Porters and muleteers of Aconcagua

aconcagua — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:49:57 GMT

I try not to assume much of anything, much more so with how I try to capture images of the world around me. I don’t want to assume that the next shot that I take will come out gorgeously; I am often times my own worst critic. Such self-deprecation, I guess, is borne from a vehement want to reveal the story that unravels before my lens…to do justice, so to speak, to the encounter. I want people, when they look at my photographs, to go through the same suite of emotions that I myself experience the moment I click that shutter button. I want them to wonder, to question, and to think more than to just gush and admire. I try to avoid regarding myself as a photographer. Rather, I would like to see myself more as a storyteller, one who only happens to be holding a camera.

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

aconcagua — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:33:10 GMT

Creative expression and self-discovery are my greatest passions in life. I sum up my aspirations in life with this line: I am a traveler and storyteller.

I vowed when I was a kid that I would see the whole world. I took up photography when I was working as a marine biologist in central Philippines. I did not have any formal training; I just bought books and a second-hand camera and started learning by myself. I wanted to tell people my story, the story of the places I’ve visited, the story of the people I’ve met. Needless to say, I have always been a huge fan of National Geographic magazine. More than its eloquence with images and words, it is the magazine’s compelling ethos of storytelling that truly moves me.

The lesson that I truly want to learn from this scholarship is knowing how a National Geographic photographer thinks. I want to know for myself the stories behind the stories that I read in the magazines. Hopefully, I would be able to do more assignments with National Geographic even after the scholarship. I also want to do my own photo-documentaries about the Philippines. It is my way of preserving my country’s heritage for others to appreciate and cherish.

Climbing Aconcagua

Porters and muleteers of Aconcagua

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited