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KYLIE PADILLA - Ethereal and Beautiful

In a fantasy-themed photoshoot meant for her upcoming album, singer-actress Kylie Padilla channels a forest "diwata", as the Filipinos of old say it. Cream dress by Arielle Agasang.

One morning in June 2014, we shot at my studio home for some new images for actor and model Aldred Gatchalian. He was game to play around with wardrobe and layouts. He was on the cusp of "relaunching" his acting career with a new manager then. All the best to you, Aldred.

As Christine Carlson's shoot in Paris winds down, one of her sons stand in awe at what just happened, and how pretty his Mom looked that afternoon.

Joshua Carlson. Paris. April 2014.

Vivacious and sweetly sensual at the same time, Bea Binene has that promise of lead actress material that will give life to many love stories in the films and TV shows of the near future. At 16, she commands a glorious screen presence.

Ken Chan belongs to a talented new crop of young actors and performing artists in the Philippines today. He is also a renowned singer and model.

Who has not been to Paris and not been taken by the beauty of the Louvre - possibly the greatest repository of the world's most important and most priceless pieces of Art ? Tres magnifique!

Aljur Abrenica is the true Filipino hunk, main man of many a television series and focus of many modeling campaigns in the Philippines and in Asia.

The Saints of the Gospel and important personages of faith and the history of France adorn the beautiful doorway of the great gothic cathedral Notre Dame in Paris.

A tribute to Spring (my first in Europe) and the mythological god-like beauty of Spanish model Gorka Alava. Shot in Paris on April 2014.

A collaboration with Spanish model Gorka Alava, we celebrate Spring while divining the image of the mythological gods. Photographed in Paris, April 2014.

VENICE, Italy - a gentleman takes a cigarette break from delivering duties at a back alley beside one of the canals of the quaint city by the water.

August in Paris is for sun bathing by the Seine River. Here, two parisienne gentlemen bask in the morning light in their speedos, sans the sand and surf.

Chef Margarita Fores runs Whitespace on Pasong Tamo, Makati, and gives to benefit indigent culinary students and teachers through Chefs for Education 2011.

Chef Rob Penzon gives to Chefs For Education 2011, a plush benefit dinner to raise funds for indigent culinary students and teachers.

The BPO industry in the Philippines is so much richer with actresses/models like Farrah Florer working in it.

Chef Colin McKay pours out for Chefs for Education 2011, for the benefit of indigent culinary students and teachers.

Piolo Pascual is the country's most celebrated actor in the Philippines today. Writing about Piolo and photographing him for the book remains to be one of the most sterling experiences in my profession. Being a true friend took on a new meaning, as this very private actor opened his home to me...i rummaged through his scrapbooks from childhood, invaded his fridge, and even followed him to bed and the bathroom. I wanted people to see how real this star is. And seeing that reality only added to his mystery, it seems. It was an honor and a pleasure I wanted to share with every reader of PIOLO:BELIEVING (A PICTORIAL BIOGRAPHY OF PIOLO PASCUAL). There were thousand of pictures, only 170 plus could be included in the book. Hopefully, I can post more of what I've taken of Piolo, here in this blog -- spicy and interesting snaps that didn't make it to print. Hope y'all stick around for another doze of PIOLO pics.

I don't quite remember how Derek looked like when he had a full head of hair. I thought about this when I shot Derek for Belo Man in 2012. The star of TV5's Kidlat really takes good care of his skin and his physique obviously.

For three years, I have photographed actress and supermodel Angel Aquino for The Spa, a premier chain of luxurious spas in the Philippines, and at each time, I am mesmerized by just how gloriously beautiful a Filipina can be. Practically speechless, I would go through twenty minutes of shooting her with hardly a word of direction coming from me -- the woman knows exactly what to do and say with her expressions. She is to me, the quintessence of what a model should be.

ABS-CBN News Channel celebrity Cedric Mendoza with wife Joy and the entire family, complete with beautiful grandparents. Photographed in January 2104 for Cetaphil (Galderma).

A lady devotee crosses the magnificent courtyard of the Grand Mosque of Abu Dhabi, with some of the majestic white domes lording over the horizon.

Petrified desert trees loom stark against the orangey sand and dusky sky in this patch of desert in suburban Abu Dhabi.

Glorious designs of flora and organic shapes on white marble with lapiz lazuli, colored quartz, granite, and enamel, greet you when you peer into the massive central courtyard of Abu Dhabi's Grand Mosque.

Diamonds set in a stylized paisley form of white gold by Lanero, The Jewellery at Greenhills Shopping Center.

A Christmas Image. 2009.

The Araneta Group once ran a premier Japanese restaurant called Sachi. This colorful ensemble of sumptuous sushi and veggies are one of the most exciting of the showy items in their menu.

Sam Milby with Hawk Bags - this is the first ever billboard photograph I shot, and I waited for it to be installed on EDSA one early morning in 2008. Shot at the Lopez Center in Antipolo for Hawk Bags. Thanks, Mr. Daniel Prats!

Lanero Jewelry at the Jewellery section of the Greenhills Shopping Center designed this fabulous leather choker, carrying a diamond-encrusted latch with tassles of fine pearls dangling as a pendant.

Shot for Rustan's Supermarket Catalog in 2009.

IL PONTICELLO on Valero Street in Salcedo Village, Makati still features prime Italian culinary delights, like this Baked Oroloto with Pesto Gravy.

These dyed stingray-skin bangles are set with diamond encrusted iconic symbols for sheer luxurious accessorizing. Lanero, Jewellery, Greenhills Shopping Center, Metro Manila.