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Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Chiang Rai, Thailand
Just came back from Chiang Rai, Thailand for the IOM 2007 Opening Workshop.
I met so many people who are experts in their craft, and are so generous with their wealth of knowledge! I assisted in workshops by Howie Severino, Dominic Sansoni and Jeremiah Foo. Imagine, getting paid to sit in lectures like these!
Filipino documentary-maker Howie Severino gave a lecture on media ethics and covering international stories. Interestingly, Howie's parents met in Lao while they were doing diplomatic work. And when Howie was growing up, his parent's would speak in Lao whenever they don't want him to understand. So, Howie could understand some of the words from the Lao fellows.
We also met Dominic Sansoni from Sri Lanka. He's a photographer whose photos have been covers of TIME Magazine and the like. He's traveled the world and has magnificent photos that will leave you wide-eyed! Being a neophyte photographer, he allowed me to copy a DVD of vignettes about esteemed photographers discussing their contact prints. He also was appluaded my choice of camera with my Nikon D40 and made some changes in the settings for me. Lessons, free of charge!
Another interesting person I met during the workshop is Jeremiah Foo. He's a Malaysian who pioneered web and podcasting in Asia. Since Malaysia does not have absolute freedom of speech, he has extensively used new media to broadcast his work. I was so thrilled with his lecture and the amazing gadgets he brings around. Imagine, he has an HD video camera the size of what we use in KNN! Gusto ko na tuloy mag-masters ng convergent media!
Actually, I've met so many more great minds. People who are committed to causes and have made it their life's work to uphold advocacies. The kind of people who can speak more than 3 languages fluently, and hold gravity in their words. I wish to be like them someday.
I met so many people who are experts in their craft, and are so generous with their wealth of knowledge! I assisted in workshops by Howie Severino, Dominic Sansoni and Jeremiah Foo. Imagine, getting paid to sit in lectures like these!
Filipino documentary-maker Howie Severino gave a lecture on media ethics and covering international stories. Interestingly, Howie's parents met in Lao while they were doing diplomatic work. And when Howie was growing up, his parent's would speak in Lao whenever they don't want him to understand. So, Howie could understand some of the words from the Lao fellows.
We also met Dominic Sansoni from Sri Lanka. He's a photographer whose photos have been covers of TIME Magazine and the like. He's traveled the world and has magnificent photos that will leave you wide-eyed! Being a neophyte photographer, he allowed me to copy a DVD of vignettes about esteemed photographers discussing their contact prints. He also was appluaded my choice of camera with my Nikon D40 and made some changes in the settings for me. Lessons, free of charge!
Another interesting person I met during the workshop is Jeremiah Foo. He's a Malaysian who pioneered web and podcasting in Asia. Since Malaysia does not have absolute freedom of speech, he has extensively used new media to broadcast his work. I was so thrilled with his lecture and the amazing gadgets he brings around. Imagine, he has an HD video camera the size of what we use in KNN! Gusto ko na tuloy mag-masters ng convergent media!Actually, I've met so many more great minds. People who are committed to causes and have made it their life's work to uphold advocacies. The kind of people who can speak more than 3 languages fluently, and hold gravity in their words. I wish to be like them someday.
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Now, for some photos...I also joined a field trip to the Akha Village. A close-counterpart of the Ifugaos. They also live near the mountains but have experienced being displaced due to land conflict. They are fighting to keep their heritage alive.
En route to the Akha Village. Ang saya ng mountain, may sariling stripe.
A girl from the Akha village, selling their woven crafts.It's been a year since I've been working on this project, and finally I get to see the infamous Mekong River that connects all 6 countries of the rightfully named Mekong Region. I also felt its power to connect all the countries when we went to the Golden Triangle, an area where the borders of Thailand, Laos and Burma meet.
Fishing in the Mekong River at DuskSo, just by crossing the river, we were able to go to Laos. We stayed their for an hour and crossed the river again to go back to Thailand.
Thursday, October 04, 2007
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