Estan Cabigas

The call time was 2030H at Starbucks at The Podium Mall wherein Sander Goudswaard from the World Press Photo will give a short talk about the installation that will be done later as well as about handling the guided tours for the World Press Photo 2009 Manila exhibit. I was just exiting the plane from Cebu at Terminal II that time. Well, it was also good that I came in late as the actual activity started around two hours later and having volunteered the previous year, it was not really new for me.

The number of volunteers seem to be smaller compared last year and because of this, we finished rather later, at 4 AM. Despite this, it was good to see these winning pictures big and up close. The Podium exhibit will formally open on Monday, 3 August until the 8th wherein it will then be transferred to The Block.

Sander Goudswaard of the World Press Photo showing the volunteers how to set the images on the frames. Bogsie in right foreground.

Cheryl and Brad infront of Zhao Qing's winning series (1st Prize Stories - Sports Features)

Manman Dejeto sweating it out while installing one image on the frame with Bogsie.

Faye Ferrer handling the piece of Julian Abram Wainwright (3rd Prize Stories - Sports Action)

Tags: exhibits, world press photo