SPECIAL EPISODE (EP20): NOLI C. GABILO | ISLANDER | Professional Location Photographer | PRO | PH

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It's my first time to ever talk at length with Noli. I'm grateful he has agreed to sit with us on Parc Here because I got to experience how much he's an excellent storyteller.

Here are 7 things I've learned from Noli:

1. Since childhood, Noli has been exposed to the traditional and simple way of life, bearing the Ibatan values and traditions he grew up within Batanes.

2. His childhood and his environment have instilled and nurtured his adventurous side. In his younger years, you could say that he's someone like Indiana Jones, an undaunted, fearless, and diligent explorer.

3. And yet, in his 70s, Noli is still busy traveling and going on adventures. In fact, on the day of his interview with us, he just arrived from another travel. He has visited 90% of the Philipines but he has not yet been to Bohol. (Someone must bring him there!) He has an extensive collection of travel mementos because he makes sure to have a trinket or two of every visit. He also has a collection of fishing rods, which I think should be another full episode for discussion and show and tell later on.

4. He has five decades of experience in photography and is still as active and as sharp as the year he started. As a photography teacher, he said that he's happiest when he sees his students grow and develop.

5. He is an advocate for the environment and the local heritage of native cultures. As a kid, his elders taught him how to read the stars; to be in tune with nature, which somehow reminds me of the distinct skills of our fathers and ancestors. Despite this, he's not afraid to adapt to modern resources.

6. Some two decades ago, he was supposed to on a trip but he gave up his airplane seat for a government official. Unfortunately for the passengers, that plane crashed. So, every April, he commemorates the accident, as a reminder that he needs to continue doing something good in his life.

7. He cannot be boxed into a single type of photographer. His talent is diverse as he has done advertising photography, travel, documentary, birding, and underwater. He's like a Swiss-knife -- all-around and very useful.

So, I'm asking you to watch or listen to our chat with Noli on Parc Here Live!

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Noli C. Gabilo is a Batanes-born documentary and landscape photographer. His work gave him the opportunity to see the beauty of the Philippines, cultivating a deeper love and appreciation for the scenery and the Filipino culture. It was also his photographs in the '70s and '80s that gave his hometown the world-class recognition it deserves in various magazines and books.

This photographer wants his work to inspire people to become stewards of God's gifts. A life-changing incident prompted him to share his knowledge and gifts by conducting workshops on training the eye to see an artistic angle.

Let's unwrap the man behind his beautiful pictures. Join us for a one-on-one interview with Noli Gabilo on MARCH 19th, 2022 with my co-host Rommel Marcelo & Marc Angelo Alejandro on PARC HERE LIVE! Episode 20 titled "ISLANDER".

MARCH 19th, 2022 - SATURDAY 8:30PM (PHILIPPINES STANDARD TIME)

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