They say that third time's the charm, and things went smoothly despite the set backs thrown at us that day: we only had about two hours to shoot, and it was pouring pretty hard. The covered court worked better than we expected, so for that, I'm thankful! Models: Xandra and Coco Stylist: Christine Ramirez ...

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This was the second photo shoot I had with my boyfriend's sister! This time, a good friend of mine worked with me as our very own stylist (Christine Ramirez). She's always had a good eye for fashion ever since high school, it's funny now how we ended up collaborating after years!  ...

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This was actually the first photo shoot I had with someone - I didn't want to call this a project because it was honestly quite sudden. We didn't prepare or plan anything, all we had was our camera and a jacket. Plus our main muse backed out on the day itself, so I'm pretty thankful for Bona for being game to model for...

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So for the past two months, I've been interning under Eden & June as their Communications Manager. I remember the day I had dinner with their founder and creative director, Chiara Garcia - it was around November last year. She was just talking about an idea that has been blooming in her heart for months, and our friend encouraged her to plant her thoughts into...

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We landed in Japan about 11 AM, Friday. We were jam-packed on Saturday because we spent the whole day touring Kyoto (which I'll talk about on a different post), and by Sunday morning, I felt frustrated because we still weren't able to eat as much as I would have liked. We planned to head to Dotonbori in hopes of having a much-awaited food trip,...

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We go to a brand new city with a heavy reminder digging at the back of our heads – it has to be as perfect as it could possibly get, both in your present and in your photographs. Often times, we fly away with our luggage weighted down by the burden of our expectations, but it’s a wonderful thing to revel in the...

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These are screenshots of my short film, Black Sheep.  * * * It's been months since the official end of our thesis. Currently, I'm anticipating my long-awaited graduation, but I'm paralyzed in a state of ambivalence at that thought. I have reached both failure and triumph in my clumsy pursuit, and I try to focus on positivity and believe that balance is the...

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