Ilonggos flock to ‘moving’ photo exhibit
By Nestor P. Burgos Jr.
Visayas Bureau
First Posted 06:15:00 08/04/2008
Filed Under: Photography, Typhoon Frank
ILOILO CITY—Ilonggos have flocked to a photo exhibit by photojournalists and reporters on the impact of Typhoon “Frank” (international codename: Fengshen) which ravaged Panay Island last June.
The exhibit which started July 26 at the lower ground floor of SM City Iloilo in Mandurriao District here has been extended to Aug. 8 to accommodate thousands of people who drop by the exhibit from the opening of the mall until closing time.
“This is one of most successful photo exhibits held in the mall because the throngs of people have not receded,” said Troy Camarista, public relations officer of SM City Iloilo, in a telephone interview.
Camarista said they decided to extend the exhibit because of the warm response. “Our shoppers can really connect with the photographs.”
The exhibit was organized by the Press Photographers of the Philippines (PPP)-Iloilo chapter with the help of the Photo Artists League of Iloilo and SM City Iloilo.
It includes around 90 photographs both published and unpublished taken by Iloilo photojournalists and reporters, said Chris Fernandez, president of PPP-Iloilo.
The photographs are of houses, churches and streets submerged in water, residents in waist-high waters, evacuees and other scenes of the tragedy in Iloilo and Aklan.
The two were the hardest hit areas when the typhoon struck on June 21.
“There were so many faces, feelings and scenes captured by our cameras that moved all of us.”
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