Adik

Ako’y isang adik.

Adik sa photography.

Since 2 years ago, I’ve told my friends (and even wrote an article about it) about my addiction to photography.


I’ve had minor addictions – playing the guitar, cooking, sketching and painting, boxing, etc – but never has my addiction gone this far.

Here’s a proof of my addiction… everytime I go out and look outside the car window, I try to “compose” the objects. I usually look at things thinking if they would look good using the camera’s frame.


Another proof… I now have a new baby. After Ixty (my Canon Ixus 60), I now have Ampy (my new Canon DSLR). Now, I really can’t afford a DSLR. But I thought, hey, life is short. Carpe diem! So when I was in KL last December, I went to Ampang Point Mall (thus, the name Ampy), fished out my credit card, and not thinking twice (pikit-mata), swiped it in exchange for my beloved Ampy. Bahala na si batman! I know the well will never go dry, there will be loaves and baskets-full of fishes. Now, Ampy is my precious… my most beloved and priced possession.


I told a photography buddy that I have been dreaming of taking photos of things. Even in my dreams, I carry with me my beloved camera, Ampy (and sometimes Ixty, too) and shoot away. Just last night, I dreamt that I was in a small island off Phuket, and was cradling Ampy while balancing the small boat I was in.


I am now seriously considering having a very major career shift, a radical sabbatical of sorts. I really want to be a photographer. I want to take portraits of people and capture their emotions and immortalize their feelings. I want to take photos of beautiful places and breathtaking landscapes so that people will see how lovely they are. I want people to remember happy memories and candid moments on occasions that are special to them.


Here are some more proof of my addiction:
Photo 1: Lee-Anne (La Mesa Ecopark photo shoot with Flickristasindios buddies)
Photo 2: Vincent (a starry night in Sta Ana, Cagayan)
Photo 3: Ambuklao (photo of the river in Ambuklao Dam in Benguet)
Photo 4: Beach at night (a beach in Pangasinan)
Photo 5: Batanes?... not! (taken from Palaui Island in Sta Ana, Cagayan)

I never want to be rehabilitated. I want to remain addicted forever. I’m proud to say… ako’y isang adik!


09:55pm
28 April 2008
Santiago City

(I didn’t realize that my last entry was a month ago! Tsk tsk, this is bad. I need to have another addiction… adik sa blog.)