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BOHOL BEE FARM
I remember my previous experience in Bohol Bee Farm to be a bit strange because I wasn’t able to see any bees. I later learned that the colony moved to a different location when Bohol was hit by a major storm. What I also remember was that I enjoyed their food a lot! Especially their ice cream. I’m back again in Bohol, this time with my family, and the place is as lively as can be. Passing by the reception area and the shop, we walk down a quaint pathway towards the restaurant, a very buzzzy restaurant. Service staff would zip by bringing dishes or clearing tables, the chattering of…
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You Never Forget a Lingayen Sunset
When the world was locked down and you need masks to go out, we find ways to escape.Escape where?Somewhere…Where you can take off your masks and enjoy the breeze.Where the crashing of the waves causes you to sigh in comfort.Where you can pass wind and nobody will know.Where one minute you’re on earth, the next you’re on a martian view.Where the sky gradients from blue to orange, lavender to purple, so beautifully it overwhelms you.Where you forget the problems of life and thank God you’re alive.I guess that’s what a sunset in Lingayen does. Last year when the road restrictions eased up enough, we started looking for places to explore…
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Night Walk Boracay
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Living the Lime Life – Lime Hotel Boracay
It’s nice to have an assignment that forces me to switch modes from fast paced shooting to something that allows me to take things slow, so slow it felt like a vacation all through out. Such was the experience when I stayed in Lime Hotel in Boracay. Their welcome drink matches their color scheme. Found along Boracay Main Road near Regency Alley in Station 2, the place has a fairly modern but relaxing vibe. The rooms are spacious, most of them with balconies that reward you with sweeping views. The Sky Lounge unintentionally serves as an ante to the fabulous view you’ll see when you step out into the pool…
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Camera on Hand – Baguio, A Home for the Heart
Baguio has always been an escape for me, a place where I can forget about the seriousness of life and take things slow… really slow. What I enjoy most of the time is how I become more conscious of each moment during the days I spend there. Here are snapshots of a 2 day trip with my wife and a friend, either when were together or in times when I walk alone… I was surprised that the place were staying in is right beside Cafe by the Ruins, a huge serving of Champorado and Tuyo in this cool weather makes for a good first meal in this recent trip. We’ve…
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Camera on Hand – Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year here in Manila is one of the liveliest celebrations around. I have always made it a point to capture this celebration ever since I started photography. Yesterday I walked the streets of Binondo again but I wanted to catch something more intimate. I took very few shots but I love this one. A family having their own festivity in their salon, the people outside clueless to the mini-celebration. Here I saw memories in the making.
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Glen and Beverly Onsite Slideshow
The beauty of a photo is that, when properly composed, each can stand on it’s own, but another strength comes when they are put together to form an complete story of the wedding day. The emotion is multiplied and the memories collide. Add music and let the whole experience take you on an emotional ride. Here’s an onsite presentation of Glen and Beverly’s wedding captured in the beautiful sanctuary of Manila Cathedral and at the warm sun-kissed bay of Roxas Boulevard. Enjoy! 160110 Glen and Beverly from Derrick Lim on Vimeo.
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Wattah Wattah – A San Juan Festival
Who wants to get their camera wet? Certainly not me, but my wife gave me a plastic rain cover for my camera as a gift a few months ago and I simply folded it and stuck it in my camera bag, thinking I’ll surely use it when the rain comes. Then this picture… I woke up late on the morning of June 24 and saw a photo message from John Ong with the message that said: “Go Derrick, this is how my windshield looks! Then I realized “Oh it’s today!”, I always wanted to shoot this festival but I always had wedding shoots whenever this happens. Today however is a…
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Wild Ride
Usually a conversation would go like this: Friend: Where did you go last weekend? Me: Butuan! Friend: Oh, is it nice over there? Me: Yes! I loved my trip, it was full of great experiences. Friend: Really? What’s your favorite? Me: Other than the food, the sights and the road trips? My favorite is the WALL OF DEATH! And that, is usually followed by raised eyebrows, blank stares, dropped jaws, or sparkly eyed excitement! If you haven’t seen a wall of death, then you haven’t seen crazy at it’s finest. Below are photos of one of the nights I was in Butuan where our host brought us to the local…
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