Showing posts with label Art and Culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Art and Culture. Show all posts

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Yen Baet

Rain fell constantly on this dreary autumn day in Hallstatt. Under the comfort of a small umbrella, I tried to capture the quiet serenity of this quaint town as the clouds drifted low over Hallstatt lake.


Filipina photographer Yen Baet's entry to the National Geographic Photo Contest.  "Rainy Night in Hallstatt", was taken in Austria as twilight crept in. It shows a church by a picturesque lake.  Baet learned photography on her own. She has a degree in English, and has been published in the Philippines and Japan.  She was born in the Philippines but immigrated to the US. England is now her home, though

Saturday, February 5, 2011

E. Murray Bruner Philippine Collection

These photographs were taken by E. Murray Bruner who was a member of the Philippines Constabulary, First Company Isabella, from 1906—1910. The E. Murray Bruner Philippine Collection is part of the South East Asian Images and Text collection of the University of Wisconsin.

An Echague Belle: Consuela
Sra. Consuela Perrere poses for a photograph.
 
A Group of Native Officers and One American.
  American and Filipino soldiers pose for a photograph.

Filipino Girls, Posing.
Two Filipino girls pose for a photograph.

The bride and Family.
A bride poses for a photograph with her family and two American soldiers.

Ah Yet - Waiter, Ah - Cook, Ah Shim - Waiter.
Three Filipino men pose for a photograph.

American Man and Filipino Women.
An American military officer poses for a photograph with two Filipino women.

Officers Quarters, Teachers Camp, Baguio, P.I.
Officers quarters, teachers camp, Baguio, P.l. Tents in the forest.

Igorots
Igorot warriors pose for a photograph.
Weaving at Banaue
Two women weaving using a traditional backstrap loom.

Pulling Wood.
Four soldiers ride carabao pulling a heavy piece of wood.

Officers Ave. Camp John Hay, Baguio
  A row of military buildings.