With still a week to go before the end of June, this column will keep on featuring Father’s Day tributes until next week’s issue. However, since I submit this column to Picture Perfect almost a week ahead of publication, senders have only until tomorrow, the 23rd, to email their images and stories.
And now to our Father’s Day tributes.
Anna Arcega sent in an image titled “Father and Son” that she took and edited with her mobile phone’s camera. “When I was sitting on the sea wall and observing passersby,” she shares, “I noticed a father carrying his son on his arms and opening a plastic of popcorn. It reminded me of the good ole days with my dad (who passed away when I was six). Paternal love will always be one of the best pictures that can be kept in our memories.”
Arvin R. Dizon took a photo also titled “Father and Son” during a recent family day activity in Caliraya. He writes: “I captured the bonding moment of my colleague and his son. I always wanted to capture this kind of image as I am a father myself. We are always compared to the compassionate role of mothers but what they don’t understand is that we have our own unique way of expressing our love and that we always share the same level of affection for our kids.” Arvin has been into photography for two years and is currently a member of the BDO Camera Club.
Guianna Mei Puro’s tribute photo is that of a golfer, because she says, “the game represents every father who made the great obstacle course to raise their children. I would like to dedicate this picture to my dad, Engr. Puro and to Dr. Macaya,” she writes. “We, you're children love you so much and greatly blessed for your presence and the guidance you've given us.” She adds that she truly misses her dad who has been working abroad for sometime. “I remember him waiting for me at our office just to pick me up and make sure that I get home safely.”
Also submitting images on the same theme are Bojet Rabena and Eleison Cruz of the BDO Camera Club.
Anthony Pantaleon describes himself as a newbie in photography. He says that he got interested in photography after seeing the works of Jojie Alcantara and Manuel Librodo. “I'm also influenced by the great photographers John Hedgecoe and Jim Richardson," he adds. Anthony shares images taken with a compact digital camera he purchased last January.
From Bacolod City, Hector T. Balgos Jr. shares: “I’ve been shooting for almost a year and a half now, and I have a great passion for shooting landscapes.” “Photography is the window to my soul,” he adds. “I believe there is beauty in ordinary things and through the lens you could make it extraordinary. It gives me a feeling of great fulfillment capturing nature and its beauty.” He cites his good friend Paul Gerald Banday who has been previously featured in this section, as his mentor. Hector relates that he and his friends enjoy traveling around Negros on photo trips. “I like to feature Negros as a haven for landscape photographers and as well as a tourist destination,” he says. “It is my dream to become a professional photographer one day featuring Negros and the Philippines as well and all its great destinations on a travel guide magazine.”
Rudy R. Baldemor sent in photos taken in the remote villages of Baitadi district in the far western region of Nepal. He shares: “I am a rural development consultant who has been fortunate enough to travel in many third world countries helping marginalized and poor people get better lives.”
Sherwin B. Manual, information and advocacy specialist of the Mindanao Rural Development Program under the Department of Agriculture writes that he is a “real amateur in photography.” However, he says that he has to “really do it well” since taking photos is part of his job. Sherwin, who has been shooting for three years sent in the photo “Mangingisda.”
From Nueva Ecija, PhilRice computer operator and photo newbie Carlo G. Dacumos emailed photos he took recently.