Anton Sheker for the 19th Philippine Travel Mart Photo Exhibit
August 15, 2008
Anton Sheker one of the featured Travel Photographers in the upcoming 19th Philippine Travel Mart Photo Exhibit.
Anton Sheker is obsessed with the Philippines’ numerous festivals—from the most elaborate and popular to the most obscure. His works, which traverse a wide spectrum that includes interiors, food, art, people and scenic landscapes, have seen print here and abroad, including Mabuhay magazine and Islands, a Florida-based magazine that specializes in features of idyllic islands. He is currently working on a personal project, now on its fifth year in the making: a book-form documentation of the most storied Filipino fiestas.
“Iloilo Paraw Regatta ‘08”
Sail Season
Anton Sheker captured the assiduous last-minute preparations before the kickoff of Ilo-ilo festival’s main event, the Regatta. Held every second Sunday of March, the festival is a floating extravaganza of colorful, hand-painted sails and locally crafted paraw, the local outrigger.
High Spirits
Sheker is particularly drawn to the almost electric and unique energy that each festival generates, or what results from a potent mix of the vibrant costumes, the choreography, the spectators, and the history of the festival. At the Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo, held every fourth Sunday of January, the atmosphere reaches fever pitch with the chanting of “Hala Bira!”
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.
