Moon reflection
Thoughts on shooting the moon
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The Red Barn Davao
There are beautiful places in these islands that I do not particularly want to share, and have been hesitant to do so. These are serene spots you just want to preserve and protect yet at the same time you want others to feel what you went through.
Beach therapy
“Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere and sometimes in the middle of nowhere you find yourself.”
Half Moon
“And the moon said to me – my darling daughter, you do not have to be whole in order to shine.” ~Nichole McElhaney
Super Strawberry Moon 2021
As the full moon finds its place in the darkest skies, love will uplift despair.” – Angie Weiland- Crosby
Seek the light
I seek the light in every dark situation, and wait for better things to come.
– Jojie Alcantara, on life and photography
Digital detox
On an assignment for a photo shoot for another coffee table book and went back home happy after so much vitamin sea and grounding with Mother Nature.
Sunrise in San Ignacio
Captured sunrise in my childhood playground and cousins’ Whitesand Beach in Manay, Davao Oriental.
Boracay sunset, 2019
Boracay sunset taken just before the pandemic, December 2019
Nature’s hope in a pandemic
I’ve found that there is always some beauty left—in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you.
Sunrise at Bango Beach
Sunrise self portrait with timer (Bango Beach, Caraga, Davao Oriental)
Seascape in mono
“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller
Hello, 2021
This was the last full moon of 2020, captured on December 30. I waited for it through days of rain.
Boracay Sunset
Forever that excited girl who acts like a kid when skies transform into pretty colors and that golden ball dips and winks in the horizon. I forget everything else. 📷 My pic taken by Chef Ann Austria [ Sunset, Boracay 12.13.2019 ]
Sun catcher
“Happiness can be found in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” ~Prof. Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban)
Dahican at dawn
Not everyone was privileged to see another sunrise like you did, so before you start complaining; remember that the breath of life, is not for sale.
Catch your wave
“If you’re having a bad day, catch a wave.” ~ Frosty Hesson
Man and sea
“The heart of man is very much like the sea, it has its storms, it has its tides and in its depths it has its pearls too.” Vincent Van Gogh This is my childhood beach, back in our ancestral home where we live so close to the sea, we smell of salt and ocean all day long.. © Jojie Alcantara Ferrando Whitesand Beach, San Ignacio Manay, Davao Oriental In photo swimming : Kuya Meric Yumang * * * *
Centennial Tree in GovGen
This Centennial Dao Tree in Brgy. Magdug, Governor Generoso of Davao Oriental stands over 260 feet tall with massive branches — quite an imposing 300-year old character by the highway.
Dahican surfing
“Rest but never quit. Even the sun has a sinking spell each evening. But it always rises the next morning. At sunrise, every soul is born again.”–Muhammad Ali
Flower Full Moon
“I am a child of the Moon being raised by the Sun in a world walked by stars and a sky drawn with flowers.” ~Zara Ventris
The Scene Stealer 