Photo Walk: Capture the Vigan Experience





                                             Photographers joins the 1st Vigan Photo Walk

VIGAN CITY – Tagged as “Capture the Vigan Experience”, the local government in this city organized their first ever photo walk.

The participants were photographers from different places in Luzon.

The activity aims to capture the beauty of different tourist spots in Vigan such as Plaza Salcedo, St. Paul Metropolitan Cathedral, Syquia Mansion, Pagburnayan and the picturesque Calle Crisologo. 





The photographs will be used to promote Vigan on different social networking sites and websites.

“Magandang advertisement ito ng Vigan dahil sa mga makukuhang larawan mas lalong mapapamahal o maeenganyo ang mga turista sa lungsod. All participants are encourage to post or upload to different social networking sites ang mga pictures para mas maraming makakita” Vigan Photo Walk Organizer Jesse Alegre said.

Travel photographer Rolly Magpayo assisted the participants and even gave them a short lecture.

“Dapat ang kinukuhang larawan may istorya, may purpose ang mga pictures at dahil travel photography ito ang pinanka objective is to invite” Rolly Magpayo said.

Magpayo added that with the advancement of technology were a great number of people around the world being addicted in taking pictures even with their cellular and smart phones; it is still important to make every photographs artistically and relevant. 



Among the participants is Rosabel Mangoba together with her father and sibling.

“The challenge here is to put more creativity, na kapag nakita ng mga tao ang mga kukunan na larawan mapapa-wow sila” Rosabel Mangoba said.  

The 1st Vigan Photo Walk is part of the 2017 Binatbatan Festival of the Arts that promotes the artistry of the Bigueno as well as the promotion of one of their most important product abel iloko.

Vigan City is now becoming one of the most visited tourist destination in the country after it was hailed as one of the New7Wonder Cities of the World. The city is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

WINNING PHOTOS

Some of the photographs that made it to the final cut were taken by local photographer Christian Roca and student journalist Kenneth Raposas.

In Roca’s photograph a model can be seen learning history at the Syquia Mansion, the house where the former President Elpidio Quirino lives. 

   Courtesy: Christian Roca

   
    Courtesy: Kenneth Raposas

Kenneth Raposas photograph shows the famous calesa roaming along Calle Crisologo.

 Photos are judged base on relevance, technical excellence and over-all impact.


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