Subliminal

Why do I take photographs? It's a basic question but until now I have no concrete answer.

Like the photograph above, I do not have a real and logical reason why I took it, it was just an impulse of pushing the shutter. Perhaps it's the subconscious, it's the inner self telling me something.

Perhaps taking photographs is like listening to Barry Manilow with a subliminal message when played backwards.

A rural girl named Claire with her pet, Bagnet

Muta

What is apparent is not necessarily the truth. Our vision is often blurred by the myriad distractions and deceptions around us. Thus making the truth beyond the grasp of our comprehension. Nevertheless, many of us still chose to accept the visage that stood before us and accept without really understanding what lies beneath the surface.

Murakami's Shade

"You should give up looking for lost cats and start searching for the other half of your shadow"
                                   -Otsuka's advice to Nakata (Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore)

Taken with a Pentax Spotmatic/Kodak Color Plus 200

Manaoag

(All photos taken with a GRD IV/High Contrast Mode)