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Bern Mejias
A six-footer is no ordinary being in this country of not-so-tall people; more so when he is in photography where height doesn’t matter. Thus, it is no surprise that lensman Bern Mejias is fondly dubbed as a ‘gentle giant’ by his colleagues, a rare find and someone very remarkable.
Recreating old photographs
One of the things that you can do with Photoshop is simulating old photographs—manipulating a recent photograph to look as if it was taken for example in the early ’90s. Of course not all subjects can be turned into an old photograph. Recently I took a photograph of a Balinese dancer. In Bali, most of the people still dress the way they did in the early century. Hence, it is perfect for this kind of project.
Photography and the community
The recent oil spill in Guimaras reminded me of the themes adopted by FOTOFEST 2006 in Houston, Texas last April-May, 2006: The Earth – Artists Responding to Violence. For more than a month, The Eleventh International Biennial of Photography and Photo-related Art held over 120 exhibitions of photographic artworks on these topics in museums and non-traditional gallery spaces all over the city. The two themes, declared the organizers, were separate yet connected.
Laguna de Bay Loop Photo Shooting Tour
At 6:00 a.m., three bus loads of photographers left the Federation of Philippine Photographers Foundation meeting grounds at Comfoods on Buendia corner Pasong Tamo. I could not imagine the photographers’ faces this early. Yawning? Eyes half closed? Snoring still?
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