Levi Nahayangan for the 19th Philippine Travel Mart Photo Exhibit
August 11, 2008
Levi Nahayangan one of the featured photographers for the 19th Philippine Travel Mart Photo Exhibit
Levi Nahayangan is a passionate and accomplished mountaineer, rock climber and adventure racer who, by a happy coincidence, also takes breathtaking images of wherever his adventures take him. As a member of the First Philippine Mount Everest Expedition of 2007, he has navigated and photographed the snowy terrain that leads to the world’s highest point. On the local front, he has scaled the country’s most challenging peaks.
“Kite Boarding”
Rush Hour
Boracay’s White Beach might offer prime quiet beachside retreats during the summer, but the other side of the island offers a different kind of welcome rush for fans of one particular sport: Kite boarding. The offshore coral reef and onshore winds make Bolabog Beach, on the island’s eastern side, one of the best spots to pick up the sport.
“Climber”
Cantabacco, an hour and a half from Cebu City, used to be an old mining town, but these days the sleepy village hums with the adrenaline-pumped bodies of dedicated wall climbers. The village’s limestone cliffs offer climbs that range from 40 to 80 feet.
Bahaghari for 19th Philippine Travel Mart Photo Exhibit
August 7, 2008
Richard Atrero De Guzman for the 19th Philippine Travel Mart Photo Exhibit.
Richard Atrero De Guzman, better known in the local magazine circles as Bahaghari, is a versatile lensman whose works range from high fashion to hardcore travel and adventure. He has been a professional photographer for ten years.
“Butbut Tribe”
Kalinga Ink
Agsing Bumangil is considered the best weaver of the Butbut Tribe in Kalinga, but her body itself bears a striking work of art. In the highlands of Bugnay, Tinglayan in Kalinga, tattoos have been a mark of beauty for centuries. Instead of needles, Kalinga tattoo artists use thorns inserted into a piece of bamboo. Completing a piece of skin art that covers the length of an arm can take days, weeks or even months — in the course of the tattooing, the one getting a tattoo may sometimes fall sick from the sheer pain and may need a few days to recover.
