ELVIRA ALMENDRA-TANKIAMCO : First Placer for PBB On-the-Spot Photo Contest

Congratulations to Ms. Elvira Almendra-Tankiamco for being the First Placer for the very first PBB On-the-Spot Photo Contest. The shooting was held on 12th of February during the 17th Hot Air Balloon Festival in Clark Field, Angeles City, Pampanga.


Ms. Elvira Almendra-Tankiamco, also known as Elvs is a member of PBB (Photo Bureau ti Biscaya). She started taking photographs using DSLR two years ago. She does not have any formal training in photography but learned the basics from a mentor who taught her a lot about photography and has greatly influenced her to be passionate with her craft. She is married with three kids and works in one of the most reputable banks in the Philippines. Aside from her family and work, she enjoys photography a lot. For her, it is a way of self expression.

I am proud to say that I call her as my soul sister and our connection is bound by our same passion in photography. We got connected through Engr. James Singlador, one of the most-awarded photographers in the Philippines.


This is her winning entry:

Other winners are:

Ivy Cadiente-Gambito

Jojo Padilla

About PBB:

Photo Bureau ti Biskaya(PBB) is a Society of Novo Vizcayanos with Ardor for Photography. PBB aims to promote tourism in Nueva Vizcaya by exhibiting photographs that will show non vizcayanos , not only the inherent, abundant beauty of our province, but also its totality.

PBB is also geared towards rendering Philanthropic Services to the province’s local government units, schools and agencies by providing PRO BONO ( F R E E ) photography coverage of their own respective public endeavors.

In connection to the club’s very essence of existence, which is to foster photography community in Nueva Vizcaya, the members are geared towarsd sharing their skills/ talents to the community. 

JOPHEL BOTERO YBIOSA : Ani ng Dangal Recipient 2012 for Visual Arts

Jophel Botero-Ybiosa, my long time friend whom I met in Facebook received recognition for Ani ng Dangal Award 2012 for visual arts category. Awarding ceremony was held Tuesday, February 28 at Malacanan Palace.

The Ani ng Dangal awards are being handed out annually by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) to artists who have earned international awards and accolades during the past year.

For this year, a total of 32 artists from different fields of the arts were given the recognition. Leading the awardees are the following:

---Tony Award-winning singer Lea Salonga who was among last year's Disney Legends Award honorees;
---NCCA Art Ambassador Boy Abunda (multidisciplinary) whose talk show The Bottomline was recognized as the Best Talk Show for 2011 in the 16th Asian TV Awards; and
---Jericho Rosales, who starred with Hollywood celebrities in the international movie "Subject: I Love You" that was screened at the Newport Beach Film Festival in California, last year.

Other recipients of the Ani ng Dangal award include:

Music: Imusicapella, Tristan Ignacio, Ateneo de Manila College Glee Club, AUP Ambassadors Chorale Arts Society, Mandaue Children and Youth Chorus, Cebu Chamber Singers and Ilocos Norte National High School;

Cinema: Michael Manalastas, Gym Lumbera and Ellen Ramos, Rica Arevalo and Sarah Roxas, Jeffrey Jeturian, Loy Arcenas, Auraeus Solito, Remton Siega Zuasola, Sheron Dayoc, Liza Diño and Rianne Hill Soriano;

Visual Arts: Cherrie Marie de Guzman-Ipapo, Eric Olympia Fajut, Gerry Alanguilan, Danilo Victoriano, Trisha Co Reyes, Jamille Bianca Tan Aguilar, Ma. Angelica Tejada, Jesus Tejada, Jamia Mei Tolentino, Rodel Tapaya, Reynaldo Mondez, and Niccolo Cosme.

Dance:  Halili-Cruz School of Ballet and Bayanihan, The Philippine National Folk Dance Company.

The Ani ng Dangal Awards serves as the closing activity of the Philippine Arts Festival.


Congratulations Jophel! You made us proud.

Credits to  NOYPISTUFF for the text.

EDWIN S. LOYOLA'S BEYOND PASSION

by Wallei Bautista Trinidad

Passion is something taken from the core of one’s heart. To bring passion to what you are doing, you actually put a soul into it and it becomes magical.

With a modest arsenal of Canon equipment, a bounty of intuition and his self-proclaimed obsession with natural light, Edwin takes great pleasure in capturing the kind of images that reminds us that the world we live in is full of wonderful things and life is beautiful.

Loyola is synonymous to passion. He brings something that is peculiar no one has ever imagined in all of his images. He has a collection of amazing and brilliant photographs which are products of his creative imagination. He is regarded as one of the most celebrated photographer-artists in the Philippines.

For Edwin S. Loyola, it is not only about selecting a subject and shooting it; it is about a particular compassion, responsiveness, even a perception for scale, balance, proportion, and all the other elements of art that makes his photographs an art and not just mere photos. 

His passion to present wonderful display of acuity, of expressions, of a dominion of contemplative photography is a constant interpretation of emotions. It his indeed his passion to provide images that are made beautiful by how it will be interpreted by the people who could see. The images he presents are poetry that touch the heart of the viewer and unfold thousand and one stories that awaken the soul.


LEAP OF FATE

Loyola did not stop pursuing his passion to create and inspire even he has to change the course of his life when he got his petition from his father in 2008. This gave him an opportunity to enrich his skills and ignite the fire of his craft even he has to keep his personal endeavors. He set up a shop in California and started to retain clients working as photographer for different events. He made regular trips and documented it by his remarkable photographs. The most noteworthy trips he had are those in Yosemite in 2008 where he took a photo on the precise spot where Ansel Adams also stood; trips to Mono Lake and the ghost town of Bodie in 2010.

PHILANTHROPIC UNDERTAKING
Mission: Save Kids with Cancer is a humble wish to help the kids with cancer and the establishment of this mission made people to start to show their concern and finally made things possible through pledges and charitable projects. This is one special thing he left behind in the Philippines before departing to America. He actually established the mission to benefit children with cancer that belong to impoverished families.

The proceeds that were collected from those who proposed to buy his photographs and has taken interests go to the kids' treatment 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.
Most of the competitions that he is joining got just one aim: to gather funds for the mission to continuously provide financial aid to the beneficiaries.

PRACTICAL PHOTOGRAPHER
Loyola is a self-proclaimed non-gear-headed-person. Most of his works were all taken with available light. He finds joy in shooting an object from various angles and using available lighting. He prefers to shoot ordinary things that no one would ever dare to shoot. His images are mostly experimental and shot spontaneously. No props needed and not even making any pre-planning procedures. 

He has also started to explore using only iPhone4 and made fabulous images. DSLR for him are just for the big events. Because of the gadget's functionality, practicality and portability, his creativity and artistry is moving him to the next level where eventually and with anticipation, he will be able to fulfill his dream as a cinematographer and filmmaker. 

AWARDS and EXHIBITIONS
PIXOTO.COM No.1 Photograper of the World for 2011
National Geographic Channel Photo Contest 2004
Fuji & Gift Gate Photo Contest 2004Kodak & Cotton USA Photo Contest 1995
Kodak's Mahal Na Araw 1994
Hundred Islands On-The-Spot Photo Competition
Epson Color Imaging Contest 2005
Ritz Camera's 'Capture Your World' Big Print Photo Contest
Adobe International Digital Imaging Contest
The 1st IdN Club Philippines Extreme Digital Explosion 07
Sandiks Interantional Photo Contest 2005 'Extreme'
Coca Cola Photo Contest 1996 


SOLO EXHIBIT:
2000 Edwin Loyola Photographs / Dela Salle University Gallery
2000 Edwin Loyola Images / Philamlife Lobby
2003 Loyola@10 /Philamlife Lobby
2005 The Last Leaf / Mla Docs Oct 1-15 / Philamlife Lobby Oct 17-30
2005 Light for Life Photo Exhibit/ Philamlife Lobby Dec 8 2005
2006 Light for Life Photo Exhibit/Philamlife II Lobby May 24, 2006 
2008 The Gifts - Edwin S Loyola One Man Show / Philamlife Dec 2008-Feb 2009

Group Exhibit
2003- Framed Shots 'Handog' Rockwell, Makati
2004- eArt Philippines - Philippine Art Festival, Greenhills
2004- eArt Philippines - Graphic Expo 2004, Philtrade
2004 -eArt Philippines- Slimmer's World Great Bodies, Shangrila Hotel
2005- eArt Philippines - Digital Brushes / Philamlife Lobby
2005 -eArt Philippines - Graphic Expo 2005, Philtrade
2005 -eArt Philippines - 2nd Quarter Exhibit / Philamlife Lobby
2005 -Framed Shots - 11th Anniversary Exhibit Landscape/Still Life/Philam Lobby
2008 -The Gifts Photography Exhibition - March 28, 2oo8
2008 - Tony Roma's Dine In Gallery - May 9 to June 9, 2008
2011 – Manila Bulletin Mother’s Day Exhibit / Ayala Malls – May 2011


Others (too many to mention)


This content was published in the pilot issue of FullFrame Magazine the first and only Filipino Photography Magazine in UAE. 

LOYOLA AT LARAWAN

Ang kuhang larawan ng isang litratista ay di lamang nagtatapos sa proseso ng pagpapaganda at pagpapakinis dito. May higit pang pag-uukol ng tunay na damdaming sumasakop sa bawat imahe na ating nililikha. Kumukuha ka ng larawan para sa pagpapanumbalik ng iyong sigla, pagbibigay ng kaligayahan sa iyong sarili at paghipo sa bawat kaluluwa. 

Naniniwala akong ang bawat larawan ay may kuwento. Kuwento ng buhay, kuwento ng bawat pangyayaring katulad ng isang musika ay may lapat na mga tunog. Tulad din ito ng tula na binubuo ng bawat saknong at minsan ay higit pa. Minsan ito ay katulad din ng isang awitin may mala-anghel na tunog. 


Sa bawat linya, sa bawat kulay at bawat anggulo ay may hatid na kaligayahang sumasakop sa ating pagkatao.

LARAWAN... kuwento, tula at awit. ~Wallei Bautista Trinidad


BEYOND PASSION SCHEDULE
03. 07 - Laguna
03. 09 & 17 - Tarlac
03. 10 & 11 - Pampanga
03. 23 - Abu Dhabi, UAE

EDWIN LOYOLA Beyond Passion

The Philippine leg of Edwin Loyola's "Beyond Passion" Photography workshop tour. Learn from the true master of art photography.

About the Workshop
Edwin Loyola Beyond Passion is a 2-day workshop which will enable you to learn the techniques beyond your usual way of capturing images. You will learn how to produce images that captures the heart and soul of the subject. The workshop will help you improve your creativity by leading you to learn new techniques of good composition, and use of fundamental elements in photography. It will help develop your eyes to see things differently. The workshop will be a worthwhile and rousing experience different from other photography workshop you have attended before.

The workshop entails shooting assignments, critiquing, post processing, and a photo clinic. The workshop also includes: Hands-on sessions, photo shoot, photo contest and photo exhibit (optional) after the workshop, as a culminating activity, the best photographs taken during the class will be displayed at the Bale Liwanag Gallery. 

About the Lecturer
Edwin S. Loyola, a multi-awarded photographer (now US-based), 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. 

Awards and Recognitions

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR AWARD 
2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 
Framed Shots Camera Club 

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR AWARD 
Federation of Philippine Photographers Photo Cup 2oo4

Federation of Philippine Photographers Photo Cup Runners-up
2003/2005/2006/2007/2008/2009

Winner of:
National Geographic Channel Photo Contest 2004
Fuji & Gift Gate Photo Contest 2004
Kodak & Cotton USA Photo Contest 1995 
Kodak's Mahal Na Araw 1994 
Hundred Islands On-The-Spot Photo Competition 
Epson Color Imaging Contest 2005 
Ritz Camera's 'Capture Your World' Big Print Photo Contest 
Adobe International Digital Imaging Contest 
The 1st IdN Club Philippines Extreme Digital Explosion 07 
Sandiks Interantional Photo Contest 2005 'Extreme' 
Coca Cola Photo Contest 1996 
Others (too many to mention)

Exhibits too many to mention

Schedule of Workshop
March 10 and 11 Pampanga
March 9 and 17 Tarlac

Pampanga leg 
Venue: Bale Liwanag Gallery, Acacia St. L and S Subdivision, Sto. Domingo, Angeles City. (across The Lord's Transfiguration Church)
Class hours: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Tarlac Leg: TBA


REGISTRATION 
Registration fee is Php. 3,000.00. Cash or check payment can be made at Bale Liwanag (look for Arman), Angeles City or through assigned workshop representatives or through bank deposit. In order to assure each participant adequate attention, workshop size was limited. Interested participants are requested to preregister by placing a partial payment of at least Php. 1,000.00 (non-refundable) before March 1, 2012. All participants should pay the full amount on the first day of class. Fee includes a 2-day-lunch, overflowing coffee, ID and certificate. A 10 percent early bird discount will be given to participants who will register on or before February 19, 2012. Slots are very limited.

For more details, please text or call 09279105757/09175901976,
email baleliwanag@yahoo.com or visit www.baleliwanag.com and like us onhttp://www.facebook.com/baleliwanag 


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IT’S COMPLICATED. Hindi ito relationship status sa Facebook. Hindi rin ganito ang ituturo ni Edwin S. Loyola sa pinakahihintay na Photography Workshop nya na gaganapin sa Abu, Dhabi UAE , March 23, 2012. Pindutin ang link na ito http://tinyurl.com/beyondpassion sa nais magpalista.

Sino si Edwin Loyola? Si Edwin Loyola ay isang maniniyot na kasalukuyang nainirahan sa lupain ni Uncle Sam sa L.A at pupunta ng Abu Dhabi upang ibahagi ang kanyang kaalaman sa pagkuha ng larawan. Siya ang nagpasimula ng Misyon pra sa mga Batang may Cancer sa Pinas. Ang kanyang karangalan sa larangan ng photographiya ay mangyaring igoogle na lng kasi ito ay naglipana lang sa world wide web.

Mga Kailangan : 
1. Camera (Hindi kailangan na mamahalin, branded, hindi kailangan isabit sa leeg na parang accessory, basta Camera na gumagana pwede na.
2. Bukas na pag-iisip na nais matuto ng tamang paraan na pagkuha ng larawan.
3. 350AED, 200 AED LFP Members & Wallitographia Students. 300AED sa maagang magbabayad. Kaunting halaga para sa venue, at sa pagkain.

BABALA: Hindi ito workshop na sasakit ang ulo mo sa dami ng mga salitang teknikal na di mo maunawaan.,dahil ang pagkuha ng larawan wala sa salita.,nasa gawa. Kaya kung nais mo matuto pero ayaw mo ng kumplikado eto na nga ang Workshop na Para Sa’yo. Natuto ka na. Nakatulong ka pa. Di ba ang pagkuha ng larawan, parang buhay,mas simple, mas galing sa puso, mas maganda, mas tunay mas totoo. 

Sabi nga ni Leonardo da Vinci : Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”

Para sa ibang pang katanungan maaari kyong tumawag sa mga sumusunod :
Shelly Idea- 0556338598, 0555817890, Allan Polina 0502652426, Wallei Bautista Trinidad 0556272644, Fhaye Bago 0566153126.

EDWIN S. LOYOLA : HIGIT PA SA SIMBUYO NG DAMDAMIN

ni  Wallei Bautista Trinidad

Photo credit: Joe Malicdem

Ang simbuyo ng damdamin ay hinuhugot sa kaibuturan ng ating puso. Upang patindihin ang pag-aalab ng pusong makamtan ang silakbo ng pagnanasang makapagbigay buhay sa bawat katangi-tanging larawan, ang lahat ay nagiging kabigha-bighani.

Sa kanyang mga simpleng kagamitan sa pagkuha ng larawan at pagkahumaling sa likas na liwanag na nagmumula sa araw, si Maestro Edwin ay kumukuha ng dakilang kaligayahan sa pagkuha ng iba't ibang uri ng imahe na nagpapabatid sa atin na ang mundo ay likas na puno ng kahanga-hangang mga bagay at higit sa lahat masaya at masarap ang mabuhay.

Kapag nababanggit ang Loyola, pumapasok agad sa aking isipan ang salitang simbuyo. Kaipala, si Edwin at ang salitang nabanggit ay nagbibigay kahulugan sa kung ano ang natatanging nararamdaman sa bawat larawan na kanyang nalilikha. Ang bawat imaheng lumalabas sa kanya ay dulot ng kanyang malikhaing imahinasyon. Dahil dito, isa siya sa pinaka-bantog na litratista sa Pilipinas at kilala sa buong mundo.

Para kay Edwin S. Loyola, ang kanyang mga larawan ay hindi lamang tungkol sa pagpili ng isang paksa at pagkuha nito, ito ay nauukol sa isang partikular na pagtugon sa antas ng sining, ang balanse, proporsyon, at lahat ng iba pang mga elemento upang ang kanyang mga imahe ay maging isang obra at hindi lamang basta larawan.

Ang kanyang simbuyo ng damdaming makapaghatid ng mga kahanga-hangang pagpapakita ng katalinuhan, ng kanyang damdamin at ng isang kapangyarihan ay pagpapatuloy na pagbibigay kahulugan sa bawat emosyon. Ang kanyang pagsinta ay ang magbigay ng mga imahe na may pagtitiyak na makakapagbigay ng kahumahumaling na kagandahan  sa kung paano ito bibigyan ng kahulugan ng sinumang makakakita. Ang kanyang mga larawan ay tila isang pagtatanghal ng tula na nagsasabing hawakan ang puso ng bawat isa at upang mailahad ang sanglibo't isang kwento na pumupukaw ng kaluluwa.

SA PAGLUBOG NG ARAW

Mula sa balkonahe ng ikawalong palapag ng aking tinutuluyan ay napagmasdan ko kung paano unti-unting nilalamon ng dilim ang araw. Ang araw na sa buong maghapon ay ngumiti sa akin ay tila baga iiyak na naman sa pagsapit ng dilim. Sa kinabukasan ay muling sisilip. Naisip ko lang na ang araw at gabi ay tila baga mukha ng buhay. Kung saan may saya ay may lungkot rin naman. Muli sa bawat kalungkutan ay may ligayang hatid ng hindi namamalayan.

DALAWANG TULA : PARA SA ALAALA NG MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE

PAKIKIBAKA

(Tulang Alay sa mga  Pumanaw na Nakikipaglaban para sa Kalayaan)

Ang luhang papatak
Mula sa aming mga mata
Ay batid naming hindi ninyo makikita
At tiyak hindi ito ang inyong kagustuhan
Sapagkat mas higit ninyong pasasalamatan
Ipagpatuloy ang pakikibaka
At pakikipaglaban
Sa hangaring makamtan
Ang tunay na kalayaang
Hinahanap at inaasam ng buong bayan.

Pumanaw kayo't iglap na nawala
Ang inyong hangaring makamtan
Ang pag-asang mapasa-ating mga kamay
Ay dagling nabitawan
Ngunit sa inyong paglisan
Huhugot ng pag-asa
Na ang kalayaan at katarungan
Ay makamit ng madlang bayan
At madiligan kaming nauuhaw.

Ang bawat sigaw na papailanlang
Ay katahimikang batid
Ng aming mga pusong 'di masusugatan
Hindi bibigay sa kalungkutan
Ng inyong paglisan
Kayo ang pintuang sa ami'y magbubukas
Para ipagpatuloy ang sinimulang
Pakikibaka at pag-aalsa
Upang kadilimang hatid ng huwad na laya
Ay maging liwanag sa bawat gunita.
~Wallei Bautista Trinidad

PANAGHOY
(Tula ng Pakikibaka Para sa Paghahanap ng Kalayaan at Katarungan)

Nagsipag-alsa
Laman ng isipang
Ang tanging alam
Ay makibaka
At ipaglaban
Ang kalayaang
Dapat tinatamasa.

Nasaan ang kalayaan?

Ang pag-ibig
Sa lupang tinubuan
Ay ang pakikipaglaban
Sa kalayaang
Hanggang kailan
Dapat asahan
Kailan makakamtan?

Sino ang malaya?

Huwad na layang
Pilit sinusupil
Ang mga aba
Tayo ay alipin
Ng kalakarang liko
Binubusog sa pangako
Na laging napapako.

Ano ang ipinaglalaban?

Nananaghoy ang mga kaluluwa
Na hindi natamasa
Ang hustisyang
Dapat ay sa kanila
Silang mga nagdusa
Para sa pag-asang
Makamtan ang ligaya.

Ano ang kaligayahan?

Mahal na Inang Bayan
Salat sa tunay
Na mukha ng kalayaang
Pilit hinahagilap
Puspusang hinahanap
Lubusang pinapangarap
Ng mga gutom na anak.

Kailan ang katapusan?

Ilang buhay ang mawawala
Ilang obra ang papasok sa gunita
Upang panaghoy
Sa paghanap ng kalayaan
Para sa Inang Bayan
Ay makamtan
At wala ng sisigaw.
~Wallei Bautista Trinidad

MABABAW ANG GABI

Paikot-ikot

Sa isang tabi

Biling-baliktad ang gawa

Habang nilalakbay

Ng diwa

At hinahapyawan

Ang mga kuwentong

Sa isip ay naglalaro

Sabog ang tunog

Ng Am band sa radio

Gamit ang internet

Na sinasabay pa

Mga tugtuging pamasko.

Minsang di marinig

Kung ano ang tunog

Sapagkat abala

Ang kabilang daloy

Ng isip sa pagtatanto

Ng mga bagay-bagay.
Pamilya.
Buhay.
Puso.
Gawa.
Sakit.
Tamis.
Pait.
Pagod.
Saya.

Bibiling muli
Biglang tatayo
Papasok pa sa toilet
Pipiliting umihi
Kahit walang laman

Ang pantog.
Pipiliting muli ay humiga
Babaliktad

Bibiling
Ang lalim ng gabi
Naging mababaw
Umaga na

At puyat na naman. –Wallei Trinidad 20Nob2011

WALITOGRAFIA'S FIRST SINGKABAN PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE 2011

WALITOGRAFIA's First Singkaban Photography Challenge was realized because I believe in Bulacan's pride-history, culture and arts. As one of the members of the L-PHOECOS Ligas Photographic and Ecological Society, a community of passionate people whose love for nature is magnanimous, compelling and incredible, I thought of sponsoring a photography challenge to appreciate more the Singkaban festivities and bring an excitement for the FIRST BULACAN FIESTA PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT. 

Here are the winners for the challenge.

GRAND PRIZE : LAR KENET DE LARA of Malolos, Bulacan
"BulSU Lahing Kayumanggi Dance Troupe"

SECOND PLACE : ISABELO SANTOS of San Rafael, Bulacan  "SILIP"

THIRD PLACE : LEO ARIGUE of Bulakan, Bulacan
"Ang Bayani sa Mata ng mga Musmos"

Honorable Mention: NOMER PASCUAL of Malolos, Bulacan
"Singkaban, Singkaban!"

Honorable Mention: PERRY LOPEZ of Baliuag, Bulacan
"Colorfoul Bilao"

GRAND PRIZE winner will receive PhP 3,000.00 cash.SECOND and THIRD PLACE winners will be recognized by exhibiting their entries and to be given certificates on the FIRST BULACAN FIESTA PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT of LIGAS PHOTOGRAPHIC and ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY to be held at SM BALIWAG on 22nd of September 2011 and to be exhibited from 22nd – 29th of September 2011.

KISLAP NG PILIPINAS | Mga Larawang Obra ni Maricris Fabi-Carlos

KISLAP NG PILIPINAS

(Tula ni Wallei Bautista Trinidad at mga larawang obra

ni Maricris Fabi-Carlos)

Bayang marilag

Bulaklak ng sangkalupaan

Alab ng puso

Sa diwa namin ay ikaw.

Bitui’y marikit
Araw ay makislap
Maliwanag ang buwan
Hangin ay banayad
Sariwa ang kalikasan.

Ang bawat pangako
Hatid ay katuparan
Sa lupang sinukob
Marubdob ang pagmamahal.

May musikang payak

Sa pandinig ay panatag

May sayaw sa langit

Na puspos ng galak.

Araw at bituin

Pati na ang buwan

Lahat kikislap, kikinang

Sa Pilipinas na mahal!

About Maricris Fabi-Carlos

Her passion for the art started when her father introduced her to sketching and oil painting when she was younger. In 2007, she took basic and advanced photography courses at the FPPF( Federation of Philippine Photographers Foundation), finishing at the top of her class.and took wedding photography workshop with PCCI. In the same year, she went on to win Photo of the Year 2008 with her “Raindrops” entry in the PhotoWorld Cup Network, a tough competition of the best photographers among the Philippines’ camera clubs. More awards affirmed her artistic talent: she was two time Imahe Club’s Photographer of the Year in 2008-2009. In 2009, she ranked 5th as Photographer of the Year in PhotoWorld Cup; shooting up to 3rd in 2010.She is also a speaker in Photo World Asia 2011. Lately she won in the international Photo Competition held in South Korea. She beat more than 500 entries from Japan, Korea, Philippines, China, USA and Canada to win the 2011 Asia Pacific District Photographic Competition of the Professional Photographers of America (PPA).

She loves portraiture and landscapes, enjoying and portraying them with available light. After her photographer-husband Jon Carlos taught her Photoshop, Maricris got hooked on photo editing and doing layouts for weddings, and shortly thereafter her passion to create surreal images started.

Amorsoloesque is inspired by National Artist Fernando Amorsolo, who art depicts Filipino Culture and way of life amid the back lighted scenic Philippine scapes.

Maricris is now doing photography workshops. Lately, she conducted a highly successful “Amorsoloesque” workshop in Singapore and Middle East ( United Arab Emirates) It was attended by Singaporeans, Indonesians, Malaysians, Indians, Vietnamese as well as Filipino expats.
It was a great success as every single attendee learned the Amorsoloesque tips and Techniques.
The participants output were astounding, It piqued everyones dormant creative mind.And as what Amorsoloesque is all about..It is a learning oppurtunity.

“Amorsoloesque is a learning technique,” says Kris, “the only limit is your imagination.”

Achievements
Best in Portrait FPPF Basic Class 2007
Photographer of the Class FPPF Advance Class 2007
Larawang Pinoy " Best in Portrait" ( Natural Light) 2008
PWCN Photo of the Year " Raindrops" 2008
Photo Of the Month " Silent Scream" 2008
PWC " Ang Pasko ay Sumapit"5th/6th and 11th Place
PWC "Still Life" 1st Place/2nd Place 2009
PWC "Filipiniana" 1st Place/6th place 2009
PWC "Bayan ko" 3rd Place 2009
PWC " Enviromental Portrait" 6th Place 2009
PWC "Heal The World" 3rd and 8th Place 2010
PWC " Street w/no Names" 3rd Place
PWC "Beutiful Flaws of Nature" 8th Place 2010
PWC " All Rice" 3rd and 5th Place 2010
PWC 5th Place Photographer of the Year 2009
PWC 3rd Place Photographer of the Year 2010
PWC 6th Place LArong Pinoy 2011
PWC 3rd Place Seeing Double 2011
Imahe's Photographer of the Year 2008
Imahe's Photographer of the Year 2009 
Scott Kelby's Representative ( Intramuros Leg 2009)
"Silent Scream" shortlisted Lee Make History 2008
Manila Bulletin Photographer of the Week 2009
Nlex " Ilove NLEX" 2nd place Motorista Category
Professional Photographers of America- Winner " Lonely Man" and " Angst" 2011
Speaker " Digital Art/Graphic Design" Convention 2011(La Salle Dasma)
Speaker "PhotoWorld Asia 2011"
Speaker Phipho 6th Year Anniversary 2011