Recent Blogs & Photo ESsays:

Gcc Photo Roundup

From September-December 2025, I took an advanced photography lighting class at Glendale Community College, where I learnt a range of advanced lighting techniques I never learnt during my four years in art school. Check out the full roundup of photos + some reflections!

Balay da Judge

I spent 2 months exploring the Philippines, including a month-long spring artist residency with the Alfredo F. Tadiar Library in coastal La Union — where art, literature, waves, landscape, and memory met. My residency project is still in-progress.

Mindanao Memories

My first visit to the stunning southern Philippine island of Mindanao was a 10-day journey through coastal roads and misty mountains with friends — timed perfectly to witness the vibrant Kaamulan Festival in full swing.

MONO NO AWARE

Here are some digital stills from my solo-trip to Japan in autumn 2024, where I spent part of the Halloween season! I got to explore the streets of Tokyo's cityscape on foot & bicycle, & also make a day trip to Kamakura.

ARROZidency

In January 2025, I spent a month in San Francisco as an ARROZidency Artist-in-Residence, hosted by the generous OM France Viana at Minnesota Street Projects. The city, culture, and studio gave shape to something still unfolding — my project remains in-progress.

Return Call

In autumn 2024, I returned to the Philippines for the first time since my father’s burial in 2019, spending a quiet month in our family's northern province, revisiting old paths once walked with my parents.