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Vote for Philippine Photography Blog in the 2015 Philippine Blogging Awards!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 12:48:00 +0000

Philippine Photography Blog is nominated in the 2015 Philippine Blogging Awards (#bloggys2015) under the Photo Blog Category .

To vote for Philippine Photography Blog:

Please go to http://bloggys.ph/section-4/ and,
Loook for www.philippinephotography.blogspot.com.
After checking the tick box on the left, please scroll down to the bottom of the page and register your name, and email, or vote via your FB Account.

Deadline for voting is on October 31 2015. Thanks in advance!

Photographers join together to help raise Funds for #YolandaPH

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 09:41:00 +0000

Photo: Philippe Lopez/Agence France-Presse

Almost 100 images are up for sale for tomorrow's "Photographers for Yolanda" an exhibition cum fundraising event for the benefit of Yolanda Survivors, through the select charities that had been indentified by the organizers of said event.

Starting bids on some images are as low as P2,000 and up to P 15,000 for more established artists. Starting bids for Marissa Roth's print is pegged at P8,000 while Philippe Lopez' 24x40 inches framed print of his iconic photo above starts at P20,000. Exhibition catalogue can be downloaded here.

Among the photographers who will be participating are Marissa Roth, Philippe Lopez, Alex Baluyut, Peter O'Driscoll, Rick Rocamora, John Javellana, Andy Maluche, Veejay Villafranca, Luis Liwanag, Jake Versoza, Carlo Gabuco, Carsten Stormer, Manny Librodo, Francisco Guerrero, Steve De Neef, Edwin Tuyay, Dennis Rito, among others. (Please see related blog post here)

Photographers for Yolanda (Haiyan)
1335 Mabini Space for Contemporary Art, 1335 A Mabini St, Ermita, Manila
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Reception 5:00 pm / Auction 7:30 pm

For updates, visit:
Photographers for Yolanda FB Page

Maybank Photography Awards 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 17:14:00 +0000

The Maybank Photography Awards 2013 is a photo competition of epic proportion with regional submissions from all over Asia, including the Philippines, Indonesia & Singapore!

Submit your work for the opportunity to win a Leica X Vario, Canon EOS 5D Mark III and USD35, 000 worth of prizes and the coveted title of Maybank's Photographer of the Year!

Themed "Inspiring Asia", MayBank is looking for the best photographers in Southeast Asia. Featuring renowned judges like (from left) Ming Thein, RaghuRai, Mike Yamashita, Jim Liaw and Manny Librodo, this is your chance to have your work judged by some of the best photographers in the world

Hurry! Only ONE WEEK is left till 31st October, submit your photos at www.maybankphotoawards.com! Remember that this contest is open whether you're a pro, hobbyist or amateur. Join now and good luck!

German Photo Book Award 2013 (Manila)

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 03 Aug 2013 11:51:00 +0000

German Photo Book Award 2013

Photo Book Exhibition (Manila)

07 to 23 August (opening on August 7 at 3pm)

Learning Commons, De La Salle University, Taft Avenue, Manila

Since more than 30 years the Association of Publishers and Booksellers in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, has annually awarded the German Photo Book Award. First it was known as the Kodak Photo Book Award with Kodak company as sponsor. Since 2005 the Association of Publishers and Booksellers has been organizing this award as the German Photo Book Award.

The German Photo Book Award is given in three categories:

photo/illustrated books
photo-textbooks
photo history / photo theory

The award is presented for special performances of photographers, composers and editors, who have solved a conceptual formulation in an excellent way. For evaluation, criteria like photographic quality, aesthetic overall impression, as well as technical photographic and historic performance are considered.

The German Photo Book Award is awarded in three categories:

Winner “Gold”
Winner “Silver”
Nominee

An independent jury, composed of specialized journalists, photographers, art-directors, and so on, chooses the “Nominees” from all the books submitted. From these chosen oeuvres the jury elects in further sessions the winner titles (Gold and Silver).

Goethe-Institut Philippinen presents the winners of this years‘ Photo Book Awards at the Learning Commons, De La Salle University. Among the 5 gold winning titles and 17 silver titles, another 170 nominees will also be shown.

As a complimentary event, an Art Talk on the “New Philippine Photography" by Estan Cabigas will also be held during the opening of the exhibition on August 7, 2013 at 3:00pm.

To confirm your attendance for the opening ceremony, please fill out our online form. For further inquiries, you may contact the following:

Ms. JANICE D. PEÑAFLOR

Public Programs Librarian

E-mail: janice.penaflor@dlsu.edu.ph

The Learning Commons

De La Salle University

5F Henry Sy, Sr. Hall

Tel. No.: 524 46 11 ext. 600

Goethe-Institut Philippinen

+632 8405723-24

library@manila.goethe.org

Art Market at Empty Quarter Gallery

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 05:24:00 +0000

In case you’re in Dubai, please visit Empty Quarter Gallery‘s Art Market, where some of my work from the Home Sweet Home series was included. Art market is a collective show of some of the best works Empty Quarter have exhibited. The show was curated to reflect The Empty Quarter’s success over the years, and to show some of the gallery’s most renowned works.

Please see exhibit details here.

Photographic Memories

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:17:00 +0000

Photographic Memories
Wig Tysmans
27 April to 26 May 2013
Print Gallery, BenCab Museum
Km 6 Asin Road, Tadiangan, Tuba, Bnguet

Veteran photographer Wig Tysmans showcases some 30 images taken more or less 30 years ago in "Photographic Memories" at the BenCab Museum. The retrospective exhibit includes black and white photos of iconic structures such as Bantay Church and Baguio Cathedral.

For more information, call (074) 4427165 or email bencabartfoundation@gmail.com.

Visit: BenCab Museum Website

The Last Pine Tree

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:09:00 +0000

The Last Pine Tree
Kat Palasi April
25 – May 20, 2013
3rd Floor Galleries
UP Vargas Museum
Opening Reception: 4PM, April 25

By using photography to highlight issues that are close to her heart, Kat Palasi’s The Last Pine Tree portrays the face of industry through a story of dispossession. In Palasi’s words, the people of Benguet province have become “disenfranchised by the many ‘development’ projects that have been imposed on them for many decades”.

Compared with the other provinces in the Cordilleras, Benguet has the most degraded land and the least amount of forest cover, both on account of a long history of mining. As a child in Itogon (a municipality of Benguet), Palasi recalls playing with the colored stones in a grey river, not realizing that the water had turned grey because of the mines in the mountains.

The Last Pine Tree is the result of Palasi’s many other realizations about heritage and preservation in the midst of massive development. In this series, she shows how land, language, and customs become “special pockets of resistance” through which an indigenous culture struggles to stay alive, even as it is pushed towards the margins. Through her work as a photographer and outdoor enthusiast, Palasi attempts to reinforce these narratives surrounding Benguet cultures that are slowly being eroded—as is the case with the patrimony of many indigenous peoples everywhere. This project is sponsored by the Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development.

Visit: Kat Palasi Website

Ulrike Ottinger - Photo Exhibition

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 02:06:00 +0000

Ulrike Ottinger - Photo Exhibition
11 April to 10 May 2013
Yuchengco Museum, RCBC Plaza
cor. Ayala and Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenues, Makati City
+632 8405723 to 24
program@manila.goethe.org

The exhibition is featuring the exemplary works of Ulrike Ottinger, one of the most self-willed German filmmakers of international stature that has transcended the edge of diverse art disciplines – from being a photographer to a film-maker. Ottinger’s photographic works vary from surreal theatrical scenes to ethnological depiction, her creative phases reflecting the clash between documentary and staged photography that best characterizes her work. The exhibition is accompanied by her latest film “Under Snow” (2011) set in Echigo, Japan, which portrays a snow-covered world in remarkable contrast to the Philippines’s lush tropical scenery

Ulrike Ottinger does not pretend to deliver a neutral image. Her subjective view and the focus of her camera are distinct in these photographs. The juxtaposition of fright and beauty, lust for life and mental abyss are present in all of the works.
While her large-format photographs often correspond to her film works, they still have their very own visual accents, focusing on China and Mongolia, places which Ottinger visited frequently. In the center of her images are the outlandish, the offbeat and the grotesque. The construction of images is often arranged very precisely yet maintaining the power to trigger fear and joy at the same time.

Organized by the Goethe-Institut in cooperation with the “Deutsche Kinemathek – Museum für Film und Fernsehen” this exhibition has been on tour around the world since 2012 as a part of the exhibition series “film.kunst”. The exhibition has been featured in Mexico, Belgrade, Ankara, Istanbul, Helsinki, Brussels, Madrid, Tel Aviv, and Vietnam amongst others.

Her films as well as her photographic works have been shown in numerous retrospectives and exhibitions, including at the Venice Biennale (1980), the Cinémathèque française, Paris (1980, 1982), the Museum of Modern Art, New York (2000, 2004) and at the Kunst-Werke Berlin (2001).

Yuchengco Museum is located at RCBC Plaza, corner Ayala and Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenues in Makati. Museum hours are from Monday to Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, call (632) 889-1234 or visit www.yuchengcomuseum.org.

Obscura Festival

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:06:00 +0000

OBSCURA Photo Festival
June 21 to 30 2013.
Georgetown Penang, Malaysia

OBSCURA Festival is an international photography festival that features Asian stories through Asian photographers. It aims to showcase the best of Asian photography to the world, and also bring the finest photographic works from around the globe to the Asian audience.

OBSCURA Festival is a unique platform for exchange, education and networking. These goals are achieved through an exciting programme of exhibitions, workshops, talks, screenings and portfolio reviews.

The first of its kind in Malaysia, OBSCURA Festival will bring focus to landmark works of some of the most promising Asian photographers. At the same time, it aspires to champion a healthy discourse, using photographs to emphasize the preservation of culture and heritage.

Our long term aim is to exist beyond the festival; to nurture and support Asian photography and the continued telling of Asian stories through them.

Follow OBSCURA Photo Festival via their website, Facebook Page & Twitter.

RJ Fernandez' Moving Mountains

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:27:00 +0000

The Moving Mountains project came about from personal research on the mining situation in the Philippines. I wanted to do something in the Cordilleras, specifically in and around Baguio as I've always had an affinity with the place. Most of the areas I photographed in were around 40 minutes from the city centre. Baguio to me is a bit like the wild wild west: cowboys and indians, mining, gold panning, undercurrents of American influence whilst at the same time retaining a tribal identity. It's a fascinating place.

The photos were shot both on a 5x4 and 120 format. I have always shot on film so there was no question about how I would do it- it was mainly an issue of how I was going to take the film back. I had to process in Baguio and Manila because airport x-rays. If in London, I would process myself. I shot in black and whites as well and processed myself or with the help of Tommy Hafalla in Baguio. I was assisted by my good friend Ruel Bimuyag. He helped me immensely and I was able to navigate the language barrier as he explained what I wanted to do quite well.

In London, I work with an amazing printer called Brian Dowling. We mainly work together on other photographers images at a place called BDI- I work as a retoucher and colour grader. Moving Mountains was printed by him. He has an amazing feel for images, and he responds to them in such a way that no other person in the world does. He has years of experience printing for the best photographers in the world, a wealth of knowledge and an all around nice guy. Having an amazing printer is priceless. - RJ Fermamdez

RJ Fernandez' Moving Mountains was included in the Format 13 Exposure 2013.

Please see RJ Fernandez' Moving Mountains series via her website.

Pablo Typhoon Victims Needs Your Help!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 04:26:00 +0000

Photo: John Javellana

Desperate survivors of a typhoon that killed more than 600 people and affected at least 5.4 million in the southern Philippines needs help! Typhoon "Pablo" (international name: Bopha) is said to be the strongest to hit the region for more than 80 years, had left its many poor residents without the means to feed their families.

According to reports, a total of 780 people are still missing, including about 150 fishermen from General Santos while 647 corpses had been recovered and more than 400 corpses have been turned over to surviving relatives.

View more Typhoon Pablo aftermath photos.

Donate to Pablo Typhoon victims Now!

The End of the Pose

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 05:15:00 +0000

The End of the Pose
Rise and Demise of Philippine Studio Photography

A Visual Lecture by John Silva
10AM, Nov. 23 2012
Filipina Heritage Library

FCCT/OnAsia Photo Contest 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:39:00 +0000

The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand (FCCT) and OnAsia are currently inviting entries for their 6th Annual Asian Photojournalism Contest.

This contest aims to promote excellence in photojournalism in the Asia-Pacific region. The judges will be looking for images or essays on topics that impact our lives in significant ways as well as investigative photo-reportage involving important issues, especially where such photography is part of a significant body of work.

All photos must be taken in the Asia-Pacific region (defined in list below). Judges will accept submissions in four categories:

Spot news - for the best single image photograph taken at a news event in the Asia-Pacific region. No more than five photographs per photographer may be submitted in this category.
Feature photography - for the best single-image non-news “feature” photograph taken in the Asia-Pacific region. No more than five photographs per photographer may be submitted in this category.
Photo essay - for the best collection of up to 12 photos on a single topic in the Asia-Pacific region. No more than three photo essays per photographer may be submitted in this category.
Migration – A special category, sponsored by Delegation of the European Union to Thailand, for the best single photo or photo essay of up to 12 images focusing on issues related to migration involving Asians, human trafficking, and integration of migrants in Asia. No more than five single images and/or three photo essays per photographer may be submitted in this category.
In addition, the judges will select one Photographer of the Year to recognize either the best single image, photo essay or the most impressive collection of work submitted by a single photographer in 2012

Submissions can be published or unpublished work but MUST have been created between Oct 1st 2011 and the contest submission deadline, Friday Dec 14th 2012 – 12 noon Thai Time. Photos taken earlier are eligible only if they are part of a photo essay in which a significant portion of the work (more than half of the images submitted in the essay) occurred within these dates.

Submissions can be made online, there is no entry fee and there are almost US$10,000 in prizes – first prize for Photographer of the Year is $3,000 and this year’s special category is Migration with a prize of $2,000.

For contest rules and mechanics, visit FCCT/OnAsia Photo Contest 2012 website

Via: Peter Charlesworth / OnAsia.com

Places of Repose

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 08:27:00 +0000

Photo: © Jomar Galvez

Photo: © J Gerard Seguia

Photo: © Kale Taylor

Photo: © Jes Aznar

Photo: © Luis Liwanag

Note: All photos used with permission.

Conectados Manila

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:20:00 +0000

Conectados Manila from Emilio Vigara Leyva on Vimeo.

Conectados Manila
Photography Exhibition & Public Video Projection
8 Nov. 2012, 6:30PM
G/F Gallery, Ayala Museum
Makati Ave., cor. De la Rosa St., Makati City

On Novemeber 8, 2012, Ayala Museum, in collaboration with Camara Espanola de Comercia en Filipinas, with the support of the Embajada Espanola and Embajada de Mexico, will present Conectados, a multimedia project participated by artists-photographers from Mexico, Philippines, and Spain.

Conectados will be co-curated by Cesar Caballero, Spanish artist residing in the Philippines, and Kenneth Esguerra, Ayala Museum's Senior Curator and Head of Conservation.

The program will consist of:

An exhibition of photographs by select award-winning photographers from the Philippines, Spain and Mexico, at the Ground Floor Gallery of Ayala Museum from November 8-25, 2012. This will be formally opened on Thursday, November 8, 2012, at 6:30 PM;
A five-night, five-hour simultaneous presentations of multimedia projections focusing on select works of the participating artists in five prime locations such as the sprawling black granite façade of Ayala Museum, the Tower One arch, Makati Stock Exchange wall, The Link, and the Fashion Walk at Greenbelt 5. The multimedia projections will be conducted from November 8-12, from 6:00-11:00 PM.
Special live multimedia performance of the world-renowned Spanish multimedia artist Suso33 during the opening reception on Thursday, November 8. His in-situ action visual performance will highlight the formal opening of the exhibition and launch of CONECTADOS.

Projection Schedule (Nov 8-12, 6to11pm):

Ayala Museum
The Link
Greenbelt Fashion Walk
Makati Stock Exchange
Tower One

100 Most influential photographers of all time

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 05:40:00 +0000

This list has been originally published last 2010 by Professional Photographer UK. But I think it's still worth sharing. Head on to the original post at Professional Photographer UK website.

Coincidentally, invisiblephotographer.asia has published a list of 20 Most Influential Asian Photographers of which Filipino photographer Alex Baluyut was included.

Alex Baluyut

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 05:36:00 +0000

One of Philippines’ preeminent names in photojournalism, Alex Baluyut has been included in the list of 20 Most Influential Asian Photographers. He is also a founding faculty member of the Diploma in Photojournalism programme at Ateneo de Manila University.

For a more in depth feature on Alex, please head on to an article titled "The Unanswerable Question of Alex Baluyut" by Cris Sevilla.

IPA Filipino Photographers Showcase

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 04:54:00 +0000

IPA Filipino Photographers Showcase Exhibition
Date: Saturday, 15th September (Opening) to Friday, 17th November 2012.
Venue: IPA Gallery, 77 South Bridge Road #02-01 Singapore 058707
Admission: Public, Free

P+ (PLUS) is a showcase of young Filipino talent who are showing the world how they see their own country. The exhibition, curated by Tammy David and Carlo Gabuco and produced by Invisible Ph t grapher Asia, features works ranging from street and documentary photography to contemporary photography – all of which show more introspective visions and personal stories from the photographers’ own backyards.

P+ features photographs from Carlo Gabuco, Geloy Concepcion, Geric Cruz, Jake Verzosa, John Javellana, Nana Buxani, Tammy David, Tim Serrano and Veejay Villafranca.

For details, visit IPA website

The Konyak Nagas: Tradition on the Edge

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 11:10:00 +0000

THE KONYAK NAGAS: TRADITION ON THE EDGE
A Photo Exhibition by TENZING PALJOR

3:30 pm, Friday 9 June 2012
UP Baguio Library Multifunction Hall

The Konyak Nagas are one of the fiercest warrior tribes in the North-East India. They are proud, independent and gained notoriety as headhunters, a way of life that was prevalent until the 1940s. The Konyak land is spread over the northern Naga Hills on the Indian frontier bordering Burma where clusters of remote hilltop villages are still ruled by Aungs, hereditary chieftains that hold a king-like status. The Konyaks are the only tribes in the Naga Hills where this unique institution of Aungship is still prevalent today.

The social status of men is identified by tattoos over their faces, chests and arms. The tattoos present a visual narrative attributing the life of a headhunter. The artistry of the Konyak continues beyond the tattoos and can be found in the abstract symbolism and vivid colors surrounding them in their daily life.

The Konyaks isolation from the rest of the world until recently has kept their cultural tradition and identity virtually intact. However, regional unrest, economic pressure and proselytism by Christian missionaries have resulted in the new generation adapting a more globalized culture.

The cultural and oral traditions of Konyak Nagas that have survived for centuries are today passing through grave challenges. The older generation, who still hold on to their heritage and way of life, after passing away, will take with them centuries-old indigenous wisdom. This exhibit portrays the faces of the last of the keepers of the Konyak spirit.

Related Links:

Kapwa 3 International Conference (Main Site)
Kapwa 3 International Conference (Facebook Page)

Faith Above Fate: Photographs by Veejay Villafranca

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:40:00 +0000

Faith Above Fate
Photographs by Veejay Villafranca
June 30 - July 20, 2012

The second installment of “Faith Above Fate” photography exhibit by renowned artist Veejay Villafranca opens on June 30, 2012 at 7:00 in the evening at JIV Manila Art Gallery located at 2nd Flr CK Building No. 61 Visayas Ave. Quezon City.

The exhibit will feature selected photographs mounted on light-boxes from Villafranca’s ongoing project focused on religion and Filipino life. The rest of the still images for the collection are projected digitally to give viewers an idea of his four-pronged project covering rituals in Siquijor, the feast of the Black Nazarene, penitence and faith-healing.
Known internationally for photography projects dealing with Filipino culture, Villafranca has shown numerous exhibits around the globe especially after winning the prestigious Ian Parry Art scholarship in London in 2008 and receiving the Crossing Point artist residency program in France in the same year.

“Postmodern and post-colonial, Faith Above Fate crosses the boundaries of time, culture, belief and critical thought. It seizes to see the ‘self’ through the other side of the artists’ lens” is how curator Avie Felix describes Villafranca’s project. The organizer, JIV Manila Art Group (a collective of practicing artists committed to promoting contemporary art), supports notable art initiatives such as Villafranca’s that strive to discover the meaning of life.

For more information about this exhibit of JIV Manila Art Gallery, call 455-4429 or visit www.jivmanilaart.com or the artist’s site at www.veejayvilllafranca.com Faith Above Faith runs until July 20, 2012.

Related:
Villafranca photo exhibit tackles religion
Interview & Photo Essay: Veejay Villafranca - Faith Above Fate

Call for Submissions: Chobi Mela VII International Festival of Photography 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:07:00 +0000

Fragility:

The sweeping gestures of photography have thrived on extremes. Great things, epic moments, the wretched, the vile, the dispossessed, the celebrated and the trodden, have all found themselves facing the lens. Photography has exalted suffering, celebrated the vain. Quiet moments, reflective spirits, the hesitant step, the furtive glance have rarely made headlines. Perceived as being unworthy of the shutter.

The shutter speed of 125th of a second reserved for momentous slices of time, never slows down enough to listen to the sighs of the silent. Photography therefore is a selective witness. The history it records, a filtered history. It is a filtration different from the dominant narrative of the victor that history has been guilty of. This is more insidious, as it seeps into the very core of our consciousness. I smile for my grandma's camera. The photojournalist waits for my tear to drop. The moments in between go unrecorded. A staccato history of grand gestures and seminal moments fails to record the nuanced lives we all live.

The medium has been digital all along. The black and whites of photography has largely failed to register the grey ambiguities of the human panorama, the binary perceptions that shape photographic vision failing to respond to subtlety. The everydayness of our lives with its tapestry of emotions, too plain to register amongst the dramatic peaks and troughs that photography has been measured by.

It is only through fissure that fragility has registered. It is only on being trampled that the delicate has been lamented. The staunch pillars of photography have rarely let light through the cracks. The frailty of a lost thought, the uncertainty of the first touch are the insignificants that a camera passes by. The fragility of a tortured earth, the slow death of a glacier, the disappearance of the honeybee, too slow a change to register in 125th of a second.

In a gendered world fragility is not macho enough. In a misogynic industry, to pause is to be effeminate. Where sex and violence are the opiates we are fed on, quieter moments do not even make the 'B roll'. A sob too insignificant to register on a megapixel sensor.

We look for those fleeting moments. A gossamer of gentle thoughts billowing in turbulent winds. An unraveling strand of humanity bending against the onslaught of invasive culture. The frail existence of a marginal farmer eking out a living in the shadows of engineered genes. Communities holding out against the rising tide of modernity. Lost languages, vanishing cultures, disappearing forests, all entwined by a vulnerability, familiar to those who resist market forces.

In an economy gasping for breath, in an ecosystem reeling under consumption, waste and the ravages of war, the greed of a few threaten the future of many. We challenge you to push back the tide of unbridled growth and lay your stake to a sustainable universe. It is only by embracing the fragility of this world that you will make it your own.

Deadline: 31 July 2012

For more info, visit: http://chobimela.org

CUT 2012: New Photography from Southeast Asia: Politics

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 04:53:00 +0000

CURATED BY EVA MCGOVERN

Featuring works by

M.R.Adyatama Pranada, Athit Perawongmetha, Ampanee Satoh, Carlo Gabuco, Danny Lim, Green Zeng, Heman Chong, Jim Allen Abel, John Javellana, Liew Teck Leong, Nge Lay, and Zakaria Zainal

VALENTINE WILLIE FINE ART, SINGAPORE

9 June – 1 July 2012 | Opening reception: 8 June, Fri, 7pm to 9pm

CUT 2012 is the latest installment of Valentine Willie Fine Art’s annual exhibition dedicated to contemporary photography in Southeast Asia. Featuring the work of new and emerging photographers across the region, the show focuses on the complexities of contemporary Southeast Asian politics and the relationship between people and State.

The changing faces of Government, that combine different styles of rule such as authoritarianism, democracy, monarchy and military, with desires for economic progress and social control, have instigated numerous unforgettable events across the region. These moments of development and inertia, change and oppression, protest and optimism make for some of the most memorable images in both photojournalism and fine art photography.

For complete details, visit Valentine Willie Fine Art

With Passion & Purpose: Photographs by Rick Rocamora

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:10:00 +0000

WITH PASSION AND PURPOSE: Photographs by Rick Rocamora
At the Cultural Center of the Philippines

Opening Reception: 13 June 2012
Pasilyo Vicente Manansala
2/F CCP Hallway Gallery

Artist's Talk:
21 June 2012
Bulwagang Luna (3/F CCP Main Gallery)
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Documentary photographs have been described as “conscious acts of persuasion.” For San Francisco-based photographer Rick Rocamora, this has certainly been the case since taking on the camera in 1985. Before then, he worked in the US pharmaceutical industry in sales and management positions for 18 years. Rocamora, however, has always had a strong sense of activism shaped by Philippine conditions in the 1960s and 1970s. An anti-Marcos activist, he decided to leave for the United States in 1972 and gained a US citizenship in
1975.

Rocamora’s first series of documentary photographs tackled the plight of the Filipino World War II veterans, a concern that led him to eventually make a fulltime commitment to photography more than 25 years ago. Using his gift of persuasion, but this time through images, Rocamora brought attention to the struggle of these unsung war heroes. Titled America’s Second-Class Veterans, the poignant and often disturbing images were instrumental in exposing the abuses and scams that beset the Filipino veterans. Rocamora states that in the process of compiling this series, he “lived the life of a veteran” allowing him to produce pictures that tell the most intimate stories of his subjects. Moreover it has been noted that he portrayed these men with “tenderness and respect…their dignity is undiminished.” He has since taken on various advocacies as evident in the many completed and ongoing series he has pursued in the US, Central America, and the Philippines.

His images from his motherland have been described as “very painful and does not uplift the image of the Philippines … to the outside world.” To this, his response is to underscore the responsibility of a documentary photographer of not hiding “the truth but instead use our work to call attention to issues of our concern or encourage debate.”

During frequent trips to the Philippines, Rocamora would spend most of his days roaming around Metro Manila where poverty was palpable and real. An ongoing series, This is Our Home, is about homeless families who he realized are not transients. He would see them on his return visits in the same place thus establishing friendships. From this he compiled a photo essay on Rodallie S. Mosende: Hope among the homeless of Paterno Street” which influenced a benefactor to grant Mosende a 4-year scholarship starting this school term.

For Rocamora, the exhibition title With Passion and Purpose is an apt statement about his vocation and the advocacies he is committed to. He selected seventy images to represent his other series such as those dealing with the Muslims after 9/11, inmates in city jails, juvenile detention centers and maternity wards. Also first to be presented in public is his series of the 1081 Claimants – headshots of the claimants under the Marcos Martial Law Victims.

The exhibit opens on 13 June, Wednesday at 6 pm at the Pasilyo Vicente Manansala (2/F Hallway Gallery), CCP Main Theater building and will be on view until 12 August 2012. Viewing hours: 10 am to 6 pm, Tuesdays to Sundays. For more information contact the CCP Visual Arts & Museum Division at 832-3702 or email ccp.vamd@gmail.com.

The exhibit is organized with assistance and support from: Human Wrongs, Philippines, Think Tank photos, GAIA South, Inc. Environmental Consultants, UP Sigma Rho Fraternity, Canon Philippines, and Krispy Kreme.

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

RICK ROCAMORA has won awards for his images and picture stories from Asian American Journalist Association, SF Bay Area Press Photographers Association, New California Media, Media Alliance; he was awarded a California Arts Council Art Fellowship and a Local Bay Area Heroes Award from KQED and Union Bank of California for his work about Filipino WW II Veterans. His work has been published in the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News and other national and international print and online publications.

His work is widely exhibited in national and international museums and galleries. His work is part of a collection of American arts most recently exhibited at the Court of Saint James in the United Kingdom and the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. His work is included in the traveling exhibition “Points of Entry-A Nation of Strangers,” which was exhibited at the Smithsonian, Center for Photographic Arts, Museum of Photographic Arts, and other venues. His images are part of “Pork and Perks – Corruption and Governance in the Philippines” a National Book Award winner in the Philippines in 1994. “Second-Class Veterans” a film produced by Don Young that profiled Rocamora’s undying efforts to document the day-to-day lives of Filipino veterans was broadcast on PBS stations in 2003 and 2004. His book about Filipino WWII veterans, “America’s Second-Class Veterans” was published in 2009.

He is also working on a project about Muslim-Americans after 9/11, Immigrant entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley, Overseas Filipinos and “Balikbayan” Journal, a visual diary of his occasional visit to his motherland, the Philippines. His commissioned coffee table book project “Jewels of Rio Tuba” is scheduled for publication before the end of 2012. Several of his images are now part of the permanent collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Rocamora co- founded Exposure Gallery in San Francisco with Pulitzer winner Kim Komenich.

Washed Out: A Solo Exhibition of Kiri Dalena

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:01:00 +0000

Washed Out, a solo exhibition of artist Kiri Dalena, opens at Finale Art File’s Tall Gallery on June 7, 2012, Thursday, at 6 pm. Running until the 30th of June with an artist talk on June 16 at 5.30 pm, the exhibition presents a video installation which focuses on the effect of typhoon Sendong in Iligan.

The videos in the exhibition consist of documentation taken by Dalena during the aftermath of Sendong. An installation of logs, three of thousands which had been washed out during the typhoon, provides a certain tangible presence of the event within the space.

The exhibition is curated by Clarissa Chikiamco and presented with the support of Canon Philippines. Finale Art File is at Warehouse 17, La Fuerza Compound, 2241 Chino Roces Avenue, Makati Metro Manila. It is open Mondays to Saturdays, 10 am-7 pm, and may be reached at finaleartfileinc@gmail.com or at (632) 813.2310. Visit http://www.finaleartfile.com/.

Angkor Photo Festival 2012 Call for Submissions

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:16:00 +0000

The call for submissions to the 8th Angkor Photo Festival is now open. The festival will take place from 1 and 8 December this year in Seam Reap and will feature selected work from photographers all around the world in a series of exhibitions and outdoor slideshows. There will be no imposed themes. Deadline May 31, 2012. Submit your work now!

Coinciding the Photo Festival is 8th Angkor Photo Workshops. Held annually in the beautiful town of Siem Reap, Cambodia, the Angkor Photo Workshops was created in 2005 and is offered FREE to selected young photography talents from Asia. The week-long professional photography workshop provides participants with firsthand training, invaluable exposure, and a chance to develop their personal photographic style and vision. Over the years, the workshop has highlighted emerging talent from the region, and many previous participants are now pursuing successful photography careers. Application deadline: July 15, 2012.
All applicants will receive a reply by the end of August!

To know more about the workshop, visit Angkor Photo Workshop Blog.

Related links:
Angkor Photo Festival Blog
Angkor Photo Workshop Blog