Inheritance

IN the West, inheritance almost always involves monetary and real property value.  It has always been focused on the material and physical items parents leave behind for their children when they pass on. Having been born and having lived in the Philippines all my life, I grew up indoctrinated by parents saying the most important…

Heritage Suites Hotel

One of the few luxury independent-run boutique hotels in town, Heritage Suites Hotel is located in the inner belly of Siem Reap. The isolated, and expectedly, quiet neighbourhood provides the guests a very restful stay indeed. Built only a few years ago, it adopted the French Colonial architecture reminiscent of European-style village inns.  Nestled amid…

Maternity Portrait I Sarah BA

I remember that rainy Sunday in December. We were scheduled to have the shoot at 4:00PM, the start of the Golden Hour but as the gloomy morning progressed to a pouring afternoon, I only prayed the overcast weather would do the portraits justice. Alas, not even that was possible as traffic was at standstill and…

The Missing Link

“It’s not the sword, it’s the swordsman.” I must have read/heard this phrase gazillion times over a period of three years, just about the time I was getting into the hobby of photography. It confused me, to say the least. If it’s the swordsman, how come professionals can only be seen with  top of the…

Pixel Stories Photography: The Brand

As I have promised in my introductory blog entry, a rundown of my particular brand of photography is in order. I am fully aware that there are a dime a dozen shops offering the exact same services as I do.  Hence, the challenge presents itself to discover and present  a distinct visual flavor that will…

The Very Beginning

All journeys, and in this case my photography journey,  come from somewhere, something, someone… Mine started with this little girl: The year was 2005 and I just gave birth to her.  She is my first born and the main reason why I left a promising job at the Philippine Senate. I wanted to take care…