Yellow on Gray
“Yellow on Gray 1” / Salumay, Marilog District, Davao City / August 2013
“Yellow on Gray 2” / Salumay, Marilog District, Davao City / August 2013
Salumay, Marilog District, August 2013: He chose the balcony of an old school building as vantage point for watching the arrival of visitors from the big city to his sleepy highland Matigsalog village. I was able to take a couple of shots before he noticed me. He seemed a bit shy at first but, having nowhere to hide, he pretended to play hide and seek with my camera from behind the wooden balusters.
The drag of endless mental work in a strange land takes its toll. Fatigue can kill so petty escapades provide hopeful deviations from the brewing madness. An aging DSLR keeps good company to a walk around the neighbourhood, a short drive to a scenic place, or a silent recollection in a quiet nook granting that the host community and the elements of nature would allow one a safe passage to solitude and contemplation. Loneliness quickly turns to joy when something exciting gets captured by the cam’s shutter then set free into the laptop’s screen followed by electric words that rush from the fingers to the keyboard in an effort to describe the moment. Alas, the brain is alive once again!
What beautiful images ❤
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