Ken At Work
Ken At Work, originally uploaded by topmedic. Yup, that’s me from the All Filipino Chicago Flickrs strobist workshop on the lake front yesterday. And here we are …
India!
Oliver Teves, my high school buddy who is a reporter for AP visited India for a short while two weeks ago … took these pictures and shared them in our high school Facebook page. He said he didn’t have much time to go around the city, I think he went to Kolkota – so his [...]
Mo Vs the D700, Plate 3 (from Tom Hawk)
Mo Vs the D700, Plate 3, originally uploaded by Thomas Hawk. This came from Tom Hawk’s Flickr stream and is part of a set of photographs of Mo Tabesh, one of his contacts on Flickr who had became his photoshoot buddy and friend throughout the years. Thomas Hawk is a contact of mine on Flickr. [...]
Taking picture of a photographer who is taking a picture of another photographer… (Whew!!! That’s a long tag line)
Taking picture of a photographer who is taking a picture of another photographer… (Whew!!! That’s a long tag line), originally uploaded by JJ Cas. From my flickr buddy, John John, who was with me shooting the streets of Chicago during the St. Patrick’s Day celebration last Saturday, March 12.
25th Anniversary of the People’s Power Revolution
… copied all over the world. Photos courtesy of my townmate, Facebook friend and terrific photographer Ninster Iguis Asayas. He is a graphic artist based in Manila.
The Making of The Happy New Year 2011 Toast Photo
New Year’s day, when I was photographing the polar bear plunge, away from the water was this photographer taking pictures of an empty champagne bottle on the icy beach. Of course I was intrigued … it was a perfect scene to shoot for Uncommon Photographers. I was also supposed to meet with a few photographers [...]
Photography by Juancho and Neo Cruz Feliciano of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
I chanced upon a photo album of Rose Ann, the beauteous wife of my high school classmate, Art, on Facebook. They were vacationing in Melbourne and she posted pictures in her page of their New Year’s activities in the city down under. The photos were stunning. I asked her permission if I could post some [...]
Uncommon Photographers on Flickr
ChiFlickr Meet Up ~ Summer Sunset, originally uploaded by jellybeanjill13. There are a lot of Uncommon Photographers on Flickr. I curated a small sampling in a gallery here: Uncommon Photographers, a gallery on Flickr. Here’s one of mine … that is included in my Uncommon Photographers set.
Christmas in my hometown in the Philippines
Malinao, Aklan Church of St. Joseph during the midnight mass, December 24, 2010 – photo by Juliet Ibutnandi At the midnight mass during Christmas eve in my hometown of Malinao, Aklan in the Philippines, a unique and elaborate pageant comprised of giant lanterns and teen-aged girls singing and other activities – is staged in the [...]
New York City Marathon
This one comes from my friend and colleague, NYC who blogs at NYC hearts NYC. He said, this photograph reminds him of me … and why not? Here’s another one from NYC
Family outing
This one comes from topmedic of medskul.com who took this at the recently concluded Winter Wonderfest in Chicago’s Navy Pier. Keep on photographing!
Food Photography
I no longer cannot begin to eat without taking pictures of my food. A colleague invited us yesterday for dinner at a Sichuan restaurant in Chinatown. The food was terrific. Her boyfriend took a picture with his phone cam of me taking a picture of the food then promptly sent it to me. Technology is [...]
Photographing a Photographer in Barcelona
IMG_8803, originally uploaded by nutterguy. Brendon, a flickr buddy from Ireland (aka nutterguy on Flickr) whom we met up with in 2006 here in Chicago sent me an alert about this photo through facebook. He says, “Got a photo you might like, Ken.” To which I say, I like this. Very much.
A visit to Bandol and Sanary-sur-Mer
Bandol and Sanary are towns in the south of France about 50 miles east of Marseilles on the coast of Provence. Here are a few pictures that a friend took while vacationing in this area two weeks ago. Bandol and Sanary are the two towns where German refugee intellectuals lived while waiting to be taken [...]
Uncommon in Ottawa
Here’s another one from frequent contributor conniechiwa who writes: “Here’s a photo I took of someone photographing the Ottawa River at the Parliament grounds in Ottawa, Canada. This area is behind the Parliament building.”
Niagara Falls Maid of the Mist
Here’s a photo from contributor fortuitous faery‘s Niagara falls trip last month: fellow tourists snapping away while on board the misty “Maid of the Mist!” Snap away, fortuitous faery, and keep on sending us your efforts for our enjoyment!
Obamarama in NYC by NYC
This comes from my friend and frequent contributor NYC in New York who said: “When I learned that President Obama was scheduled to take his wife to August Wilson’s play Saturday night, I didn’t hesitate to buy a ticket even if it was for an orchestra seat with “obstructed view.” It was a thrill to [...]
A portrait of a Filipina as a brand new nurse
My ‘brand new nurse’ niece posing for portrait shot during her graduation party. We are so proud of her.
Small town parade in New Jersey
This one comes from fortuitous faery from yesterday’s memorial day parade in her neck of the woods in New Jersey. She writes, “it’s one of the scout masters of the Boy Scouts of America taking a photo of the audience.” She adds, “i wish i got to take a photo of one of the veterans [...]
A new nurse in the family
My niece (middle) with her friends and fellow graduates at their graduation from nursing school last week-end. Much to my delight, one of her friends is holding a camera (!) and so this photo that my niece sent to me just now … qualified to be featured here. . The graduate The graduate with proud [...]
Found photograph
One of the former students working in our department borrowed my camera earlier today … to use as a prop in a student photoshoot. When she returned it, I found this in my flash card … much to my delight . Taken at the Buckingham Fountain in Chicago.
Imperial Palace
Here’s another one from my Manila-based niece, Kristine I. who was in Japan during the Holy Week. She said that on their third day in Tokyo, they went to the Imperial Palace which houses the Imperial family but were only allowed up to the open area near the bridge, so they just took pictures from [...]
Construction
This one comes from my niece Kristine I. who was in Japan for a tour during the Holy Week. I guess this was taken at the Tokyo Tower which is said to be higher than the Eiffel Tower. She said they were able to see a 360 degree view of Tokyo.
Diana F+
Here’s another one from Conniechiwa who has been frolicking at Writings on the Wall since 2001 as the fortuitous faery. This is her holding a loaned Diana F+ camera taking a picture of you! Taken by her sister during the Lomography workshop in New York City last month. Read more about the workshop here. Thanks, [...]