Before I shoot, I always ask myself, how can I impart and elicit the same admiration, awe, wonderment, or amusement that I feel in that instance to the person who will see the photograph?

If I do the walk, how can I make you experience the walk?

It is in this context that I thought of this platform to share not only the pictures but, more importantly, the stories and the experiences behind them.

For what is a good story if it is not shared?

REY MONTALBO Jr.

Rey was born and grew up in the small town of Pontevedra, Capiz. In the Philippines, the province of Capiz used to be derided as the land of “aswangs” or witches but, in recent years, has been known as the seafood capital of the country for its abundant supply of shrimps, prawns, crabs, and milkfish.

Early in grade school, he discovered a talent for drawing and found himself doing posters for various school activities. This small amount of talent has led him to enroll in a vocational high school where he took up Architectural Drafting as a course. Here, he learned the art of using the pencil, pen and ink, watercolor, and oil paint as media of expression. In his last year, he started using instamatic cameras as a means to document events and preserve memories.

All that stopped as he pursued a course in economics and business management in college and, after graduation, a career in banking and finance. Nevertheless, he continued to carry camera that progressed from an instamatic 110 to an analog SLR, a digital SLR, and a mirrorless DSLR, only to regress (?) to a Samsung mobile phone camera.

The progression from an instamatic 110 to a DSLR was fueled by the belief that he is an artist. With the advent of advanced mobile phone cameras from Samsung, he has now realized that he is really a historian and safekeeper of memories rather than an artist-photographer.

STORYTELLER OF EXPERIENCES

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WHY “KAPRE”?

In Philippines mythology, the kapre is a creature that may be described as a tree giant, being a tall (7-9 ft(2.1-2.7m)), dark-coloured, hairy, and mascular creature. Kapres are also said to have a very strong body odour and to sit in tree branches to smoke. 

Kapreng Pinoy creates a distinctive unique only to the Philippines word with lineage to Capiz.

KEEPER OF EXPERIENCES

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