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Memoirs of Boracay
Year: 2007
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We are Contemporary Historians
Are photos your deceit or your truth?
In the last iBlog 3 summit, Anton Diaz of Our Awesome Planet talked about how his photoblog chronicles the Philippines in circa 2000, with a focus on the beautiful places to explore. Last night I guested with Lourd, Gang, Rem, Grace and Tammy to talk about photography on air.
It was discussed also, rather briefly, how photography and blogging become tools to chronicle history in this decade. Perhaps, in about a hundred years, our descendants will look back at our blogs – read our entries and look at our photos – and define for themselves the state of the nation during that circa using blogs as a microcosm of our country’s dreams and impediments during that time.
I guess by reassessing the content of our blogs with this “contemporary historian” mindset, it will help us further develop and understand our niches, passions and expertise. Above is a shot of the pondering Lourd de Veyra. More photos and show notes on the link above to Rock Ed Radio.
Here are some shots taken in Punta Fuego using a set of colored creative filters. The vignette you see in some shots is an effect of a full zoom out using the A-series adaptor (it just means its a small adaptor) of the creative filter on my 18-55 kit lens. I shoot using a Canon 350D.
On an unrelated note, I’d really like to spray paint my camera body the way Jake Versosa does it (he’s selling his 20D by the way). I dunno. Maybe spray it white. Or zebra. Or sexy leopard. Will this void the warranty?
Today is Sunday here in the Philippines and I’ll be guesting later tonight on NU107 for Rock Ed Radio, hosted by Gang Badoy of Rock Ed Philippines and Lourd De Veyra of Radioactive Sago Project.
Guests are photographers Jose Enrique Soriano, Tammy David, Brutal Grace, Greyhoundz bass guitarist Nino Avenido and myself. We’re going to talk about blogging, photography and all things beautiful. Catch us tonight in your family room!
When a new service like Twitter is launched, it doesn’t take a long time before we start seeing a lot of controversies with real world relationships. The traditional blogging medium (I can’t believe I just called blogging “traditional”) allows you to organize yourself into one coherent thought bubble and post what you have to say, filtered of all the things that you wanted to say but didn’t.
The case may be different with Twitter, which by nature lets you send thoughts in “packets” which means that you are more spontaneous in your thoughts, and thus reduces the chance of being prudent. Twitter, undeniably takes a more laid back approach to blogging, that I have no qualms of calling it the new personal blog platform.