Leyte's mood

The first thing came into my mind, how can I photograph such scene that's breaking my heart? Just a deep silence and sighing, grab the cam into my bag, start to condition my mind and composition. Images were done while I was on mobile. 

Quite difficult, I have no choice but to compose and select very quickly... 

Somewhere along our way to Tacloban, everywhere you look it's just the same, houses, trees were devastated!

SMILeyte

Although they were really devastated but not depressed, locals from Leyte especially on the town where I stayed for almost 3 days in Tabon found them seems they recovered at once.

We Filipinos known for our attitude of being always there's a time to smile and laugh despite of what problems we encountered, we can easily adjust on it. Photos here was the compilations showcasing SMILES of  Leyte (SMILeyte)  where I took in the towns of Tolosa, Tabon, Tanauan and Palo.

Kids of san Victor, Tabon Leyte

Mang Igme, a local of Tanauan

A resident of Tanghas in Palo, Leyte

As I went to Tanauan proper, found time chatting with them asking them what happened when the typhoon Yolanda made a landfall to their areas. They had different stories and experiences.

Some locals that I met in Tabon doing cash for work, they were having paid doing community service to their own places.

Baclaran

Hot weather in San Andres Bukid

Summer time, so hot here in my place but it doesn't mean taking photos banned me for that. Some images here that I took when I gone to market to buy our lunch...

Kids werevery creative they used plastic bags as their kites.

Red Ongpin

Chinese known for their love with the color RED, some images were shot in a corner street in Chinatown I chose this spot because of its elements and the perfect place for the morning light.

Lives in the Manhole

As I walked in the streets of Manila, found these lives settling in the manhole which were being constructed in front of Sta. Cruz Church. Every morning one of the folks told me they were lining up for some foods for their breakfast. The activity happens every morning starting at 6:30 in the morning. Allow me to share some street photgraphs that I documented during my photowalk...

Obedience is better than sacrifice..

Images here were taken during the Feast Of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo and Sto. Nino in Tondo.

Exodus 20:4

New International Version (NIV)

⁴ “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.