Buhay ay langit sa piling mo
Pinili ko dito. Ni hindi pumasok sa isip ko manirahan sa ibang bansa. Nagkaroon ng pagkakataon, pero di ko man lang sinilip. Gusto kong umuwi. Tutulong ako - ika ko pa. Lumaki sa mga sundalo at mga guro, may kapatid na naligo sa idealismo, higit sampung taon na...
The Script
Are we not storytellers?
redlab*
Out of obsession in creating and raising awareness in fine art photographic prints - redlab* is born. redlab* is a highly specialized print studio; run and managed by exhibiting artist focused on Fine-Art photography and custom printing. If you're looking for a custom...
ILFORD Certified Printer Partner
Countless hours of testing; pushing printer, ink and paper to its limits has been noticed. I am now an ILFORD Certified Printer Partner. Personally given by the ILFORD President on January 2016. This strengthens and further fuels my passion in printing only of the...
ILFORD Master
After being under the House of Ilford back in 2014, ILFORD Imaging has appointed me to be an ILFORD Master. Joining an elite group of global photographers and educators. Honored to be one of them. http://www.ilford.com/community/ilford-masters/red-ognita Update: I am...
It’s not about the light
More often than not, I get to be asked what gear does one need to do what I do. So let me see what's in my camera bag. 1 Full Frame Camera 1 17-40 Lens 1 24-105 Lens 1 4gb CF Card 1 16gb CF Card 1 Cable release 1 ND 400 1 Pen 1 Notebook And that's it. I have had this...
The Unforgiving Print
I have never seen a person refine faster in the craft of photography than a person who just started to print their work. The print is unforgiving. Every mistake that you make will be seen in a print. That slight movement will produce a “ghost-like” blur. That...
To Judge
Immediately after reaching home, with my shoes still on, I reached for my notepad and started clearing things up. I sent it to listeners in attendance whom I personally know. At 2 AM I found myself wanting no confusion between what I truly believe in and what just...
Alessandra
My prints starts at HKD5,000 [link] but tonight, together with other wonderful items, 3 pieces from my Ephemera series will be up for auction - for charity. Alessandra Tirona was born last March 2, 2014. In two months, she hasn’t even put on a pound. The doctors have...
Hear-say
We've all done it, haven't we? We've heard so many things about someone that before we've even had the chance of experience, our thoughts and actions are already clouded by the opinions of others. The same goes in photography, well in this case, paper. It was a year...