Each pod pops open to reveal bass resonator.
Sta Rita surfs the crowd for a tense twenty minutes before she is carried into the church.
Just before the fireworks start.
During the slamdance that is the Batalla festival, many devotees wear rubber slippers over their elbows to minimize mosh pit injury.
The mix of folk superstition and the catholic faith results in a curious hybrid.
Raising their hands to honor their patron saint.
Happened upon these two students on their way to school one early morning in Macau. Used a Lensbaby to achieve that radial blurry effect.
Caught a photo of a bicycle rider as he swept past a large spray painted graffitto. Must be something in Macanese.
Shot this in Macau, one of the smaller statues guarding the Four Faces Buddha Shrine. I used a Lensbaby 2.0 with a star aperture to create in-camera those tiny star highlights.
Karlo Samson has been a member since 11 June 2008 and goes by didipusrex.
Currently in Manila.
I am Karlo N.B. Samson, tech magazine editor by trade but frequent contributor to local travel magazine Asian Traveler. I dabble in digital photography and my photos have been used to accompany some of my articles. When I'm not writing or editing, I can be found playing with my cat Boris or doing chores with my wife and travel companion Lala.
You can also find Karlo at didipusrex.multiply.com.