Thank You.

First of all, I know I'm not some Canon Ambassador, nor am I someone as famous and as amazingly talented as Tricia Gosingtian. But I want to thank everyone who has supported me in my "journey" as a pro photographer. I mean, knowing that people actually look forward to seeing my photos, and that I have the ability to inspire people through my photographs is really a priceless thing. It makes me so happy and proud (well, not in the bad, pompous way) of myself that I have come so far.

Thank you.

AND SINCE YA'LL HAVE SUPPORTED ME SO MUCH, a photo I took for Bagellia Filipinas' Philippine Star feature (online article) has been printed on today's paper (July 22, 2012)! Best part? MY. FULL. NAME. IS THERE. <3 HAHAHA

I'd like to say thank you to Ate Hiyasmin Neri and Ate Kim Castillo for believing in me, and for choosing me to take their photos for this feature! This milestone (yes, milestone) wouldn't even be possible without them.

And thank you to everyone else, to whoever is reading this, and to those people who actually liked my page in facebook. Really, you guys have helped me push myself and break the boundaries that have been keeping me from achieving my goals as a photographer.

I know this article will keep on motivating me in my future career as a professional photographer. Slowly, but surely, someday I can make people believe that photography is not merely a "hobby", but it can be a living, and that ART itself, can put food on someone's table.

I can't really put into words how happy I am. I've been smiling like an idiot since this morning. Well, my mom almost cried when I told her that the article was out. Hahaha. But yes, I am so so so happy and grateful. I love what I do soo much, and I do hope I can go places.

Thank you so much.

[photos] Lights

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I've always wanted to take a portrait with my christmas lights.
The highlights are lovely <3

Square crop? Lol inspired by Instagram haha.
And also because it had too much negative space on the right.

Fan page!

Have you ever felt like this?

yep.

You know, you just lie down on your bed and you stare up at the ceiling, and your mind's totally blank. All because you're just tired. Period.

Yeah, I just wanted to say that.






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Alive

The nagging pain is back. She's been wondering why. Suddenly, she stops -- not just her, but everything around her. It's like all the blood in her body froze, leaving that heavy, cold feeling. The bitterness of what has happened all dawned on her, as that time of the year drew closer. Nearer. As if it's right beside her ear, whispering, all that once mattered to the two of them.

Why has it been so hard for her? How long has it been?

There are a billion questions left hanging.
A shiver rises up to her nape knowing that answers will never be provided.

Those ghostly thoughts keep haunting her. They're very, very much alive.
How can you kill something that's been dead for so long?

Has she been wanting to get rid of them? How pathetic.

She's all torn up.
Can she still handle it?
Knowing it all fell apart.

But then, was nothing ever worth fighting for?




Oh yes, very, very much alive.