EDWIN S. LOYOLA: A MAN BEHIND CREATIVE IDEAS AND PHILANTHROPIC UNDERTAKING

Multi-awarded photographer Edwin S. Loyola is hailed as the "Dark Artist" for his penchant for dark tones. A veteran at staging exhibitions, Loyola is self-taught and embodies what passion for the craft involves--- by relying on instincts to create a work of art. The range and dimension to which he expresses his creativity is evident in his portfolio, where one will find a spectrum of ordinary elements turned into extra-ordinary images. Loyola is a proponent and a staunch advocate of giving back what God has provided, using his talents to create art, whose main beneficiaries are the charities he supports.

Edwin says: “I am a creator, who not only takes photos, but makes them.”

With a clear mind and vision, with passion and heart coming together in one single moment such as the clicking of the camera, the good manifests itself. And by good, I don’t mean the literal  'good and bad'.

I mean --- the vision that I see when I take a subject in its pure, unobstructed form; the vision I have that will hopefully encourage your interpretations.

Edwin continues: "In my work, the world becomes a wonderful display of perceptions, of expressions, of a realm of contemplative photography where people should become more available to the things all around us --- free of any prejudice, free of any predispositions.

I intend to present, through this medium, a natural world made more beautiful by how it is interpreted.”

Taken from here.

"An opportunity to change the course of your life, such as leaving everything that is familiar in order to start anew abroad, can bring both excitement and anxiety. Sometimes, even when met with preparedness, a change like this is so overwhelming that it leaves you dead on your tracks. But for Edwin Loyola, the move became a monumental challenge to pursue, create and inspire. After receiving his petition from his father in 2008, Loyola, then already established as one of Philippine's multi-awarded artist/photographer, uprooted to California and there, set up shop. While keeping focus on his personal endeavors, he also started retaining clients, working as a photographer for portraits, debuts or weddings. Still, he says, the craft remains first and foremost, a hobby. Fueled by America's beautiful sights and sceneries, Loyola makes it a point to enrich his skills by going on frequent trips, where he documents this by taking impressive photographs. The most memorable trips for him were those visits to Yosemite in 2008, where he stood and took a photo of the exact spot where Ansel Adams also stood; and trips to Mono Lake and the ghost town of Bodie in 2010, which he met with eager eyes, much like any first-timer.

 Loyola has also started exploring with shooting using just an iPhone4, while saving the DSLR for just the big events. Because of the gadget's functionality, practicality and portability, his creativity and artistry is moving him to the next level where ultimately and hopefully, he will be able to fulfil his dreams as a cinematographer and filmmaker. 

  

Tagged as the Dark Artist, this 2005 National Geographic awardee, is also blessed with a good heart. Loyola left one special thing behind in the Philippines before departing to America. He has actually established "Save Kids With Cancer", a charitable beneficiary aiding impoverished families. For the most part, when someone takes an interest and proposes to buy his photographs, the proceeds go to these kids' treatments and medicines. To further help the kids even while he is thousands of miles away, Loyola is working on completing the final drafts to his project to benefit "Save Kids With Cancer". The project involves a series of coffee table books featuring the work of over 200 photographers rounded up from all over the world. 

http://missionsavekidswithcancer.org/

It looks as though the changes have not hindered Loyola's creative ideas and philanthropic undertaking. Even better, he's forging ahead with more passion, offering hope and inspiring others, as far as his photographs and work can reach.”  (By MLF)

You may visit him by clicking the following useful links:

www.edwinloyola.com

http://edwinloyola.multiply.com/

http://edwinloyolalightforlife.ning.com/

LIMITLESS: The First Solo Art Exhibit of Joscephine Gomez, painter

I met her, Ms. Joscephine Gomez via Mr. Arnold C. De Villa when I commented on Mr. De Villa's posting of video links of Kundiman on his facebook wall. My love for Kundiman  made us meet and exchange of communication has started. She's a total package of an artist and she is truly an inspiration.

This photo is created for visual presentation purpose of my blog only. This is not the official poster of the exhibit. Photos credited to Ms. Joscephine Gomez, this is actually from her facebook album, one of her paintings and profile picture. 

Visual artist Joscephine Gomez presents 25 large, medium and small paintings in acrylic and watercolor in her First Solo Show, ''Limitless''. Her works depict
interesting impressionistic renditions of skies and seas either dominated by various shades of yellow, red, rust and orange or cool, refreshing shades of blue, purple and green, with black as the common color. 

On December 3, at 5: 30 pm, Friday her first Solo Art Exhibit will be held at Enchante, 3/F Oakwood Hotel-Joy Nostalg Bldg. ADB Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City (across the Asian Development Bank)

                                                          Who is Joscephine Gomez? 

One of the Philippines' better-known classical singers, Ms. Gomez's impressive credentials include being the first Filipino classical singer to be presented in solo concerts in Brunei Darussalam and in Israel and one of the first to sing solo in Russia, where she represented the Philippines in the First International Music Festival for the Asia-Pacific Region.

She is also a well-known professional speaker and lecturer, author of 43 short courses in communication, personal and mind development for business executives, lawyers, doctors, educators and other professionals.

She is a theatre actor. Two of her memorable performances are those in Dulaang UP's Damit ng Emperador and in Tanghalang Pilipino's Orpheus Descending.

She is a journalist, a feature writer and a poet.

Her features articles have seen publication is almost all of the Philippines' broadsheets and leading magazines. She was a business and economic reporter in her youth and worked for the Business Day (now the Business World) and the Economic Monitor. She ran a medical column in the Miscellaneous Magazine in the early 90s and was also the music critic of the Manila Chronicle at around the same period.

The Philippines' pioneer voice therapy and rehabilitation consultant, she is the Founder and Chief Consultant of the JOSCEPHINE GOMEZ CLINIC for VOICE THERAPY and REHABILITATION.

Until the middle of 2009, she hosted CREATIVE SOLUTIONS, a one-hour TV talk show on Global news Network Channel 21.

A polyglot, she speaks nine languages and has taught five of them. She is the only Asian , to date, to have taught at the prestigious IKL Kommunikations Training Centre in Frankfurt , Germany (with branches in Mannheim, Munich and Barcelona). She is also one of the few Filipinos chosen by the British Council to speak at the First International Language Teaching Convention held at the SMX Convention Centre in Manila in 2009.

Of the many awards she has received, she treasures the most her award as ''The Philippines' Longest Cancer Survivor'', which she received from the Kapisanan ng mga may '''K'' sa Pilipinas, the umbrella organisation of all cancer groups in the Philippines. She was diagnosed with cancer at age two, was given 5 and then 10 years to live, but she continues to live with sight, with confidence and WITHOUT CANCER!

Having been spared from the recurrence of cancer and knowing how important early detection and continued surgical and medical intervention are, she has earmarked a certain percentage of the proceeds from the sale of her artwork to retinoblastoma patients at the Philippine General Hospital.

On being a painter:

Ms. Gomez started studying painting in February this year and took her studies seriously, painting almost everyday from six to twelve hours a day.

She has participated in 5 group shows since she began joining shows 8 months ago. Some of her works are currently on display in five reputable galleries, including the Hiyas Museum in Bulacan , where the LAKAN SINING ng Bulacan group show is currently being held.

Her mentors are two of the Philippines' finest artists: Gig de Pio, a former professor at the College of Fine Arts, University of the Philippines, and one of the Philippines' best portrait artists, and Joe Datuin, Grand Prize Winner of the International Olympic Art Competition and other art tilts, and a former professor at the College of Fine Arts, University of Sto. Tomas. 

A photo from her pictorial in Jaffa, Israel for the Photography and Videography Magazine of Israel, taken by its editor Nissim. Credit to Ms. Gomez for grabbing this photo from her Facebook account.

ANG GUSTO KO!

Tag-line ang larawan ng Sony Ericsson mobile. “I love having it all!” Isa ba kayo sa mga naghahangad na magkaroon ng lahat-lahat? Ano bang gusto ninyo? Mamahaling mobile phones, laptop, sapatos, bag, damit, at kung anu-ano pa? Nakakalungkot lang isipin na ang mga tao sa panahon ngayon, mas ginugusto pa ang pagkakaroon ng mga gamit na mamahalin at mga bagay na makapagbibigay ng pansamantalang kaligayahan kay sa maghangad ng mga mas mahahalaga at importanteng aspeto sa buhay. Kung gusto nating lumigaya at maging masaya bakit hindi nating subukang gawin ang mga ito?

1. Sa tuwing nakakaisip ka na bumili ng mas bagong modelo ng mobile phone, bakit hindi mo subukang bumili na lang ng mas mura, hindi kamahalan at ang maliit na bahagi ng perang dapat ipambili sa mamahaling mobile phone ay i-donate sa charity? O kaya ayain ang isang kaibigang hindi kayang makabili na kahit pinakamurang telepono na kumain sa isang restaurant, ilibre mo at balikang tanaw ang inyong nakaraan?
2. Bakit bibili ka pa ng laptop gayong may personal computer ka naman na nagagamit mo araw-araw? Sa opisina n’yo ay may gamit ka ring computer na pictures mo ang nakalagay at nakakapag-facebook ka pa nga kung hindi man minsan ay madalas, hindi ba? Bakit hindi mo itabi ang pera at kapag ang isa sa mga kapatid mo na kapos sa pera ay nangailangan ay maluwag sa loob mo itong matutulungan. Alam mong hindi nya ito mababayaran. Hindi ito utang kundi bigay mo. Mas masarap ang pakiramdam na nailaan ang pera para maisalba ang buhay ng mahal kaysa mapunta sa laptop na ikaw lang ang personal na nakikinabang.
3. Isipin mo na lang na sa bawat pagbili mo ng branded na bag ay katumbas ng isang buwang pagkain ng ilang pamilyang hikahos.
4. Sa isang pares ng sapatos na bibilin mo ay katumbas ng ilang gamit ng mga kabataang mag-aaral na walang tsinelas.
5. Ang signatured shirt mo ay katumbas ng ilang kilo ng bigas na puwedeng makain ng nagugutom sa lansangan.

Ito ang mga nasa isip ko. Ang sarap kasi ng pakiramdam na alam mong nakapagbibigay kasiyahan ka sa ibang tao kay sa isipin mong magkaroon ka ng lahat na ikaw lang ang lumigaya. Tandaan na ang kaligayahang natamo sa pagkakaroon mo ng lahat ng bagay ay minsanan lang. Masaya ka lang kapag nabili mo na ito. Pero hindi habangbuhay kang liligaya kapiling ang mga ito. Tumingin ka sa mga nakapaligid sa iyo dahil baka ang ilan sa mga ito ay mapasaya mo at magkaroon ka ng ligayang inaasam-asam mo.