Windows

I was always fascinated by windows.
They are openings that let the light and air in.
Closed, thats when you best see
their designs... and their history.


CAPIZ WINDOW
This is a typical 19th Century wooden house
with windows made of capiz shells (small squares
you see are actually shells)
I took this while on a roadtrip to a
small town in Bicol.


CROSS WINDOW
Bacacay Church
I recently visited a small, quiet town
in Albay and found this antique church
where small plants actually grow on the
cracks in the bricks. I like the way the
crosses intersect and form other crosses.
Also, the white substance that hold the bricks
together makes an interesting contrast
against the black bricks.


RGB WINDOW
Same church but on the other side.
In graphic design there is a color mode
called "RGB color" which means
Red,Green, Blue. Being a graphic designer,
seeing this window made me smile :-)


ROOTS AND GRASS WINDOW
This window is part of the ruins of a
church that was buried during the
1814 eruption of Mayon volcano.


BLOCKED WINDOW
I think they tried to close this one
to prevent people from entering
and further damaging the ruins
but it eventually crumbled.