my sister and her camera

I have nothing against those kids who love taking pictures of themselves...

memory card naman nila ang napupuno ng pagmumuka nila eh...

pero naiirita ako pag nagpapaka-vain sila at the expense of others...

bato bato sa langit... pero kapatid ko lang talaga ang target ko dito...

anyhow...

birthday celebration ng mami ko kanina.. at may handaan at cake...

at pag may birthdays.. most often than not... may picture taking...

naawa lang ako sa mami ko dahil habang binubuksan niya ang box ng cake... walang camera na kumukuha nung moment...

asan yung camera? nasa kapatid ko...

ano kinukuhanan niya? muka niya...

sure... may personal freedom naman ang kapatid ko... pero technically di sa kanya yung camera.. its the only digital camera in the house... and my analog cameras are out of film

naiirita lang talaga ako kasi... my sister would rather take pictures of herself... than my mom during her special day... it's a load of bullcrap... na-awa tuloy ako sa mami ko... so para saan yung regalo mong damit kung hanggang sa araw lang na yun mo maipapakita ang concern mo?

I'm getting sick of multiply albums na may title ng isang event.. tapos puro muka rin nila ang laman.. at pareparehong pose lang rin...

in a way...

nawawala ang essence ng photography... well.. that's what I believe... kayo na bahala mag-defend ng sarili niyo.. dahil syempre... pag natamaan kayo.. ako ang mali at kayo ang tama... lagi naman diba?

or ang argument niyo is... I don't understand...

true.. I really don't understand why people would fill their memory cards with pictures of themselves... in the same pose.. over and over... and post it on the internet...

ever heard of the paradox of value, kids?

what I am afraid of... is mawawala yung creative essence ng photography... parang... in the future.. we'll get tons and tons of faces na naka-pout or whatever.. and photography as an art will be like the 5 peso baons our parents used enjoy... but it sounds too absurd to ever come to fruition..

so please.. do me a favor.. and turn the camera lens the other way around and start capturing memories...