"Low Key" in-club photo contest winners

The entries in the third in-club photo contest of The Ilocandia Photographic Society were exhibited at Saramsam Cafe in Laoag City and the contest has recently been concluded. Here are all the entries and winners of this "Low Key" photo competition.


"Low key portrait"

1. Ronald Macatulad, 2. Lorna Tolentino-Macatulad, 3. Joseph Andie Lamug, 4. Joseph Reginaldo, 5. Michael Ong, 6. Neil Ratuita, 7. Dr. robert Francis G. Luzod7, 8. Alaric Yanos, 9. Edwin Antonio, 10. Jose B. Orosa III, 11. Bryan Rapadas, 12. Mawie Chan



"Low Key Landscape"

1. Michael Ong, 2. Jose B. Orosa III, 3. Mawie Chan, 4. Lorna Tolentino-Macatulad, 5. Ronald Macatulad, 6. Neil Ratuita, 7. Joseph Reginaldo, 8. Bryan Rapadas, 9. Joseph Andie Lamug/a>, 10. Alaric Yanos, 11. Edwin Antonio



"Low key still life"

1. Mawie Chan, 2. Alaric Yanos, 3. Bryan Rapadas, 4. Neil Ratuita, 5. Edwin Antonio, 6. Michael Ong, 7. Joseph Reginaldo, 8. Jose B. Orosa III, 9. Lorna Tolentino-Macatulad, 10. Ronald Macatulad


AND the winners are!


1. Ronald T. Macatulad, 2. Michael C. Ong, 3. Lorna Tolentino-Macatulad, 4. Joseph Andie R. Lamug, 5. Mawie Chan




1. Michael C. Ong, 2. Joseph Andie R. Lamug, 3. Dr. Jose B. Orosa III, 4. Mawie Chan, 5. Neil G. Ratuita



1. Alaric Yanos, 2. Mawie Chan, 3. Dr. Jose B. Orosa III, 4. Michael C. Ong, 5. Lorna Tolentino-Macatulad

Huge thanks to Mr. Neil Garcia, Editor-in-chief of the best photography magazine out there: I-Mag Photography Magazine, for selecting the top photos in each category Agyaman kami unay, apo!!! ^_^

Incidentally, we also organized a photo contest for the TIPS newcomers to participate in. And the best three photos from the 18 photos submitted by the nine TIPS applicants are:

by Godwinn Vicente

by Raffy Pasalo

by Edward Bulusan


Congratulations to all of us! :-D

TIPS covers Bac-bacarra Festival

As a tribute to the extinct local fish called bac-baccara which the name of the town Bacarra was derived from, a festival celebration is being held annually. The Ilocandia Photographic Society (TIPS) went to document the said event on November 30.

Tipsters Alaric Yanos, Bryan Rapadas, Michael Ong, Dr. Edwin Antonio, Archi. Joseph Reginaldo and Andie Lamug went to experience the said festival. The highlight of the festival was the street dancing parade. There were only nine groups who participated in the parade.

Prior to the dance parade, when some of the tipsters who went to shoot dance parade participants on their preparation, they shy away from the cameras. It was learned that locals were aloof of photographers because of their experience that an old time photographer based there shoot people and let them pay for the photos.

After the event, they went on a photo op at the historical landmark of the town that is the Bacarra Domeless Tower.