A runner early in the morning but he has been on the road for more than 6 hours already

Scorching heat at the roadside along the highway in Bataan near the border with Pampanga.

Last Sunday, I was part of the support crew of my friend, Blas, who took part in the 2nd Bataan Death March Ultramarathon or the BDM102. And it was one very long run at 102 kilometers starting in Mariveles, Bataan to San Fernando City, Pampanga to commemorate the infamous 159KM long Death March during April of 1942. This long stretch of road turned red as thousands of prisoners of war, American and mostly Filipinos died under the Japanese enroute to Tarlac.

Of the more than 140 runners who took part, around 104 finished this brutal race and really, it’s a very demanding marathon that is only reserved for the well prepared. Like in the other races I went to, I took images of the runners. More at fitandrun.info.

A new free downloadable ebook now available at simbahan.net.

Check my latest downloadable and free ebook at simbahan.net. This is a printable guide for the visita iglesia in the city of Manila for the coming Holy Week focusing on the eight remaining Spanish colonial era churches. Each featured edifice is pictured with a short write up of its history. What’s more, it comes with a printable map that makes your lenten activity simple.

Download it here

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Sebastien

Back again with some portraits! These were taken at the sidelines during the Marc Lathuilliere workshop at the Silverlens Gallery last month about masks and identity. All natural light from very wide windows except for Sebastien’s which had an few additional lights at the ceiling. Of the two, I do like Seb’s portrait better than the other because of the highlights in the hair and I told him to move front and not lean on the wall.

Ballsy Aquino addressing the crowd after the La Naval de Manila procession

Looking through my images while transferring the RAW files to my 1 Tb expansion hard disk, I saw this image of Ballsy Aquino just after the La Naval de Manila procession, October 2009, addressing the crowd and thanking them for the homage and respect they showered on her deceased mother, former president Cory Aquino.

A new downloadable PDF file containing 300 images of Philippine Catholic Church architecture is available for downlaod at Simbahan.net

I’m making available my inventory of images of Philippine Catholic church architecture comprising 300 images of 213 edifices from across the country. It includes mostly structures built during the Spanish colonial period. Check and download at simbahan.net.