#106 A Rugged Landscape

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A rugged terrain shaped by the wind and the sea... Vayang Hills in Batanes is where it all began for me. About this time five years ago, at about this very spot, I looked around and took my very first photographs of this most unusual landscape. I recall the chilly weather then, the violent wind wafting around us, and the sheer silence of six photographers clicking away, with hardly a word exchanged between them. Quick. The moment escapes!

That experience awed me no end, and over the next five years led me across our beautiful country, collecting moments as photographs and reflections as stories, the best of which eventually found their way as captioned postcards into our weekly blog. If you've enjoyed the ride so far, now you know the beginning! Enjoy. 

(Pixel-peepers: Sunrise was in full swing. But around me the landscape was just waking up, with shadows shifting as the sun rose higher and higher into the sky. This row of hills caught my eye but it lacked a true focal point of interest, until a lone cow meandered into my composition. Quick. The moment escapes!)

Where in the world is the Batanes?

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