Chasing my colors
You’ll never find a rainbow if you’re looking down.” – Charlie Chaplin
All posts filed under: Photography
Adjusting to a new normal career
In the new normal setting, I have covered an important event wearing a white tag that indicated I am virus-free to mingle with officials and VIPs.
Selfie time in dusitD2
“Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.” – Khalil Gibran
Moon over the bridge
“I go to nature to be soothed, healed and have my senses put in order.” – John Burroughs
Moon reflection
Thoughts on shooting the moon
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.”
Forbidden City, Beijing
Forbidden City or the Palace Museum is located at the center of Beijing City, close to Tiananmen Square.
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
Nature heals
Spending time in nature is healing energy.
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.
April’s Super Moon 2021
Because it was cloudy during the lunar eclipse, here is a glimpse the day before and after the Super Full Flower Blood Moon.
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)
Sunset in Baganga
“Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you truly love. It will not lead you astray.” ~Rumi
Super Pink Full Moon 2021
Waning gibbous moon the day after the Super Pink Moon which was a bit fuzzy and hiding behind clouds.
Gloryland
There are hidden spots in paradise, of peace and tranquility, that you crave to visit again.
Heal and pamper
There is so much healing going on inside of you. Treat yourself kindly. ©Jojie Alcantara, 2019 (Photo shoot for Hotel Soffia Boracay, my model is the head chef )
Seascape in mono
“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller
The Scene Stealer 