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Just before the crack of dawn, devotees to the village patron saint - St. John the Baptist - started to walk in the dark streets of Bibiclat clad in dried banana leaves. All headed to the nearby farmlands to soak the thick layers of camouflage in mud, including their faces and entire bodies. They have been doing this since World War II whereby local stories would say that many men in the village were saved from persecution by firing squad by the Japanese soldiers when it rained hard on the feast of St. John the Baptist. Everyone including their aggressors took refuge inside the church. Such historical incident is widely perceived in the community as a miracle and since then has attracted many devotees. The use of dried banana leaves as camouflage is to appropriate the humble life of the saint. Devotees walked around the village asking alms in the form of candles or small money to buy candles which would then be offered during the mass in front of the church. While some people would view the religious practice to have some elements of pagan ritual, the local Catholic church has embraced and supported this folk tradition. Used my own DIY pseudo-revolog slide film to produce special effects and to texture the meaning(s) of each shot. I used lightning here not as a destructive force but as a way to communicate the extraordinariness of my experience as an outsider looking into a unique living tradition.
Took the Yashica 44 to dinner. I really like this camera, just trying to figure out why I'm getting light on the edges in brighter light. Maybe the seals going.
Yes, this is "the" Ipanema from the "Girl from Ipanema" song!
These shots were made using a borrowed Lubitel 166+ from the Lomography store in Rio. Thanks to Philippe Machado!
My Diana Mini stopped winding properly after i tried a multiple exposure... it would force me to take two shots for each frame before I could wind on...so i tried to make a virtue out of a necessity!
"I want to intruduce you a my new friend "Mr Rabbit"...he is very special rabbit, he is crazy, he is a bad rabbit, and he likes to hurt others but deep down i lke his personality...Deep down sure he is a great rabbit"
"Quiero presentaros a mi nuevo amigo "Mr Rabbit". Es un conejo muy especial, esta muy muy loco, es un mal conejo y le gusta hacer daño a los demas...pero en el fondo me encanta su personalidad....es el fondo seguro que es un bueno conejo"
Shooting on Parque Europa, a place with a lot of famous european monuments in Madrid. My Diana Mini was my choice but I don't like so much the results, because of the high saturation, overexposed shots sometimes and quite blurry :( but I had a good time anyways with my friend Iris ! (@kyna89 visit her lomohome!)
Shooting on Parque Europa, a place with a lot of famous european monuments in Madrid. My Diana Mini was my choice but I don't like so much the results, because of the high saturation, overexposed shots sometimes and quite blurry :( but I had a good time anyways with my friend Iris ! (@kyna89 visit her lomohome!)
After finishing workshops in Canlaon, I and colleagues in human rights education stayed overnight in Dumaguete for the afternoon flight the following day to Manila. We stayed in Bethel House which is just along the Rizal Blvd. Took these random shots around the city during that brief stay.
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