October 31st, 2009

Back in high school, I had a friend who was amazingly talented with the visual arts. Even though performing arts were definitely not his forte (and believe me, he tried; I should know ), his exquisite taste and out-of-this world skills combined to create an artiste par excellence. Upon graduation, he migrated to the states. There he studied film and in the years to come, he shifted from one medium to another (film-photography-graphic design).

He was finding himself, and he eventually did. A new home, a niche: fashion photography. I believe he loves the whole process: conceptualization, styling, make-up, the set, to the actual shoot, directing and post. He's most alive when he goes through it. He fused his Filipino roots with a variety of influences (world music, anime, reality series, other photogs) and topped it off with the magic of post-design. He's now an emerging photographer in the US, and definitely, one to watch out for as he widens his client base and keep on dishing out cover upon cover of various clothing lines. The instant I saw his folio, I was in awe.

I'm happy another one of us is pursuing his passion.