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Monday, April 30, 2007 |
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Seeing double: Nico Sepe |
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By Rome Jorge
Nico Sepe is a photographer
without compromise. In the age where every damn fool with a digital
SLR thinks he can be a pro by undercutting the veterans with
giveaway rates, Sepe is old school in every good way.
He’s a grizzled artist who
sticks to the tools of the masters—an arsenal of all-manual 35mm
film rangefinder Leica cameras, the unassuming Rolls Royce of
cameras—to get the job done. Just like Sepe himself, his
traditionalist cameras accept no shortcuts. He’s a wiry
war-hardened documentarian with many a tale to tell: of spending
weeks in the jungle with communist guerrillas, risking being caught
in crossfire and eating nothing but pineapples just to get the story
right; of being at the forefront of antidictatorship rallies, coup
d’états and people power revolts to capture the decisive moment;
and of being in the midst of unforgettable geniuses and iconic
unknowns to fathom humanity. And he has the pictures to show for it:
arresting, insightful and epiphanic. Each shot is a conversation
where even the quiet is eloquent.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Reviving the ‘print culture’ in photography
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Digital cameras have made
photography quick, instant and easy. Just click a button and an
image is captured and stored into a memory stick ready to be viewed
immediately on the LCD screen of a camera or computer.
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Joaquin writes on Joaquin
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Eduardo T. Joaquin, nephew and sole heir of the
National Artist Nick Joaquin, announced recently that he has
appointed Antonio BK Joaquin to write the biography of Quijano de
Manila (Nick Joaquin).
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Pugad Baboy creator is Powerbooks author of the month
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Apolinario “Pol” Medina Jr. is one of the most
popular Filipino cartoonists in the country. He is best known for
his comic strip Pugad Baboy that literally translates into Swine’s
Nest.
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A homage to Michelangelo
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Rome-based Filipino artist and staunch labor leader
Tomas Concepcion recently staged his long overdue one man show
billed Homage to Michelangelo at the Galleria Duemila recently.
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Nihongo Teachers’ Brush-up Course
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Pursuant to the implementation of one of the many
provisions of the recently concluded Japan-Philippine joint
statement, the Japan Foundation, Manila, announces the opening of
the 2nd Module of the special course for Filipino...
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GLOBAL
VILLAGE
By Manny
Baldemor
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Under the Tuscan sun
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The patterns of Tuscan weather are as perpetual and
unchanging as the hot sun is on Philippines skies. It gives Tuscany
a life and magic unparalleled in Italy.
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PEOPLE
By Bob Garon
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Doomed from the very
start
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Bing is having an affair with a married man. She is
young, a fresh college graduate, and a new hire in a multinational
corporation. Jimmy is in his thirties, married for 10 years and the
father of three kids.
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