I have been to many parts of the country, like in many many. But when Kara and Martin said that we would shoot in Samboan, that’s a name I hadn’t heard before, much more visited. I wouldn’t say I like surprises, but I like unusual things, and a shoot on the edge of Cebu Island sounds like it will be both. 

As it turned out, the surprises were many: we were driven to Samboan at breakneck speed by a driver that holds the record for the fastest Cebu-Samboan trip (he’s an ambulance driver, so that says it all) – I enjoyed that drive, so much (a surprise in itself). Another surprise, a challenging one, was the heavy downpour before we began our hike to the waterfalls – we had just one day to shoot, and there were things that we could not afford to compromise. The final surprise was Kara and Martin, okay, maybe this wasn’t a surprise, but I had never met these two prior to arriving in town. They were just extremely pleasant and beautiful people that I thought we should have stayed there a couple of days more (surely not to hike again – maybe just stare at the endless vistas surrounding the place). 

You will imagine all these as we share with you the complete set of photos from this shoot that took us to the end of the country and even back in time. It gives me all great feelings remembering how fantastic that day was – full of surprises and unusual things. After meeting Kara and Martin, how beautiful their photos turned out to be may be the only thing that didn’t surprise me. Enjoy.