#129 The Old Potter

I previously wrote about vanishing professions, professions that are in danger of disappearing due to the march of progress. This potter's craft could be one of them.


Our first stop was in Lezo in Aklan, on a street where a community of potters lived. They made pots, bowls, bricks, vases, all from red earth. I immediately noticed no young people were at work. Everyone looked like they've been at it for a generation. I learned this community had been doing this for as far as they remember, since the time of the grand parents of their grand parents. It's an art and a profession that has sustained them. Unfortunately unless their children take it up, photographs like this week's postcard may be a thing of the past. Enjoy.

(Pixel-peepers: The sky was cloudy and the weather muggy, casting a grayish hue on our subjects. A gray balance didn't help as there was little life left in the colors. To avoid an unnatural saturation boost, I decided to render it in black & white.) 

Where in the world is Lezo, Aklan?

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