She is not crying because she is sad, she is crying because she is scared. Afraid of something that they have never seen or experience before, like a simple camera or…
Calendar and photography pages form an impressive document filled with the stories of the lives of the children who live on the Kalinga Payatas dumpsite and of the Papaya Academy.…
Last July 2014, I had a chance to spend my days with the Schmieman family here at Papaya Academy in Manila. Papaya Academy is a volunteer school managed by the…
The Ati are a Negrito ethnic group in the Visayas, the central portion of the Philippine archipelago. Their small numbers are principally concentrated in the islands of Boracay, Panay and…
Held On August 15 to 17th, The Kadayawan Festival is among the most colourful festivals in Davao, Philippines, featuring a wide range of cultural presentations and backgrounds especially because of…
On 19th August 2014, My two new friends from Budapest, Hungary, Anna & Greg joined along for the 2nd batch solar lights distribution here in Panay Island. We met by…
Some street photos from a few hours spent walking the streets in Metro Manila at a busy market place. Observing and capturing random scenes that catch my eyes, not planning…
We put up our first street posters here in Roxas City, Philippines. The street posters are a tribute to the typhoon Haiyan survivors, Ati Tribes and those living in poverty.…
An album long due... My 10 day journey started in mid May 2014 with renting a motorbike in Hoi An, getting a map and contacting local NGOs and friends. With…
On 22nd July 2014, with support and help from friends and donors we were able to donate 180 school bags and socks to the Papaya Academy students here in Manila.…
Baliguian Island unofficially called "Miracle Island" by the locals, due to its experiences with Typhoon Haiyan. It is the westernmost of the Concepcion Islands, a virtually flat remote island, yes…
On 21st Jun 2014, I visited the Payatas dumpsite with the help of friends from Kalinga Holland, a non-profit org via volunteering programs that helps children living in poverty in this barangay (small town/village).…
Vinh Son Orphanage, established in 2001, then received their non-profit status July 26, 2005. Currently housing about 175 children from the Central Highland poor villages. During my recent motorbike trip…
I finally met a local Red Dao who took me in to live with her family for two days. With the help of locals, Sapa O’Chau (Shu Tan) who guided me and…
This is Ising, 73 years old, he is the elder here and the oldest person now. He told me the oldest before was a grandmother who was 110 years old,…