Philippines
Beautiful beach on Malapascua island.
Fisihing boat. Malapascua island.
A view from under the palm tree on the island of Malapascue.
Beautiful beach on Malapascua island.
Fishing boat on a white sand of Malapascua island.
Seashore in Sabang on Mindoro island.
Young Philippino men on their shiny jeepney.
Beach on Malapascua island.
Colorful fishing boats on Malapascua island.
Morning catch. Malapascua island.
Children from the island of Malapascua.
A sunbed made of bamboo on the beach of Malapascua island.
Hotal Atlantis. Sabang, Mindoro island.
A street in Sabang, Mindoro island.
A typical Philippino jeepney.
Opponents are tested for their fighting spirit during cockfights in a little barangay (village) near Donsol south of Luzon.
Bets are taken during a cock fight in a little barangay (village) near Donsol, south of Luzon.
Final preparation of the cock for fight in a barangay (village) near Donsol, south of Luzon.
Cock fight. Barangay (village) near Donsol, south of Luzon.
An old Spanish church. Bohol.
Colorful jeepney. Manila.
Jeepneys on the street of Manila.
Stainless steel jeepney. Manila.
Beautiful beach on Malapascua island, Cebu province.
Palm and a bamboo sunbed on the beach on the island of Malapascua, Cebu province.
Local fisherman returning from the morning fishing. A woman is catching small fish with her hands. Malapascua Island, Cebu province.
A couple carrying a basket full of fish. Malapascua island, Cebu province.
A couple carrying a basket full of fish. Malapascua island, Cebu province.
Returning with the morning catch. Malapascua island, Cebu province.
Little girl from Malapascua island hiding behind the fishing boats, Cebu province.
Worker unloading the day's catch. Malapascua island, Cebu province.
Bets are taken during a cock fight in a little barangay (village) near Donsol, south of Luzon.
Spectators watching a cock fight near Donsol village, south of Luzon.
The owners check whether their cocks are agressive enough for a fight in a little barangay near Donsol village, south of Luzon.
Cock fight. Donsol village, south of Luzon.
Opponets momments before clash. Donsol village, south of Luzon.
Mayon volcano near Legazpi City. Luzon
A tower - the only visible part of a church buried by the eruption of the Mayon volcano together with the worshippers, who seeked shelter inside. Luzon island.
Chocolate Mountains. Bohol.
A road through Chocolate Mountains. Bohol
Chidren in front of the church of San Pedro Apostol in Loboc on Bohol Island.
Typical Philippino jeepney on fron of the church of San Pedro Apostol in Loboc on Bohol Island.
The loser. Donsol village, south of Luzon.
Cock fight. Donsol village, south of Luzon.
Such blades - sharp as razors are attached to a leg of every fighting cock. Donsol village, south of Luzon.
Such blades - sharp as razors are attached to a leg of every fighting cock. Donsol village, south of Luzon.
Notes prepared for betting in the hands of gamblers watching the cock fight. Donsol village, south of Luzon.
Stilt houses. Bohol.
"Yes to God" - an inscription on a bus stop in Masbate.
"No to drugs" - an inscription on a bus stop in Masbate.
A group of children with water containers. Masbate.
Little girl from Masbate.
Young boy. Masbate.
Miniature "gas station" selling gasoline in Coca-Cola bottles. Masbate.
A bridge linking the city of Cebu (second largest in Philippines) with the airport on Mactan island.
Stilt houses - slums of the poorest "people without land". Cebu.
Beggars on boats (mostly motorboats!) coming up to the ferry entering the port of Cebu.
Beggers on their boat approach every passenger ferry entering the port of Cebu.
View from a boat on a river on Bohol island.
A man acting out Jesus Christ at Way of the Cross procession during Easter celebrations in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Ferry from Sabang on Mindoro island to Batangas on Luzon.
A group of divers setting out for diving from Sabang wharf.
Blue starfish on a coral reef near the coast in Sabang on Mindoro island.
Boats on Big La Laguna beach near Sabang on Mindoro island.
Big La Laguna beach near Sabang on Mindoro island.
The most beautiful beach around Sabang - Big La Laguna. Mindoro Island.
Philippino children playing in water. Big La Laguna beach, Mindoro island.
One of the self-whippers under the cross on "Golgota" built during Easter celebrations in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Whippers under "Golgota" during the Way of the Cross procession preformed on Good Friday in San Fernando, Pampanga.
The swollen back of one of the self-whippers is cut with sharp pieces of glass to release blood and increase the theatrical dramatism of the Easter celebrations.
A general view of the hill with three crosses, to which three man are nailed as the culmination of the Good Friday celebrations. Barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
The first of the volunteers acting out Jesus Christ moments before being nailed to the cross. Barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
The first of the volunteers acting out Jesus Christ is laid on the cross, to which his hands will be nailed. Barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
The cross with a nailed man being raised. Good Friday celebrartions, San Fernando, Pampanga.
The first of the crucified men is raised up on the cross. Good Friday celebrartions, San Fernando, Pampanga.
The crucified man is symbolically pierced with a wooden spire. Good Friday celebrartions, San Fernando, Pampanga.
The crucified man is symbolically pierced with a wooden spire. Good Friday celebrations, San Fernando, Pampanga.
The crucified man is symbolically pierced with a wooden spire. Good Friday celebrations, San Fernando, Pampanga.
Real suffering of a man acting out crucified Christ after his hands had been nailed to the cross during Good Friday celebrations in barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
The first of the volunteers to be crucified on that day is being taken down from the cross. Good Friday celebrations in barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
Another volunteer is being rised on the cross during the Good Friday celebrations in barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
White Beach near Puerto Galera during the San Miguel Beer Festival.
One of the famous Philippino jeepneys. San Fernando, Pampanga.
One of the famous Philippino jeepneys. San Fernando, Pampanga.
The back of a whipper being hit during the Good Friday procession in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Bloody back of whipper during the Good Friday procession in San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man flogging himself under the crosses, to which soon three local volunteers will be nailed. Good Friday celebrations in barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
A whipper under the still empty crosses. Good Friday celebrations in barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
A lake inside the crater of Taal volcano located in the middle of the Taal lake south of the Luzon island.
Postcard-perfect lake inside the crater of Taal volcano south of the Luzon island.
A beautiful lake inside the crater of Taal volcano south of the Luzon island.
A lake inside the crater of Taal volcano located in the middle of the Taal lake south of the Luzon island.
Naked boy on a sandy seashore in a small village on Mindoro island.
Tagaytay Waterfall between Sabang and Calapan on Mindoro island.
A Swedish man with a young Philippino woman. White Beach near Puerto Galera, Midoro Island.
A whipper with his back covered with blood during the Good Friday celebrations in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Whippers with covered faces, crowns of thorns and blood all over them. Good Friday, San Fernando, Pampanga.
Three wheeled vehicle based on a motorcycle - a commonly seen mean of transportation in Philippines.
A man whipping himself splatters his blood all around forcing onlookers to disperse and seek refuge. Good Friday, San Fernando, Pampanga.
A Philippino girl on a typical bangka - a boat commonly used for near shore sailing in Philippines.
Big La Laguna beach near Sabang on Mindoro Island.
One of the hotels in Small La Laguna. Sabang, Mindoro island.
A gangway with thatched roof on the pier in Small La Laguna near Sabang on Mindoro island.
A view of the beach with pier and hotels in Sabang on Mindoro island.
Crucified men are being raised on their crosses during Good Friday celebrations in barangay San Pedro Cutud near San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man taken down from the cross is getting first aid at the medical station. Barangay San Pedro Cutud near San Fernando, Pampanga.
A general wiev of the knoll with three crosses and square, on which the culmination of the Goiod Friday celebration took place. Barangay San Pedro Cutud near San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man playing out Christ carries his cross during the recreation of the Way of the Cross on Good Friday in San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man carries a cross during Way of the Cross procession on Good Friday in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Sunrise over the Taal lake seen from Tagaytay Picnic Grove. South Luzon.
A boat, which takes tourists on the volcanic island on the Taal lake. South Luzon.
After arriving to the island on the Taal lake, a tourist boat is immediately surrounded by local women selling or renting hats protecting against scorching sun during the march up to the volcano crater.
A self-whipper among the crown of onlookers. Barangay San Pedro Cutud near San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man demonstrates a wooden tool with sharp pieces of glass stuck into it, which is used for releasing blood from the backs of penitents ehipping themselves during the Good Friday celebrations in San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man wearing a symbolic crown of thorns made of grass among the crown of onlookers during the Good Friday Way of the Cross procession in San Fernando, Pampanga.
A self-whipper covered in blood in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Hammer, with which a man playing out Christ will have his hands nailed to the cross during Good Friday celebrations in San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man demonstrates nails, which will be used for fixing the hands of a volunteer to the cross during the Good Friday celebrations in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Two Philippinos hiding in the shade of big leaves. San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man with a crown of thorns. Barangay San Pedro Cutud near San Fernando, Pampanga.
A crowd watching the "crucifixion" during the Good Friday celebrations in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Procession with "Christ" is struggling to clear its way through the crowd of onlookers. Good Friday, San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man playing out Christ moments before being nailed to the cross. Barangay San Pedro Cutud near San Fernando, Pampanga.
Little boys playing on Adriatico street in the Ermita district of Manila.
Poor houses on Adriatico street in the Ermita district of Manila.
Opulent grave of a Chinese rich. Chinese Cemetery, Manila.
This villa is really a mausoleum with air conditioning. Chinese Cemetery, Manila.
Rich tombs on the Chinese Cemetery in Manila have sometimes quite high architectural ambitions.
A pretty tasteful, but still very rich tomb on the Chinese Cemetery in Manila.
A huge mausoleum resembling a church. Chinese Cemetery, Manila.
Children on a poor street in Manila. Colorful caption on the wall reminds about the curfew for young people below 18 yrs.
Pot and cauldron sellers under the viaduct in Manila.
Street barber near the railway tracks in a poor area of Manila
The journey up to the Taal volcano in South Luzon can be traveled on the back of a donkey.
Children from Manila.
Philippino girl. Manila.
Colorful laundry on the island on the Taal lake. South Luzon.
A courtyard of the former Augustian monastery in the district of Intramuros in Manila.
A square in front of St. Agustin church in Manila.
Narrow street within the only remaining (after the II World War) complex of colonial Spanish houses in Intramuros, Manila.
Small square with an old well near Casa Manila. Intramuros, Manila.
Beautiful square in a former Spanish residence in Intramuros, Manila.
Cathedral in Manila.
Traditional calesa - a two-wheeled horse drawn carriage in front of the Manila Cathedral.
Skyscrapers in the Makati district of Manila.
A hand of the man crucified during the Good Friday celebrartions, San Fernando, Pampanga. The nail is real and the hand is really pierced and nailed to the cross.
Feet of the man crucified during the Good Friday celebrartions, San Fernando, Pampanga. The nails are real, but they are placed between the toes doing no harm. The wodden shelf provides support for the feet.
A crowd of local onlookers, tourists and reporters under the cross with the first volunteer crucified during the Good Friday celebrations, barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
A view from the boat towards the island with Taal volcano. Taal lake, south Luzon.
Dirty street in the northern part of Manila near the Chinese cemetery.
Tarsier - the smallest of primates hiding shyly among leaves. Bohol island.
Beautiful beach on Malapascua island.
Fisihing boat. Malapascua island.
A view from under the palm tree on the island of Malapascue.
Beautiful beach on Malapascua island.
Fishing boat on a white sand of Malapascua island.
Seashore in Sabang on Mindoro island.
Young Philippino men on their shiny jeepney.
Beach on Malapascua island.
Colorful fishing boats on Malapascua island.
Morning catch. Malapascua island.
Children from the island of Malapascua.
A sunbed made of bamboo on the beach of Malapascua island.
Hotal Atlantis. Sabang, Mindoro island.
A street in Sabang, Mindoro island.
A typical Philippino jeepney.
Opponents are tested for their fighting spirit during cockfights in a little barangay (village) near Donsol south of Luzon.
Bets are taken during a cock fight in a little barangay (village) near Donsol, south of Luzon.
Final preparation of the cock for fight in a barangay (village) near Donsol, south of Luzon.
Cock fight. Barangay (village) near Donsol, south of Luzon.
An old Spanish church. Bohol.
Colorful jeepney. Manila.
Jeepneys on the street of Manila.
Stainless steel jeepney. Manila.
Beautiful beach on Malapascua island, Cebu province.
Palm and a bamboo sunbed on the beach on the island of Malapascua, Cebu province.
Local fisherman returning from the morning fishing. A woman is catching small fish with her hands. Malapascua Island, Cebu province.
A couple carrying a basket full of fish. Malapascua island, Cebu province.
A couple carrying a basket full of fish. Malapascua island, Cebu province.
Returning with the morning catch. Malapascua island, Cebu province.
Little girl from Malapascua island hiding behind the fishing boats, Cebu province.
Worker unloading the day's catch. Malapascua island, Cebu province.
Bets are taken during a cock fight in a little barangay (village) near Donsol, south of Luzon.
Spectators watching a cock fight near Donsol village, south of Luzon.
The owners check whether their cocks are agressive enough for a fight in a little barangay near Donsol village, south of Luzon.
Cock fight. Donsol village, south of Luzon.
Opponets momments before clash. Donsol village, south of Luzon.
Mayon volcano near Legazpi City. Luzon
A tower - the only visible part of a church buried by the eruption of the Mayon volcano together with the worshippers, who seeked shelter inside. Luzon island.
Chocolate Mountains. Bohol.
A road through Chocolate Mountains. Bohol
Chidren in front of the church of San Pedro Apostol in Loboc on Bohol Island.
Typical Philippino jeepney on fron of the church of San Pedro Apostol in Loboc on Bohol Island.
The loser. Donsol village, south of Luzon.
Cock fight. Donsol village, south of Luzon.
Such blades - sharp as razors are attached to a leg of every fighting cock. Donsol village, south of Luzon.
Such blades - sharp as razors are attached to a leg of every fighting cock. Donsol village, south of Luzon.
Notes prepared for betting in the hands of gamblers watching the cock fight. Donsol village, south of Luzon.
Stilt houses. Bohol.
"Yes to God" - an inscription on a bus stop in Masbate.
"No to drugs" - an inscription on a bus stop in Masbate.
A group of children with water containers. Masbate.
Little girl from Masbate.
Young boy. Masbate.
Miniature "gas station" selling gasoline in Coca-Cola bottles. Masbate.
A bridge linking the city of Cebu (second largest in Philippines) with the airport on Mactan island.
Stilt houses - slums of the poorest "people without land". Cebu.
Beggars on boats (mostly motorboats!) coming up to the ferry entering the port of Cebu.
Beggers on their boat approach every passenger ferry entering the port of Cebu.
View from a boat on a river on Bohol island.
A man acting out Jesus Christ at Way of the Cross procession during Easter celebrations in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Ferry from Sabang on Mindoro island to Batangas on Luzon.
A group of divers setting out for diving from Sabang wharf.
Blue starfish on a coral reef near the coast in Sabang on Mindoro island.
Boats on Big La Laguna beach near Sabang on Mindoro island.
Big La Laguna beach near Sabang on Mindoro island.
The most beautiful beach around Sabang - Big La Laguna. Mindoro Island.
Philippino children playing in water. Big La Laguna beach, Mindoro island.
One of the self-whippers under the cross on "Golgota" built during Easter celebrations in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Whippers under "Golgota" during the Way of the Cross procession preformed on Good Friday in San Fernando, Pampanga.
The swollen back of one of the self-whippers is cut with sharp pieces of glass to release blood and increase the theatrical dramatism of the Easter celebrations.
A general view of the hill with three crosses, to which three man are nailed as the culmination of the Good Friday celebrations. Barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
The first of the volunteers acting out Jesus Christ moments before being nailed to the cross. Barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
The first of the volunteers acting out Jesus Christ is laid on the cross, to which his hands will be nailed. Barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
The cross with a nailed man being raised. Good Friday celebrartions, San Fernando, Pampanga.
The first of the crucified men is raised up on the cross. Good Friday celebrartions, San Fernando, Pampanga.
The crucified man is symbolically pierced with a wooden spire. Good Friday celebrartions, San Fernando, Pampanga.
The crucified man is symbolically pierced with a wooden spire. Good Friday celebrations, San Fernando, Pampanga.
The crucified man is symbolically pierced with a wooden spire. Good Friday celebrations, San Fernando, Pampanga.
Real suffering of a man acting out crucified Christ after his hands had been nailed to the cross during Good Friday celebrations in barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
The first of the volunteers to be crucified on that day is being taken down from the cross. Good Friday celebrations in barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
Another volunteer is being rised on the cross during the Good Friday celebrations in barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
White Beach near Puerto Galera during the San Miguel Beer Festival.
One of the famous Philippino jeepneys. San Fernando, Pampanga.
One of the famous Philippino jeepneys. San Fernando, Pampanga.
The back of a whipper being hit during the Good Friday procession in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Bloody back of whipper during the Good Friday procession in San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man flogging himself under the crosses, to which soon three local volunteers will be nailed. Good Friday celebrations in barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
A whipper under the still empty crosses. Good Friday celebrations in barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
A lake inside the crater of Taal volcano located in the middle of the Taal lake south of the Luzon island.
Postcard-perfect lake inside the crater of Taal volcano south of the Luzon island.
A beautiful lake inside the crater of Taal volcano south of the Luzon island.
A lake inside the crater of Taal volcano located in the middle of the Taal lake south of the Luzon island.
Naked boy on a sandy seashore in a small village on Mindoro island.
Tagaytay Waterfall between Sabang and Calapan on Mindoro island.
A Swedish man with a young Philippino woman. White Beach near Puerto Galera, Midoro Island.
A whipper with his back covered with blood during the Good Friday celebrations in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Whippers with covered faces, crowns of thorns and blood all over them. Good Friday, San Fernando, Pampanga.
Three wheeled vehicle based on a motorcycle - a commonly seen mean of transportation in Philippines.
A man whipping himself splatters his blood all around forcing onlookers to disperse and seek refuge. Good Friday, San Fernando, Pampanga.
A Philippino girl on a typical bangka - a boat commonly used for near shore sailing in Philippines.
Big La Laguna beach near Sabang on Mindoro Island.
One of the hotels in Small La Laguna. Sabang, Mindoro island.
A gangway with thatched roof on the pier in Small La Laguna near Sabang on Mindoro island.
A view of the beach with pier and hotels in Sabang on Mindoro island.
Crucified men are being raised on their crosses during Good Friday celebrations in barangay San Pedro Cutud near San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man taken down from the cross is getting first aid at the medical station. Barangay San Pedro Cutud near San Fernando, Pampanga.
A general wiev of the knoll with three crosses and square, on which the culmination of the Goiod Friday celebration took place. Barangay San Pedro Cutud near San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man playing out Christ carries his cross during the recreation of the Way of the Cross on Good Friday in San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man carries a cross during Way of the Cross procession on Good Friday in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Sunrise over the Taal lake seen from Tagaytay Picnic Grove. South Luzon.
A boat, which takes tourists on the volcanic island on the Taal lake. South Luzon.
After arriving to the island on the Taal lake, a tourist boat is immediately surrounded by local women selling or renting hats protecting against scorching sun during the march up to the volcano crater.
A self-whipper among the crown of onlookers. Barangay San Pedro Cutud near San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man demonstrates a wooden tool with sharp pieces of glass stuck into it, which is used for releasing blood from the backs of penitents ehipping themselves during the Good Friday celebrations in San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man wearing a symbolic crown of thorns made of grass among the crown of onlookers during the Good Friday Way of the Cross procession in San Fernando, Pampanga.
A self-whipper covered in blood in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Hammer, with which a man playing out Christ will have his hands nailed to the cross during Good Friday celebrations in San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man demonstrates nails, which will be used for fixing the hands of a volunteer to the cross during the Good Friday celebrations in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Two Philippinos hiding in the shade of big leaves. San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man with a crown of thorns. Barangay San Pedro Cutud near San Fernando, Pampanga.
A crowd watching the "crucifixion" during the Good Friday celebrations in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Procession with "Christ" is struggling to clear its way through the crowd of onlookers. Good Friday, San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man playing out Christ moments before being nailed to the cross. Barangay San Pedro Cutud near San Fernando, Pampanga.
Little boys playing on Adriatico street in the Ermita district of Manila.
Poor houses on Adriatico street in the Ermita district of Manila.
Opulent grave of a Chinese rich. Chinese Cemetery, Manila.
This villa is really a mausoleum with air conditioning. Chinese Cemetery, Manila.
Rich tombs on the Chinese Cemetery in Manila have sometimes quite high architectural ambitions.
A pretty tasteful, but still very rich tomb on the Chinese Cemetery in Manila.
A huge mausoleum resembling a church. Chinese Cemetery, Manila.
Children on a poor street in Manila. Colorful caption on the wall reminds about the curfew for young people below 18 yrs.
Pot and cauldron sellers under the viaduct in Manila.
Street barber near the railway tracks in a poor area of Manila
The journey up to the Taal volcano in South Luzon can be traveled on the back of a donkey.
Children from Manila.
Philippino girl. Manila.
Colorful laundry on the island on the Taal lake. South Luzon.
A courtyard of the former Augustian monastery in the district of Intramuros in Manila.
A square in front of St. Agustin church in Manila.
Narrow street within the only remaining (after the II World War) complex of colonial Spanish houses in Intramuros, Manila.
Small square with an old well near Casa Manila. Intramuros, Manila.
Beautiful square in a former Spanish residence in Intramuros, Manila.
Cathedral in Manila.
Traditional calesa - a two-wheeled horse drawn carriage in front of the Manila Cathedral.
Skyscrapers in the Makati district of Manila.
A hand of the man crucified during the Good Friday celebrartions, San Fernando, Pampanga. The nail is real and the hand is really pierced and nailed to the cross.
Feet of the man crucified during the Good Friday celebrartions, San Fernando, Pampanga. The nails are real, but they are placed between the toes doing no harm. The wodden shelf provides support for the feet.
A crowd of local onlookers, tourists and reporters under the cross with the first volunteer crucified during the Good Friday celebrations, barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
A view from the boat towards the island with Taal volcano. Taal lake, south Luzon.
Dirty street in the northern part of Manila near the Chinese cemetery.
Tarsier - the smallest of primates hiding shyly among leaves. Bohol island.