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11 May 2009 11 Comments


A flagellant during pre-Good Friday preparations.

A flagellant during pre-Good Friday preparations.

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Sorry guys, I’m really very busy right now with a deadline. Cebu Ocho will continue, hopefully, by next week. For the meantime, enjoy and reflect on a semana santa series which I did and is my major story for my final portfolio in the Diploma in Photojournalism class (ACFJ-Ateneo de Manila University) which ended two weeks ago. By the way, this is only a slideshow.

I went back to Infanta, Quezon last April to do my major photo story as a requirement of my diploma course. This time, I spent several days documenting the preparation and actual activity that culminated on Good Friday. I have posted about this ritual here previously, which detailed my experiences and observations.

This was first posted in estancabigas.com, my portfolio site.



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Estan Cabigas is a multiawarded blogger and freelance photographer based in Makati City, the Philippines. A true blue Cebuano, he makes stunning images and meaningful photo stories. He has writtten for CNN Go and his photograph published in the May 2010 issue of the National Geographic Magazine.

To know more about him and his photography, visit estancabigas.com.

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11 Comments and/or Trackbacks »

  • Sidney said:

    Wow. Strong coverage as usual.
    And those rituals are quite stunning. I could use additional info to understand all the images.
    I hope your teachers will be as happy as I am with the results ;-)

    12 May 2009 at 5:55
  • Erik Lacson said:

    Pre! Ang galing nito!

    12 May 2009 at 21:10
  • gonli said:

    Beautifully done, as usual. Kudos to you, estan. Congrats in advance!

    13 May 2009 at 6:31
  • reena said:

    i just read your loop series. i can’t find that article where you were interrogated by the military. :) that sounds very interesting.

    13 May 2009 at 22:35
  • estan (author) said:

    thanx! :)

    reena, i haven’t posted that yet e :)

    15 May 2009 at 16:13
  • dhonjason said:

    Wonderful documentary photos. I’ve seen your story at inquirer – very inspiring.

    18 May 2009 at 17:08
  • estan (author) said:

    thanx dhon :)

    20 May 2009 at 3:02
  • The Phil Guild Guide said:

    I’m from Infanta, Quezon and never have I seen such engaging images from my province until I saw yours. Good photography. You can come up with your own book. Or have you done already?

    22 May 2009 at 19:56
  • estan (author) said:

    phil guild guide, thanx. i was the principal photographer of fr. galende’s “Philippine Church Facades” book published August of 2007 :)

    25 May 2009 at 17:28
  • estan (author) said:

    @dhonjason, thanx :)

    25 May 2009 at 17:29
  • AsonCalle said:

    Congrats.. Nat Geo really knows how to cover..Ü

    8~x

    8 January 2010 at 8:41

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