earlier this april, i got to convince my friend, one beautiful mum-to-be for the first time, maan. i've been texting her like crazy updating if she's still pregnant because i "need" her baby bump for my portfolio! *evil laugh*. fortunately, the baby is still tucked in her womb so we decided to push through. i invited my other friends, alex for makeup and jemimah for set design etc etc! i love working with you guys! til our next collabs. :)
For the first time in a really long time, I've found something worth waking up, with even just an hour of sleep. It melts in my dreams at times, in the evenings, sometimes not, either because of over-thinking or sheer giddiness and excitement. I found something to look forward to, making me crave for tomorrows, fueling my everyday. I'm drawn, obsessed like moth towards a lamplight. It steadies me. It makes me happy. I don't know what I'll do if I don't do it.
this is my little sister of a 17-year gap, juliana. i talked to her weeks before, telling her that i'll wake her up one early morning to take her pictures. on the day that we first arranged, my alarm clock woke me up but i said hi to gray skies and no possibility of sunrise. i went back to bed and a few minutes after, this bear went into my room and said, "c'mon, ate (tagalog for big sister)" then i said, "there's no sunlight baby. let's do it next time", then we went back to sleep cuddled up warm in soft blankie. we dreamt and a few weeks later, this happened.
an impromptu shoot. thank you to the wonderful talents who invited me to join. more collabs soon, cheers!
a pre-debut shoot. the first of many to come this year. i thank God for opening doors and encouraging that i can do all things. none of me, but all of Him.
bright and sunny noon time, itchy grass, and clueless streets. an experience.
Running. Out of here, thinking about the places you’ll pass by and wanting to end in the same scene as Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice – eyes closed, arms wide apart, feeling the wind wash through your clothes, soaking you, like water. Away, clean from the city toxic that had reached your brain. Gone.
Running. Out of here, thinking about the places you’ll pass by and wanting to end in the same scene as Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice – eyes closed, arms wide apart, feeling the wind wash through your clothes, soaking you, like water. Away, clean from the city toxic that had reached your brain. Gone.
Hello, I'm Ira.
There are three things that have become constant in my life so far: my love for taking photos, my penchant for traveling, and my utter need for writing. Welcome to my little notebook of dreams and daydreams.








