A palengke --taken from the Spanish palenque, meaning "palisade or stockade" -- is a public market common throughout the Philippines. A palengke is usually composed of several dozen stalls arranged in rows under a shared roof. Taken at the Mahogany Market in Tagaytay City, Philipines with my Galaxy Tab; 2013
Votive candles are lighted as an offering for some favor from the Lord or the saint before which the votive is placed. In some churches, different colored candles represent different kinds of petitions. Taken at the Our Lady of the Abandoned Church, Marikina City, Philippines, 2013 with a Galaxy S Tab.
In the Catholic church, lighting a votive candle is a visual way of extending petitions to God. Taken at the Our Lady of the Abandoned Church, Marikina City, Philippines, 2013 with a Galaxy S Tab.
Bicycle converted to carry and cook streetside mami noodles Bicycles for sale at a second-hand shop Chopper-style bicycle Napasyal sa Dapitan Arcade in Manila; 2012
I'll let you in on a little secret -- I'm partially color-blind. So I've become more conscious of colors -- both the ones I can see accurately as well as the others that I can't -- and not taking their presence for granted. An advantage though is that I see little nuances here and there of color, especially in reflected light . What appears as a blank sheet of white to most would appear as a lightly water-color washed area of light to me. I'd see the reflected colors from things nearby more easily. Thank god for small blessings;) Taken around places I regularly walk around through; 2012
Take a second look at mundane, everyday things in a different light. They may just surprise you with color. Taken around places I regularly walk around through; 2012
Kulay Kalye --just a little exercise in finding splashes of color underneath the urban grit and grime. Taken around places I regularly walk around through; 2012
A saturday morning at one of Manila's busiest, noisiest, messiest, smelliest and loudest wet and dry markets. All works by Jay Javier is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Saturday morning at Divisoria Market; All works by Jay Javier is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.