I came from a really tough neighborhood. Once, a guy pulled a knife on me. I knew he wasn't a professional; the knife had butter on it.

Story tellingKiribane PhotographyJanuary 6, 2024megacity, photography, CreativityComment

Photo Walk in Manila

Taking pictures is like tiptoeing into the kitchen late at night and stealing things out of the fridge.

Story tellingKiribane PhotographyDecember 10, 2023Quiapo, Manila, Streetphotography, Creativity, Philippines, analog, born to filmComment

Residences in Bonn

Houses: Some tried to be posh villas, others just wanted to keep it simple, and the bourgeois ones? Well, they swiped a bit of both styles! 🏡😅

Photography, Travel, peculiar analogKiribane PhotographyOctober 13, 2023Comment

Heartbeats of Quiapo

Capturing the essence of a place is less about the lens you use and more about the eye you see through.

peculiar analogKiribane PhotographySeptember 17, 2023Creativity, #ManilaOutskirtsCaptured, Manila, Quiapo, kiribane, born to filmComment

Essence of Quiapo

I love taking pictures with Instant film. For me, it offers a beautiful way of capturing reality and transferring it onto a flat piece of paper.

peculiar analogKiribane PhotographySeptember 10, 2023Creativity, Mint, instakon rf 70, Manila, Quiapo, marketComment

A Woman, A Bucket, and a Busy Street

When words are unclear, I focus with photographs. When images become unexplainable, I shall be content with suggestions

Story tellingKiribane PhotographySeptember 9, 2023Creativity, Manila, #ManilaOutskirtsCaptured, analog, kodak goldComment

Redefining Classics: An 8x10 Journey

I've been scanning some glass plate negatives in 8x10 size. It's like a retro #Instagram.

peculiar analogKiribane PhotographySeptember 3, 2023Creativity, dry plate, 8x10, Glassplate, b/wComment

Harmony in Urban Flow: Embrace City Life

Embrace the serendipity of photography through a 6x9 sheet film camera. Just as life unfolds, let each frame capture the beauty that awaits us in unexpected moments.

Capturing Moments

An image is not created in the camera but on either side of it.

Kiribane PhotographyJuly 15, 2023Comment

Charm and Enjoyment of the Plaubel Makina 67

PHOTOGRAPH, n. A picture painted by the sun without instruction in art.

peculiar analogKiribane PhotographyJuly 9, 2023Creativity, Plaubel Makina, analog, Manila, hong kong, #PhotographyAdventuresComment

Artistic Expression Made Easy: InstantFlex TL70

Live life. Take pictures. Relive the memories. Repeat. Instax it! No one ever takes a photograph of something they want to forget.

peculiar analogKiribane PhotographyJuly 2, 2023Mint, Instaflex, TL70 square, Creativity, kiribane, Instax, #InstantFlexMagicComment

Shadows of Quiapo: Life in Monochromatic

In photography, there is a reality so subtle that it becomes more real than reality.

Story tellingKiribane PhotographyJuly 1, 2023Manila, Creativity, Quiapo, cathedral, b/w, creativityComment

Manila Sprocket Adventure

Believing Is Seeing - not a Zapruder

peculiar analogKiribane PhotographyJune 25, 2023Manila, Creativity, born to film, b/w, #VintageInspired, sprocketsComment

Capture Memories in Style

Falling in love should be — instant.

Authenticity in Manila's Outskirts

"Through the lens of street photography on the outskirts of Manila, hidden narratives come alive, dancing with authenticity and unfiltered charm, painting a vivid tapestry of untold stories that celebrate the colorful soul of a city beyond the beaten path."

A Phoenix in the Ashes?

To collect photographs is to collect the world. ~Susan Sontag, "In Plato's Cave," On Photography, 1977

Story tellingKiribane PhotographyMay 27, 2023Creativity, Manila, story, Streetphotography, Quiapo, PasigComment

Escolta a Guided Journey into History:

Taking an image, freezing a moment, reveals how rich reality truly is.

Story tellingKiribane PhotographyMay 20, 2023Creativity, Escolta, Philippines, history, museumComment

Analog

The pictures are there, and you just take them

peculiar analogKiribane PhotographyMay 15, 2023Leica, Hasselblad, analog, Creativity, creativity, born to film, Streetphotography, franceComment

Côte d'Azur: Timeless Moments with my Hasselblad 500c/m

There is simply no place like it. Whether you’re strolling down a small cobblestone street in Nice, sitting in a cafe in Avignon, or wandering around the streets of Paris, between the food, the wine, and the plethora of amazing cafes, a trip to France is always a good idea.

Story tellingKiribane PhotographyMay 13, 2023Creativity, france, Côte d'Azur, Hasselblad, analog, peculiarComment

Going monochrome

What is taken from you before you get it? Your photograph. ~Joke from the 1800s

Kiribane PhotographyMay 1, 2023creativity, monochrome, leica, b/w, black and white, germany, born to filmComment