Katipunan Kaidashi Kikou

2026/08/15

[2026-08-15] FUJIFILM Philippines - Nationwide Photo and Video Walk 2026

theme: REFLECTIONS

initial candidate for submission

actual submission

I thought I already had a passable entry in the morning with the first picture, but then I snapped the second image while I was looking around to replace my worn-out shoes.

The saturated colors of the former are more eye-catching, but the composition felt cliché, and there's a high chance of others doing something similar since we had puddles everywhere that morning.

In contrast to that, the second shot was more muted, but it featured a more transcient moment, and it's a better metaphorical representation of the theme with the music being a reflection of the artist.

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In-camera edits were allowed, and a lot of heavy lifting was done there given the sensitivity of exposing for a subject reflected on a smooth black surface.

I think there was also a restriction about visible brands, but I couldn't crop out "YAMAHA" without sacrificing the main subject so I just cut out the first 3 letters to leave "AHA".

2026/07/17

[2026-07-16] Max Collector 2026 (day 1)

It's interesting to note that this convention is primarily aimed at toy collectors, but they still went out of their way to gather 20 cosplayers as special guests, though this was only announced a day before the start of the event.

[2026-06-13] Toycon Tandercon 2026 (day 2)

[2026-05-03] Ozine Fest: Summer Special 2026 (day 2)

I had originally planned to edit and upload these shots the Monday after the event, but I then had to prioritize other stuff.

In other news, my dad's out of the hospital a day early, so that's cool.

[2026-04-18] Canon Photomarathon 2026

Entry for the main theme ("FEEL IT")

After a 7-year hiatus, the Canon Photomarathon makes a return and opens its doors to participants of other camera brands.

Entry for theme 1 ("DREAM")

Entry for theme 2 ("FAITH")

The event was held at SM Mall of Asia, but given how the contest would eventually be saturated with pictures of that place, I went to Quiapo instead for my shots.