Motorbike Quartet – near Cebu[/caption]
In 2006 and 2007 I took two trips to Cebu, Philippines while I was working for Lexmark. During these trips of 2 weeks and 6 weeks, I spent the evenings and weekends either visiting places in the city or else taking road trips on the island or boat trips to nearby islands. During these trips, I took a number of candid photos of people. Following are some of my favorites, with a few descriptions.
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Bohol Truck – Bohol Island[/caption]
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Family – Bohol Island[/caption]
We saw this guy tear up the outer skin of a coconut completely with his teeth. This is one of a series of shots I got of him doing it.
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Coconut Man – Bohol Island[/caption]
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BBQ – Cebu Port[/caption]
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Market Boy[/caption]
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Taking a Break – Cebu[/caption]
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Smiling Girl – Cebu[/caption]
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Praying – Cebu[/caption]
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Buffalo Man – Cebu[/caption]
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Basket Vendor – Cebu[/caption]
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Shy Boy – Cebu[/caption]
Saw these boys climbing the palm trees and diving into the river while on a river cruise.
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Diving Boys – Bohol Island[/caption]
Took the following at an old church on Cebu Island. It was a lucky break.
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The Bride – Cebu[/caption]
This is one of my favorites from Cebu. I believe that this must be a form of friendship or something.
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Belly Rubbing – Carbon Market – Cebu[/caption]
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Waiting on passengers – Carbon Market – Cebu[/caption]
There is quite a bit of pollution from cars so some wear facemasks to keep the pollution out. I got a good shot of this guy on a motorbike.
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Biker – Cebu[/caption]
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The Barber Shop – Cebu[/caption]
There are street vendors everywhere. This happened to be a good catch. And the chicken was good too.
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Grilled Chicken Street Vendor – Mactan Island[/caption]
While on Mactan Island, I visited a guitar “factory”. There were a dozen or more people in an open air building assembling guitars. This was the best of the bunch.
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Guitar Man – Mactan Island[/caption]
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Napping Boatman – off of Mactan Island[/caption]
On one of my Island Hopping trips I made it to the small island of Caohagan. These people live a very simple island life. Many have no electricity. The island lives off of fishing and tourists. I saw many great shots and educed a lot out of experience off of the trip, and have contributed a great deal at Tailored Tackle about some fishing techniques.
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Boatman – Caohagan Island[/caption]
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Swinging Boy – Caohagan Island[/caption]
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Laughing Girl – Caohagan Island[/caption]
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Mother and Son – Caohagan Island[/caption]
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Curiosity – Caohagan Island[/caption]
The following shot is one of my all time favorites that I have taken anywhere. This little girl was shy, but willing to pose.
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Shy Girl – Caohagan Island[/caption]
I took this next photo while we were on a boat ride off of the coast of Mactan Island. We all swam in crystal clear waters. I actually was working with the two guys in the photo while I was in Cebu. We still keep in touch.
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Diving In – off of Mactan Island[/caption]
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Bike Taxi – Cebu[/caption]
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Jeepney Rider – Cebu[/caption]
I was awestruck at how dirty this street guy was in the market place. Others just seemed to ignore him.
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Street Person – Carbon Market – Cebu[/caption]
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Smiling Girls – Cebu[/caption]
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Vegetable Vendor – Carbon Market – Cebu[/caption]
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Banana Vendor – Carbon Market – Cebu[/caption]
Cebu can get very hot and I often found people “sleeping on the job” and elsewhere. Here are a few of the siesta gang.
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Sleeping Boy – Cebu[/caption]
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Siesta Time – Cebu[/caption]
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Zonked – Cebu[/caption]
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Napping Boy – Cebu[/caption]
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Street Vendor – Cebu[/caption]
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Taking a Break – Cebu[/caption]
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Begging Boy – Cebu[/caption]
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Street Person – Cebu[/caption]
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Waiting for a fare – Colon, Cebu[/caption]
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Pondering Girl – Colon, Cebu[/caption]
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Blind Guitarist – Colon, Cebu[/caption]
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Loitering – Cebu[/caption]
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