When I saw possibility for this shot, I knew it had to be taken. So I made the effort to find the perfect vantage point and capitalize on the scene going on around me. Marikina,Manila,Philippines 2009. This image availible as 30×40.

New Years Eve 2008, the fireworks were flowing, being lit on the streets, in parking lots, ontop of houses, inside houses? maybe, it was smokey everywhere and the photos were clicking off image after image. This one in pertcular caught my eye after I shot it. The expression, almost a fear but excitement non the [...]

This too was shot at Avalon Beach on Bohol. Audrey was walking into the ocean at the perfect time, her body form and the siloette it created melded perfectly with my background… so basically I just got lucky. But luck soon gets over shadowed by a thing called being in the right spot at the [...]

I watched the Sundance Indie Hit “Slumdog Millionaire” last night. I was blown away a t each frame of the film. So much emotion, enough sadness to push the high points of the movie into the clouds. And if you can hear or read lips and won’t understand the whole film… Go just for Freida [...]

Avalon Beach,Bohol,Philippines: the water was crisp, below my feet there where at least 20 starfish moving slowly through the sand as fine as dust. The only sounds heard when this was taken was that of a boat being loaded with fishing gear, an occasional seagull would fly above me while the waves pushed against my [...]

Top image, 6 of 10 from Samuel Lippke’s recent adventure to the Philippines.

This is a Jeepney. At one point during the trip, I counted 28 people on a jeepney with us, including all of our luggage…(not counting the roof) These vehicles are one of the main forms of transportation. They offer little to no shelter from the extremely horrible exhaust…carbon monoxide at its finest. On our way [...]

Boating can make blogging tough. I know I said I would post a new image everyday from the Philippines. (My top 10) That was the plan at least. Puerto Vallarta didn’t want me blogging though (I didn’t have a shirt to enter the wi-fi zone… it was too hot!) my computer didn’t want me blogging [...]

Here is #8 of 10. I love this image. the boat and the boy are perfect and translated the feel of this island very well. My computer is about to die. I’ll write more later!

This image was shot on the way back from the crazy adventure in the Loboc “amazon” like forests. I never would have thought coming back into a town with stores and transportation like this would be a relief, but it was. I loved the trics (pronounced…”Tryks”? how do you spell that word?) they had so [...]