.

10 Don’t include unnecessary or

unwanted elements in your picture.

11 Don’t forget to change your

viewpoints to have variety in your shots.

6 Don’t capture major picture elements 12 Don’t fail to consider color harmonies in your shots.

in blurry shallow depth of field.

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Basic Photography SATURDAYS FEB 22 MAR 1, 8, 15, 22 MAR 8, 15, 22, 29, APR 5 MAR 29 APR 5,1226, MAY 3 APR 12, 26, MAY 3, 10, 17 MAY 10, 17, 24, 31, JUN 7 MAY 24, 31, JUNE 7, 14, 21 JUNE 14, 21, 28 JULY 5, 12 JUNE 28, JULY 5, 12, 19, 26 Fee: P4,700 SUNDAYS FEB 23, MAR 2, 9, 16, 23 MAR 9, 16, 23, 30, APR 6 MAR 30, APR6,13,27MAY 4 APR 13, 27, MAY 4, 11, 18 MAY 11, 18, 25, JUNE 1, 8 MAY 25, JUNE 1, 8, 15, 22 JUNE 15, 22, 29, JULY 6, 13 JUNE 29, JULY 6, 13, 20, 27 Fee: P4,700 WEEKDAYS JAN 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

FEB 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 MAR 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 APR 28, 29, 30, MAY 1, 2 MAY 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 JUNE 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 Fee: P5,000 AIM Evenings (To Be Announced) Fee: P5,000 Kiddie Photography (To Be Announced) Fee: P3,500 Advanced Photography (SAT-SUN-SAT) JAN 18, 19, 25 FEB 22, 23, MAR. 1 MAR 29, 30, APR. 5 MAY 3, 4, 10 MAY 31, JUNE 1, 7 JUNE 28, 29, JULY 5 Fee: P4,700 Food Photography Weekend (One Day): JAN 26 MAR 23

MAY 18 JUNE 15 Fee: P1,750 Wedding Photography Mon-Tue-Wed-Thu FEB 24, 25, 26, 27 MAR 31, APR, 1, 2, 3 MAY 19, 20, 21, 22 JUNE 30, JULY 1, 2, 3 Fee: P7,500 Complete Digital Darkroom Saturdays — Lightroom (To Be Announced) Fee: P2,500 Sundays — Photoshop (To Be Announced) Fee: P3,000 Strobist Workshop Sat-Sun MAR 1, 2 APR 26, 27 MAY 24, 25 JUNE 21, 22 Fee: P2,500

*Please note: Workshops are conducted in English and Tagalog, 9am-5pm. Special arrangements may be made for those who require purely English instructions.

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Feature FPPF Grads Reap Rewards

FPPF is proud to acknowledge three of its very productive workshop graduates:

Lester Ledesma Travel

photojournalist Lester Ledesma graduated from the FPPF Basic Photography Class in 1998. That same year he began writing and shooting for local publications. In the fifteen years that passed, he has received a slew of accolades, among them the 2002 ASEANTA Award, the 2006 ATTA Silver Medal, and the 2007 and 2009 PATA Gold Awards for his photography. Now based in Singapore, he shoots and writes stories for some of the region’s most prominent lifestyle and travel magazines.

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Chito Cleofas of Framed Shots.is an-

other FPPF photography workshop graduate who enjoys monetary benefits and popularity. He has not forgotten the rancid critiques of judges in photography contests. Though they stabbed the feelings, they helped improve his photography. He is a constant winner in local and international photography contests like the Epson Color Imaging Contest in Tokyo, Japan. His pictures have been published in books and magazines.

In fact, his Baguio flower was made a book cover by New York based author, Reynaldo Alejandro, and another flower for the cover of Vision of the Possible authored by Felice Sta. Ines.

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Maraming salamat po. Everything I need FPPF gave it to me. Thank you po. Glory be to God.

Thank you guys for incorporating your knowledge to us. Composition helped me broaden my art. What I thought was right was wrong, and it motivated me to learn more.

I learned a lot. . . more than I expected. The Workshop inspired me to pursue the craft.

Joe Beltran Attending the Basic Photo Workshop helps me a lot in photography. I am very impressed with all the speakers.

Maricris Fabi Carlos of Imahe

and Chito Cleofas of Framed Shots both of them enjoy monetary rewards from their photography. Maricris Fabi Carlos who has popularized her Amorsolesque style in portraiture and wedding was the grand winner of the Canon Photo Marathon in Bonifacio, Taguig City, Nov. 16, 2013. Also a winner in an international photo competition in Korea, Maricris has conducted photography workshops locally and in Dubai, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Singapore. A constant winner in many photo contests, she was among the speakers of FPPF Cebu Summit last year.

Below are some comments of some participants of the FPPF Basic Photography Workshop last year:

They gave to us all their precious ideas and experiences in photography. The lesson in composition helped me broaden my art.

I think the place is too small for a big number of students.

Very good teachers. Detalyadong magturo.

I enjoyed the basic photo workshop.

I will surely take up the Advanced Photo Workshop. More power.

The Basic Photography Workshop is very interesting and lively. I have learned from Ms. Cecille.

The lecture was not boring, and I hope that Ms. Ces will also lecture in the remaining workshops. Jorel R. de Guzman Ok magdiscuss ng topics ang mga instructors. I learned a lot. They are joyful. I learned that pictures have a lot of different stories. Jose Enciso Mr. Ador is good and knowledgeable in the technology.

Sessions were very informative.

Topics discussed were delivered nicely and accurately. Kagandahan pa eh medyo kwela si Mam Cez, so I do not need to drink a lot of coffee.

The negative side is the projector.

FPPF Basic Photography Workshop assessment: Great lecture, cool instructors, more critique. Keep up the good work. Arvie Rainier Caancan The workshop is good and very helpful.

My experience here at FPPF is soooo fun. Good instructors.

I like the critique portion. It helps me know how I can improve my shots.

Very informative. Everything was discussed clearly. Every question was answered thoroughly.

Thanks to Oji Gualberto MeraĂąa who did the entire layout of this issue in place of Frando Culata who is currently in Chicago USA, Oji can be reached by this number: 0920-641-3379

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P h o t o g r a p h y and S o c i a l M e d i a Nap Beltran Pinoycoach.com

In the age of social media, netizens have taken photography to a level that we haven’t seen before. On Facebook alone, there are about 300 million photos shared every day. The word “selfie” has been named the Word of the Year by Oxford Dictionaries in 2013. It is defined as a photograph that one has taken of himself, typically taken with a smartphone or a webcam and uploaded to a social media website. As more people use their smartphones with cameras, we can safely say that selfies will become permanent fixtures in the realm of photography and social media. Social media and smartphones, for better or worse, have laid down a new era of

photography. More people share experiences through photographs with a wider audience, not just limited to friends and family but even to the whole world. A single photo can become viral in a few minutes after being uploaded on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Photos taken on smartphones have even landed as front page covers of newspapers around the world. Everyday, photographs of news events are shared by ordinary people giving the world a glimpse of what is happening anywhere in real time. One good example is the Lunar Halo photos that trended on social networks last January 13, 2014

Lunar Halo

A lunar halo does not happen all the time, so when it did, netizens were amazed or should I say, “moonstruck” by the whole experience of taking a photo of the moon. As the evening progressed, even news agencies reported sightings of the lunar halo. The #lunarhalo hashtag became a trending topic, and soon after memes started to appear on various social media. Some of the memes were really funny, like the one with Miley Cyrus and the moon as wrecking ball.

The lunar halo event was also an opportunity for serious photographers to showcase their technical skills in photography and come out with unique, excellent images. Ruston Banal, an award winning Filipino photographer, shared this photo of the lunar halo on his Facebook account.

As soon as it appeared on my Facebook newsfeed, I shared it on my Facebook page (http://fb.com/Photoworldmanila) which happens to be one of the most liked Facebook pages in the Philippines. It got the attention of netizens who expressed their delight in seeing a different lunar halo photo by commenting on it and likewise sharing it on their own Facebook walls. Some of today’s photographers may argue that images taken by smart phones and posted on social media have diluted the art of photography. On the other hand, I would like to think that smart phones and social media usher in a new age in photography. Just like anything in this world, the only constant thing is change, and it is up to us to embrace change or be left behind. In the good old days, they say that photographs are worth a thousand words. In today’s world of social media, a photograph can be worth a thousand likes or even more.

Nap Beltran is a social media strategist and curator of the Photoworldmanila Facebook page. He is also a contributing writer to a photography magazine.

You can follow his blog Pinoycoach.com and on twitter @pinoycoach.

The Eye of God

By Ruston Banal Camera Loaner Unit: Sony Philippines SLT A77 in SAL 11-18 mm ,3.5-5.6 lens https://www.facebook.com/ruston.banal

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Feature

th 26 Anniversary FPPF Celebrates

By Cecilia S. Angeles

A general reunion of FPPF workshop participants came together last October 26, 2013 at Fort Santiago, Intramuros to attend the 26th anniversary of the Federation of Philippine Photographers Foundation.

The whole day affair started with a fun run around Plaza Moriones, and featured different games, trade and photo

1st Place, JUSTINE B. LEONARDO

exhibits, on-the-spot photo contest, cosplay photo contest, model and Miata cars photo contest and post card making contest. The photographers enjoyed most the trade exhibit which put on sale cameras and photography gadgets at real bargain prices.

Everybody had fine time meeting mentors, long lost photo

workshop classmates and fellow photographers as well as enjoying free meals and the never ending snacks. FPPF also took this opportunity to collect some amount from the sale of photo magazines to be added to the Yolanda fund.

Below are the winning photos during the occasion.

2nd Place, JOEL FORTE

3rd Place, MICHAEL D. SANTOS

2nd Place, JAMES SINGLADOR, SLR CAMERA CLUB

3rd Place, JET VELAS, SLR CAMERA CLUB

Cosplay photo contest

1st Place,VOLTAIRE BURGONIO, SSS PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB

OTS photo contest

1st Place, JAMES SINGLADOR

2nd Place, JAMES SINGLADOR

3rd Place, JAMES SINGLADOR

Reunion photo contest

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Postcard Perfect

By CSAngeles

Philippines

Despite the series of devastations caused by nature in some parts of our country, the Philippines remains steadfast, alive, strong and beautiful. Filipinos often roam around the country and record its topography in pictures. Some of these pictures display activities of fellowmen. Viewers of these photos get first hand information of the place. Foreigners too both in Asia and elsewhere discover the beauty of our country and our people. There is a general impression: Postcard Perfect Philippines.

The 7,107 islands composing this coutry have unique subjects for photography. All pictures are perfect indeed. The Philippine sky from sunrise to sundown, The Philippine waters from the surface to the ocean floor. From the colorful beaches to the rugged rocky cliffs. From the hills to the mountain ranges displaying varied tone values. This is not to mention the Filipino people and their unique craft and way of life. Focus your lens on a simple subject.

Compose it. Press your shutter. There . . . you have captured a picture. Tell me. Is it postcard perfect? No other answer is expected except . . . .Postcard Perfect Philippines.

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3rd Place, MARC EDGAR SEVILLA, PLDT LENS

PhotoWorld Asia 2014 has adopted this theme for the FPPF photography convention. The Philippines does not only boast of the beauty of its physical terrain, but it is also proud of its strong people who rebuild what has been destroyed and repair what has been damaged by nature. Anyway. . . these inhuman occurences give birth to human strength, love around the globe and spark a desire to live again to reconstruct the great loss swept away by the deadly water and the cruel winds. Some century old structures, sources of livelihood, precious possessions were hauled greedily away to nothingness . . .somewhere beyond the reach of human energy, neither technology.

PhotoWorld Asia 2014 assures everybody that despite these negative occurences, our country remains postcard perfect. Yes, the Philippines offers endless subjects to everybody particularly photographers. The committee which runs PhotoWorld Asia 2014 conceived of this year’s theme: Postcard Perfect Philippines.

1st Place, KATHLEEN MAE NABUNG, NIKON CAMERA CLUB

2nd place, JAMES SINGLADOR, SAMAHANG LITRATISTA NG RIZAL

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Feature iTravel, iAim, iShoot and iPicture

by Elizabeth A. Chirico

iPicture was conceptualized in 2011. Take note of the spelling which is trendy and catchy. This was intentionally done by the founder and current administrator. There are numerous online photo groups, local and international, grand in scale filled with professional enthusiasts, but approach is mere fun, friendly and casual and is open to anyone who enjoys photography. For those who love being in a picture, looking at pictures, taking pictures or want to learn more about the good, the bad and the ugly... has been iPicture’s motto .

In the beginning, there was no plan of doing it as an online photo contest group.

Members were encouraged to send in their best photos and individual portfolio albums that soon filled this Facebook group site.

Articles were written by its founder related to photography and she also incorporated

some of the photos sent by the members.

Featured cover photos were randomly picked from their portfolios. By July, it was time to introduce a friendly on the spot online exhibit. Open Subject was the theme.

A handful joined from the US, China, Italy and the Philippines.

By August, iPicture started with Children as its initial monthly theme. There was no limit to the number of submitted entries just to find out how many will take interest in this new group. With a few more tweaking, came September, the iPicture monthly theme was finalized. Members could submit up to six entries. It started on the first day until the last day of each month. Depending on the number of most likes, the top 24 (Hall of Fame) were separated from the rest of the album to have a better chance of winning the top 3 places. For those who

did not make it, they still had a good chance of getting an honourable mention merit that would be chosen from the generic album.

The Hall of Famers were also featured in a short slideshow presentation. All winners received a certificate of merit and took turns in getting their winning photos displayed for a week as the site’s cover.

The recently concluded November theme was “Trees” judged by Myk Miguel, a member of Kameradare. Previous judge Tony Donato did the judging from August 2011 until October 2013. Tony is an artist based in California who studied painting in Madrid, Spain.

Here is a showcase of some winning entries over the past two years:

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Dulce, FORTEnors Sing for Photographers Dulce by any language means sweet. And sweeter is she as a multi-awarded personality, but today she is sweetest as she sings for photographers together with the FORTEnors at PhotoWorld Asia 2014 at the Asian Institute of Management in Makati City. Actually, Maria Teresa Magdalena Abellare Llamedo of Bulacao, Pardo, Cebu was given the name Dulce by George Canseco from the movie Dulce Amor, Ina in 1978.

She started joining singing contests when she was two years old. Amazing!

Among her honors in singing contests: winner for several week in Tawag ng Tanghalan, grand prize at the Fourth Asian Songfest in Hongkong in 1979; grand prize at the Asean Pacific Singing Competition in 1988, won in the Second Asean Song Festival and the Australian Open Entertainment Competition.

Her local wins include Aliw, Tinig , Cecil Awards and her latest last year. . . . Aliw’s Entertainer of 2013. Still very young having been formed last year, 2013, the FORTEnors received the 2013 Dangal ng Bayan Award and the 2013 Gawad Musika Best All Male Quartet.

Except for Johann Enriquez who earlier got his singing training from the famous Philippine Madrigal Singers and the la Salle singing group, the three other members of the quartet come from UST Conservatory of Music: Christian Paul Anthony Nagano, David Ezra Cruz and Jenmal de Asis. They will coat the images of Asian photographers with their sweet notes. Photography with music . . . isn’t this an outstanding composition?

Batanes

ADVENTURE

Batanes Governor Vic S Gato (seated in photo) warmly welcomes the FPPF team that visited the province for an ocular trip. In April, FPPF will bring a larger group of photographers to Batanes to shoot the traditions, people. place and culture.

After being isolated for so long, Batanes is now fast becoming a photographers’ haven. This summer, almost a hundred visitors flock the airport daily.

In photo (standing) are: Lito Beltran, Fem Hubalde, Ms. Edi Huang, Manny Baradas, Amir Alba and George Cabig.

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Feature He’s also training his three sons to carve and hopefully become the next generation of Paete’s woodcarvers.

Paete, whose name was derived after a chisel or paet, is a small town on the northeastern part of Laguna. It is famous for its sweet lanzones and its finely crafted woodcrafts, so much so that it was declared the Carving Capital of the Philippines on March 15, 2005. A woodcarver draws on a piece of wood, plotting where to cut and carve, transforming it yet into another masterpiece.

By Raneil Antonio Ibay “Kayo po ba si Mang Paloy?” the man asks as he gingerly walks in the wood carver’s Paete shop. It turns out that he’s accompanying someone from the south to commission a religious statue.

Justino Cagayat Jr. or Mang Paloy is a third generation woodcarver having learned to carve from his father at a young age. He now runs a branch of the family business specializing in religious statues.

An assortment of chisels lie on the table waiting to be used at the proper time, shaping, carving and giving life to these lifeless blocks of wood. While a young boy works on his sculpture, his father works on a statue of the Sacred Heart. Mang Paloy on the other hand continues to carve a head of Padre Pio, another commissioned work for delivery to Singapore. He and his woodcarvers work on their art even if the rains pour on the small town of Paete, Laguna.

The photo exhibit, Kisap

Mata Para sa Pag-asa, is

dedicated to Yolanda victims: 5,000 casualties, 25,000 injuries, 2,000- missing, 250,000 homeless, 250,000 homeless, P34.5 billion loss in property and agriculture. They have a travelling exhibit initially displayed at the NAIA I Duty Free Gallery. Sales from this exhibit go to Yolanda victims.

The generous photographers include: Derrick Gamboa, Arch.

Tony Alunan, Mario Hernandez, Bobot Meru, Primo Mores, Romy Vitug, Raul Bautista, Jun Barrameda, Emy Arcilla, Allan Dacanay, Bien Bautista, Rene Neri, Mario Hernandez, Boy Aolea, Enchong Donic Velasco, Bobby Formosa and Wig Tysman.

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