On Taking Pictures

I've always believed that taking pictures is more than pointing and shooting your camera. For when you take photographs, you take part in that subject's immortality. Ever since, I've considered my purpose.

A friend of mine took a break and had his vacation in Cambodia last May. Recently, he changed his profile pic in FB.


Ako: Sino sila?
Siya: street children sa angkor wat. =)


He was posing together with 2 street kids; one only wearing a sweat shirt while the other half-naked, only with his shorts. And he (my friend) was all smile with them. I'm not sure about the kids.

At the back of my mind, "Why them? Todo smile ka pa? What's on your mind? What's your purpose?" I don't know what had happened at that moment, but I sure felt uncomfortable after he answered that they were street kids from that place. Naawa ako bigla sa kanila (kids).

I controlled myself and decided not to further interrogate him.

Oh well, as they say, "A picture is worth a thousand words." There could have been other words to describe the shot. And this is how I've described it. My friend has his words worthy of describing his shot too.


After 10 days, he changed his profile pic. This time with a baby, son of my colleague before.



(Sorry, I decided not to provide my friend's picture. Baka kasi kilala niyo siya. Hehe)