Katipunan Kaidashi Kikou

2026/10/04

[2026-10-03] Cosplay Mania 2026 (day 2)

Based on what an event marshal told me, it's now forbidden to take pictures inside the event halls using anything other than a smartphone, and the only exceptions to this are people wearing IDs (i.e. media photographers for the event and exhibitor photographers who paid for their shooting spots).

I stopped taking pictures after that and just spent my time chatting with other photographers who apparently have not yet heard about this new rule. They asked if this might have been just somebody power-tripping, but the event marshal was clarifying the rules with somebody else via radio(?), and I'm more inclined to believe his statement that it was a decision by the event organizers of Cosplay Mania.

Their event, their rules; and there are countless other cosplay events out there that I could attend instead, but I still find the decision unfortunate since hobbyists are getting the short end of the stick. It would also be nice if new rules are properly announced online prior to the event instead of letting people know only when they're already there.

[2026-08-29] Experimental Shots: Light Umbrella

Anybody still remember Joby GorillaPods or their countless clones such as the CD-R King variant here?

[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.