Memories and Discoveries
Nature changed how I look at the world.
It can make me laugh; make me cry.
Most importantly, its greatest power makes me feel truly alive.
Creating an image, freezing a moment in time, reveals the profound richness of reality.
PORTRAIT - LIFESTYLE
BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR
Along the rugged coastline of northern Mindanao, fishing villages and mining towns stand as testaments to endurance.
Despite humble circumstances, the spirit of these communities remains vibrantly optimistic.
This resilience is captured in a simple Sunday ritual: where resources are scarce, faith is not.
Here, worshipers carry their own chairs to and from service—a quiet, powerful act of dedication and collective joy.
Bronze Winner - International Photography Awards
OUTSIDER vs. INSIDER
On the shores of northern Mindanao, a physical fence symbolizes a deep cultural disconnect.
I encountered a community of native Filipinos living in traditional ways, isolated from the surrounding local culture.
This image captures that mutual strangeness: the moment where two worlds meet at a border.
It asks a simple question: who is the outsider when the boundaries of "modernity" are redrawn?
International Photography Awards: 3x Honorable Mention
THE FOUNTAIN PEN SURGEON
Amidst the stillness of the pandemic, an elderly craftsman works at his humble street stall, his surgical mask completing the image of a man performing a delicate operation.
In an era of keyboards and touchscreens, he remains a guardian of a fading ritual.
While he can skillfully resurrect a single pen, he cannot save the heritage of the craft itself.
When his hands eventually rest, a lifetime of specialized knowledge will likely vanish with him—a final, quiet departure of an analog world.
Bronze Winner | 3x Honorable Mention - International Photography Awards
LIGHT WITHIN SHADOW
Constructed from three overlapping visual layers, this work explored the complexity of perception and self.
It is a visual meditation on the journey through darkness: a reminder that with faith as our compass, light will always reveal the path out of the shadows.
International Photography Awards: 3x Honorable Mention
STREET
SHOTS vs BEING SHOT
10 On 3-WHEELER
PUZZLED ON A PUZZLED TRUCK
EVENT
EGYPT 4-0 ALGERIA
Africa Cup of Nations
Jan. 29, 2010
Egypt took revenge for the World Cup loss against Algeria.
More national pride than soccer.
SUNRISE & SUNSET
NATURE
CITYSCAPE
WORLD CONNECTOR
Captured in a fleeting fraction of a second through the rain-streaked window of a moving transit vehicle, this perspective demands absolute precision under challenging atmospheric conditions.
The unique physical elevation and precise trajectory isolate a rare, monolithic angle that is virtually impossible to replicate.
Serving as a vital artery anchoring the metropolis directly to the Hong Kong International Airport, this monumental infrastructure stands as a striking visual testament to global convergence, structural resilience, and architectural geometry.
SUNRISE OVER TEMPLE
Positioned against the harsh morning light to force a dramatic, structural silhouette of the grand gateway, this composition leverages a low perspective to transform the courtyard floor into a web of high-contrast geometric light grids.
By deliberately obscuring the architectural surface details into shadow, the frame uncovers the quiet resilience within nature and geometry.
This striking contrast between monolithic shadow and brilliant pathways serves as a visual testament to the quiet strength found in everyday moments, illustrating the profound beauty that persists even in the face of structural challenges.
