Biography

My passion for photography started nine years ago in college when I bought my first SLR before traveling to Latin America on a semester solo adventure. During this trip, I realized I really enjoyed being behind the lens, capturing those special moments, people and places. I returned to Latin America four more times after this trip always with new gear and my camera in hand, feeling excited as to what I may be able to photograph next.

After college, I joined the US Peace Corps and was off to the Philippines. During my Peace Corps time my interest in photography shifted focus. One of my projects was to help start an environmental photography outreach program to educate high school students about conservation and their local environment. After returning to the Philippines a year after leaving, I decided to once again focus more energy to my camera and slowly start my photography career.

I am currently living in Cebu City, Philippines working full time as a professional photographer. I am also an active member of the only professional camera club here in the city.

The photos I sell on this site were not made with the objective of making a sale, but to do something I enjoy and hopefully show a side of cultures and countries that many people don’t get to see.

I hope you will enjoy my collection of images.

Life is Beautiful

Photography to me is a innovative balance of art and science, a way to use my creative side but also more of my technical side. I believe most great photographers know how to properly and creatively blend both the the art and science needed to make great images. The greatest delight I find in photography is the challenge and excitement it brings. The excitement comes from the adventure of traveling to new places, meeting new people and seeing new things, while the challenge is most often presented in ‘how do I best photograph this place?’ I tend to use more of a photojournalistic approach to my photography, letting everything happen around me while trying to capture it.

Special Thanks

To Word Press and Gallery2 Software, and to the many people who continue to create open source.
To my wife Nahoma for encouraging me to follow my passion and taking in hand my many long hours of work.
To IMAGES Camera Club for their camaraderie and especially Rolando Pascua for always pushing me to stay with photography.