Glow In The Dark Series 1 by Gretel B. Muhi

Cassandra Moira A. Sawali of De La Salle Lipa is today’s first featured contributor. Cassandra took some pictures when her Development Communication Class recently visited Tarlac to observe the development in the Aeta community. With her images, she also shares her thoughts on the visit: “These are the things that touched my heart and I wanted to share it with others. Hoping that these photographs may somehow open the eyes of everyone, that there are still people out there, who are our brothers and sisters, too, that are in need of attention, in need for better shelter and who are in need of care.”

Ariel Franco of Malate, Manila writes that he is just a newbie in photography. “I just got a DSLR camera,” he writes, “and I have started to appreciate the art of photography.” Ariel shares his experiments in panning the camera to shoot moving objects.

From Antipolo City, Rolando Cruz sent in images he took with his point-and-shoot during a trip to Batanes.

Also featured today are images from regular contributors: Gretel B. Muhi’s “colored shots”; Skylab Tuprio’s images from a relief mission in Angono, Rizal; and the street photography of Romwell Mari N. Sanchez.

Romwell likewise shares his thoughts on his photo, “Share Some.” He writes:

I always see him everytime I go to school.
He’s always there, under the scorching sunlight
and even during cold rainy days till afternoon.
I thought, does he have children? Relatives?
Or maybe he has been living in the busy streets of Manila by himself.
If I offered alms, will he use it to buy him food or supply his medicines?
Who is he?
He is one of the faces of poverty in the Philippines.

Among the many images this column has been receiving are pictures of people having fun. Included today are the images from Henry Byrne Obispo, Filipina Santomin, Lorecel C. Benitez, Eusebio Yu, and Wilson Chua on this theme.

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