Batanes and Other Destinations — A Photo Exhibit
Photographer Mandy Navasero, whose art and craft were honed at Brooks Institute of Photography and Fine Arts in Santa Barbara, California, has a knack on giving easy-to-follow tips on the elements of unforgettable photographs – wherever she and her students maybe – Batanes, Coron, Iloilo, Guimaras, Sonya’s Garden, doing the Laguna Loop, Baywalk, or Antipolo.
On August 24 to 27, “Batanes and Other Destinations…” will be mounted at the North Court, of Rockwell Power Plant Mall (its major sponsor) in Makati City. Judges for the best five travel photographs are Professor Emmanuel Torres (chairman of the board of judges), Magsaysay awardee for journalism Eugenia Duran-Apostol, photographers Patrick de Koenigswarter and Lilen Uy (a graduate of Brooks Institute), and Lorraine Belmonte of Lifestyle Asia and Mega Magazine.
Exhibiting are participants in the first Mandy Navasero Batanes Photo Safari: Blessing Ajero, Alisa Bernan, MD, May Bernate, Rosan Cruz, Ralph Diaz, Rani Fernandez, Bettina Go, Atty. Noel Liok, Roxane Matsuda, Ioni Mendoza, Amanda Navasero, Liana Romulo and Monsy Velasquez, MD. For “Other Destinations…” are Lily Andaya, Dinah Duran, Rani Fernandez, and Rogie Tangco, MD. Guest exhibitor is Mandy Navasero who will showcase her images of Batanes, Coron, Iloilo, Guimaras, and Butuan.
Photographs will be auctioned at 4:00 pm, Saturday, August 26. Proceeds will restore one Ivatan stone house, a project of the Batanes Foundation for the benefit of the Ivatan Vernacular House Restoration and Conservation Program. Special guests are DOT Secretary Joseph “Ace” Duran and Butch Abad, an Ivatan. Two round trip tickets to Batanes will be raffled off during the event courtesy of Asian Spirit.
