Pierre-Emmanuel MICHEL, directeur artistique, print, web, photographe

Galerie Existences à Oloron Sainte Marie

Philippines experiences

2009-2011, enter a long journey in the archipelago with many visual stories plunging in the heart of the Filipino culture. From Manila to Mindanao, let yourself go ... If you wish to help, you can find links to Philippines NGOs here.

Ulingan

Ulingan is the charcoal district in Tondo, Manila. Conditions of life are unreal, inhuman for its inhabitants. The Project Pearl organization as established there to improve...

Saint-vincent-de-paul orphanage

The Saint Vincent de Paul orphanage in Manila has opened its doors to show their action for disadvantaged children they are taking care of.

Hofilena ancestral house

The house in Silay Hofelina (Negros) hosts a personal collection of works, combining many Filipino and Spanish masters, Francisco Goya, Jose Rizal, ...

Davao Triathlon

2011 Speedo National Age Group Triathlon (NAGT) march 13th at Matina, Aplaya in Davao City. 1K swim-30K bike-7.5K. 1:32:58 for the winner.

Davao snaps

Some pictures between Davao and Tagum, southern cities of Mindanao, a large island south of the archipelago.

TV5 live

Backstage in TV5 channel studio, during a daily talk-show.

Manila snaps

Manilian walks between popular and upscale places, art galleries and cafés-concerts, streets, colors, smiles.

Bacolod snaps

Power cuts, Orange gallery, trucks full of sugar cane, visual shortcuts...

Taal volcano

Hiking in the tourist flow to the Taal Volcano, one of the icons of the Philippines, 2 hours from Manila, very popular trip on this Sunday afternoon.

Manila Chinese cemetery

Rows of houses, villas sometimes, unusual details, the Chinese cemetery in Manila also impressed by its size.

Traditions: colored chicks and lechon

Deep in the Filipino traditions, coloredl chicks and lechon (Spanish suckling pig) roasted on charcoal.

Guiguinto cock fighting

First experience of cockfighting in Guiguinto (Bulacan), in a dedicated arena to this popular gambling game.

Manila streets

Trip into the slums of Manila, disadvantaged areas, but where the smiles maintains hope.

Indian Sikh temple

Welcome to the Khalsa Diwan Indian Temple, the oldest Sikh Temple in the Philippines. ...

San Pablo cemetary

Passing through a province cemetery, typical of the Philllipines. San Pablo, Laguna.

Boy Power

Boy Power, 60 years old, competes successfully with national and international triathlons and running races.

Foto Baryo workshop

Foto baryo initiated my workshop to hearing and speech impaired children at the Paaralan ng Pag-ibig at Pag-asa (School of Love and Hope) in San Pablo (Laguna).

Artex, waterworld in Manila

Artex, or life on the water in this district of Manila perpetually flooded since 2004.

Bacolod Instants

Bacolod City is one of the sweetest place to live in the Philippines according to a national survey. Images talks ?

Bacolod inside

Looking for shots to show in a future exhibit which theme will be this city. Some of these will be part of it.

Masskara Festival

Masskara in Bacolod City is one of the most popular festivals in the Philippines, taking its origin from the will to smile at all costs...

Electric Masskara

Electrik Masskara is the little brother of the traditional night festival, large illuminated floats parading the day before.

Implode, exhibit in CCP

IMPLODE group exhibition by selected Fine Arts alumnus of the Technological University of the Philippines. An implosion describes what happens in the gravitational collapse...

Aliwan Fiesta

Aliwan Fiesta is an annual celebration in Manila, groups of dancers from all over the country participate in the traditional contest.

It's also about cocks

Little provincial trip with a passage in a breeding of fighting cocks.

Art and Smiles

Frank Callaghan in Manila Contemporary, Mo Design gallery in Fort Bonifacio,

Noell El Farol / Bibliography

The artist Noel El Farol presents Bibliography at the Art Informal gallery, Greenhills, Manila.

Una, Manila Collective

Opening show of Una, works of apprentice photojournalists in Manila Collective, Cubao X.

Kanawan II Shutters

Excursion collective of photographers from different sides in the aeta village Kanawan, Bataan.

Kanawan II : People

Portraits of aetas, natives of the northern Philippines, in their village Kanawan.

Kanawan II: Slideshow

The tour goal is the projection to the villagers of our pictures of the previous visit, a year earlier.

In the garden

Intimate visit in a garden in which grow, between the slabs, vegetables and fruits.

Manny Montelibano Nova / Finale

The filmmaker Manny Montelibano presents a selection of short films in Nova Gallery. Followed by an exhibition in the adjoining gallery, Finale Art File.

Santo-Tomas University Museum Dinner

Formal dinner in the museum of the prestigious University of Santo Tomas, Manila

ManilArt 2010

ManilArt, the annual gathering of contemporary art in Manila.

UFO Awards

Awards ceremony of a festival of independent cinema.

Green Screen Story

Final performance of a drama course.

Bacolod By Night

Bacolod put its night coat as life goes on in the depopulated streets.

Manny Montelibano Shootage

Meeing movie director Manny Montelibano while filming a short film.

Inside Bacpat

Bacpat, Patenkinder Bacolod, is a local NGO dealing with about 300 disadvantaged children and families on Negros Island.

Bacolod Artists

The famous artists Dennis Ascalon, Charlie Co and Raymond Legaspi in their workshops in the city of Bacolod.

Akishola kids

Aside of a ceremony, portraits of kids playing in the hall of a disadvantaged area of Bacolod.

Sayaw, Sabel

Sayaw, Sabel, by choreographer Agnes Locsin, a contemporary ballet inspired by the work of national artist Ben Cabrera.

Mont-Silay, Patag

Bucolic excursion in Patag on Mount Silay, north of Negros Island.

The Ruins

An unusual and spectacular restaurant in Talisay, Negros, located in the ruins of once an opulent villa.

Talisay Sierra

Portraits of a family in need supported by BacPat. Their house is built on a decomposing landfill waste.

Filipina Baybay

Visit the heart of a slum area in the outskirts of Bacolod City on Negros Island.

Balay ni Tana Dicang

Balay ni Tana Dicang is a beautiful Spanish colonial house in Talisay.

Airport Subdivision day-care center

The Airport Subdivision day-care center is a home to many children.

Calong-Calong

Meeting Juriel, children followed by BacPat, in the village of Calong-Calong.

Purok Bolinao

In the maze of alleys of the slum area Bolina Purok in Bacolod.

Tanguigue, slum-by-the-sea

Located by the sea, Tanguigue is a slum area in the city of Bacolod.

Franz in Kabugwason

In the footsteps of Franz, another BacPat child in Kabugwason sector, where were relocated slum dwellers.

Dexter, vulcanizing and rice fields

Dexter, deaf teenager, is divided between the tire repair and the rice fields.

Puentebella deaf school

The school Puentebella in Bacolod hosts many deaf children.

Murcia market

10km from Bacolod, in the Negros lands, Murcia and its typical market.

BacPat event

Families followed by BacPat met at the headquarters in Bacolod for distribution of food, goods, care.

Bacolod dance school

Traditional courses for girls in the dance school of Bacolod.

Photo-journ for teens extras

Scenes and portraits in the streets of Bacolod in the margins of the training Photo-journ for Teens .

Photo-journ for Teens

Behind the scenes of two days of photo-journalism course organized for 40 teenagers from the island of Negros.

Malkootha gallery opening

The Malkootha family gallery opened in Bacolod with an exhibition of three generations of artists.

Paete, Laguna

Art, food, artifacts, zoo, multi-purpose day trip in Paete, Laguna, south of Manila.

Ninyo's

Discover Ninyo's, fusion cuisine and wine lounge in Hoyola Heights, Katipunan, Quezon CIty.

Tagum City snaps

New visit and new portraits in Tagum City and in french restaurant Bon Appétit, Davao del Norte, Mindanao.

Banakon roadbike races

National roadbike races in Banakon, Tagum City, Mindanao.

Banakon MTB race

National mountain bike race in Banakon, Tagum City, Mindanao.

The talent show

Kaida gallery in Quezon CIty, hosts the works of young female artists.

Manila Collective 3D

Photographer Jake Versoza exhibits 3D photographies in Manila Collective, Cubao X.

Silverlens Contemporary

Leslie de Chavez in Silverlens and collective exhibit in neighbored Manila Contemporary, Makati.

Candaba houses and people

Places, old spanish houses and people all along this excursion in Candaba, Pampanga, north of Manila.

Candaba Fiesta

Excursion towards Candaba, Pampanga, lunch is an opportunity for a tastin, then a little show to promote an upcoming festival.

Taal spanish heritage

Heritage session in Taal, Batangas, visiting many colonial spanish houses.

Taal People

Lifestyle and portraits in Taal, Batangas, 2 hours south of Manila.

Star City

Star CIty is a theme park on Manila bay.

Art in Manila

Discover the collective El Prado Project in Ayala Museum, and Nona Garcia at Finale Art File.

1st ladies ternos

This exhibit in Fort Santiago, Intramuros, Manila, shows a selection of the 1st ladies ternos, the traditional dress of the Philippines.

Rowie

Photoshoot on the top of a Makati's building, aside of my picture work on Makati from the Sky.

Giselle

Photo shoot on the top of a Makati's building, aside of my picture work on Makati from the Sky.

Maya Munoz

Maya Munoz exhibit her artworks in Alliance Française, Makati.

May 1st

May 1st contest rally in the heat wave, in the administrative center of Manila.

Intramuros is forever shootage

Photo trip to participate to the photo contest about the historic center of Manila.

24h of art

Meeting Contemporary master Roberto Chabet, also Patricia Eustaquio, Leslie de Chavez, Ringo Bunoan, etc. in Blanc Gallery, Silverlens, Manila Contemporary.

Celine & Lea

Photoshoot with 2 apprentice models in Serendra and Bonifacio High Street, Taguig.

Pasong Tamo Tunnel

Essai about the passage...

Curved space

John and Tessy Pettyjohn ceramics in Art Informal gallery, Greenhills, Manila.

Baguio by night

Discovering Baguio by Night, the capital of the province of Benguet in northern Philippines.

Sagada to Baguio

Exotic transfert along the sloppy roads to go down to Baguio, main city of the region.

Echo valley

Echo Valley in Sagada hosts the famous hanging coffins, a 2000 years old ritual.

Sagada Lumiang cave

Piled 500 years aged coffins in the Luminag cave, Sagada.

Sagada Sumaging cave

Spectacular sporty caving hike in the overcrowded Sumaging cave in Sagada.

Sagada

Sagada is the capital of Mountain Province, in the northern Philippines.

Banaue to Sagada

Mountainous and scenic route to reach the capital of Mountain Province, Sagada.

Moma addicts

Moma (bethel nut) is an addiction for many of the people in this province.

Banaue by night

Quiet atmosphere in the capital of Ifugao, province in the mountains of nothern Philippines.

TamAn, Banaue, Ifugao

Discover the village of Tam An, in Banaue, Ifugao, mountainous province of northern Philippines.

Arsenia Bontoc, Ifugao farmer

See also the story of Arsenia Bontoc, Ifugao farmer in Banaue.

Life on the rice terraces

Moments of life on rice terraces in Tam-An, Banaue.

Ancesters bones

Read also the story of this ancestral ritual.

Banaue rice terraces

In Banaue are the famous rice terraces, on which we meet the inhabitants draped with traditional Ifugao clothes.

Banaue, Ifugao

Banaue is one of the most picturesque cities of the Philippines in the province of Ifugao.

We are the kids that your parents warned about

Young artist Costantino Zicarelli's show in Art Informal Gallery, Greenhills, Manila.

Bonifacio Global City morning

Morning walk in the modern area Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Manila.

Manila by the railway

Despite the loss of countless squatters areas which had settled there, a few families still live along the railroad.

Womb vox

Womb vox, ladie's artworks in Kaida Gallery, Quezon CIty, Manila.

Commonwealth corner Batasan

Living and populated area at the corner of the Commonwealth and Batasan avenues in Quezon City, Manila.

Payatas streets

Payatas hosts the largest dump site in Manila. Inaccessible, we have our walk in the surrounding streets ...

Capture a heart

"Capture a heart" event is a distribution of goods and food in Payatas, desherited area in Quezon City, Manila.

Becoming

Exhibition of art sudents in NCCA center, Intramuros, Manila.

Laguna churches

See the story on baroque churches of the Philippines in the province of Laguna, Liliw, Lucban, Majayjay, Nagclaran,...

Laguna people

Portraits and moments of people in the province of Laguna, south of Manila.

Art in the Park

Art in the Park, art fair located in Jaime Velasquez Park, Salcedo Village, Makati.

Renato Ong in Art Informal

Filipino artist Renato Ong shows his work at Art Informal gallery in Greenhills, Manila.

Greenpeace Elections rally

During the presidential campaign, Greenpeace Philippines calls which will be the most environmentalist candidate.

Pinatubo

4x4 trip and hike up to Mt Pinatubo famous volcano, before diving into !

Artists of the Philippines

Convivial evening with artists of the Philippines contemporary art scene.

Hot Air Balloon Fiesta

Philippines International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in Clark Freeport, Pampanga.

Chinatown, Binondo

Walk in Chinatown Manila, Binondo. Popular area where the difference in atmosphere is very noticeable.

Luneta, Manila

Luneta is an institutional area in Manila, there are many official buildings, monuments.

Dancing with fire

Fire show at a party at the White Beach resort in Punta Bulata.

Negros kids

Portraits of laughing children on the Sipalay beach at sunset.

Negros beaches and resorts

Punta Ballo, Punta Bulata: beaches, resorts, palm trees, boats, sunshine for paradisiac walks.

Negros roadtrip

Picturesque images for a road trip on the west coast of Negros Island.

Makati days and nights

Makati, Manila's modern district, is day and night full of life.

Los Baños Railroad life

In Los Baños, Laguna, the abandoned railroad serves as main street for an informal village.

Tagum City market

Colors and smiles in the Tagum City market.

Tagum City Instants

Another stay and new lifestyle moments in Tagum City, Mindanao.

Bike race in Barret Beach

TORBA's mountain bike race event in Barret Beach.

Barret beach

Barret beach is located by the sea in the province of Davao del Norte, Mindanao. It's a friendly place for family outings.

The sewers

The neighbors of the restaurant Bon Appetit in Tagum City are smiling and busy sewers.

Greenpeace climate change rally

Greenpeace Philippines organized a colorful event about climate change.

Quezon City Memorial Circle

Quezon City Memorial Circle is a large circular park built in memory of the first president of the Philippines. There is a museum and it's a place of relaxation for many.

White moon evening

Festive evening at the White Moon Bar, located in above Ocean Park Marine Museum on Manila Bay.

Manila bay sunset

Everyday, people comes on Manila bay at sunset to enjoy the natural show.

Essai : Transport

Urban route between subways and jeepneys, the daily transportation in Manila.

Eddie & Adette

Preparations at the hotel and wedding ceremony of Eddie and Adette in Quezon City, Manila.

Obando to Malabon

River trip on the canals north of Manila, from isolated fish farms to ships dismantling siteand to the fish market in Malabon.

Davao triathlon

2009 Edition of Davao Triathlon, won by the Australian John Force.

Bon Appétit Instants

Lifestyle in the French restaurant Bon Appétit and at their neighbor's Ping, in Tagum City

Tagum City Motorshow

Presentation of the latest models and Miss Motorshow contest in Tagum City.

Tagum City Torba race

Local club TORBA organizes monthly races in Tagum City, Davao del Norte, Mindanao.

Malitam, Batangas

Malitam is a nice little village surrounded by water in the province of Batangas.

Pasig River ferry

A regular line of the Pasig River Ferry goes through Manila's Barangay Pinagbuhatan in Pasig City to Intramuros, the historic town.

La Virginia resort

La Virginia resort, in Batangas, surprise by its unique style, sometimes delirious, his owner has created.

The Badjaos

The Badjaos, fishing people, are an ethnic Muslim exiled from the south to escape the fightings there.

Life in Ulingan

The inhabitants of Ulingan survive in a slam area built on the site.

Ulingan : charcoal makers

Ulingan is the place of the charcoal makers in Tondo, Manila.

Music

Music students performing at the amphitheater at the University of the Philippines.

Ondoy volunteers

Septembre 2009, le typhon Ondoy a ravagé Manille et ses environs. la chaîne de TV ABC/CBN organise des actions pour venir en aide aux sinistrés. Army and STI students are...

RotaRun

The Rotary Club is organizing a charity running. Students of the Science and Technology Institut (STI) are volunteering on this event.

Makati From the Sky

First compilation of pictures from above, introducing the future exhibition in Kaida Gallery, Manila. Read also the story Makati...

Jeepneys

The jeepney is the iconic transportation of the Philippines, built on the basis of U.S. military jeeps.

Smiles

First impressions, the smiles ! Read the story: Sourires.

Aetas and Water

Photo essai about the strong link between the aetas and the water.

Basket-ball in Kanawan

Aetas plays basket-ball intensively on the playground, which is actually the main space in the center of the village

Kanawan: the Aetas

The aetas are a native tribe of the Philippines. those are living in the Kanawan village, in Bataan, Luzon.

Kanawan: PCP shutters

The members of the PCP workshop during the outreach in Kanawan, Bataan.

PCP workshop

Workshop of the Philippines Center for Professional Photojournalism in Subic.

Manila

Introducing Manila, the bay, Paco park, Luneta, Intramuros, Antipolo...

Snaps of a new life

Compilation of the first moments in the Philippines life.

Makati, Manila

Just a few hours in a city can change a life. Discovering the crazy Manila wouldn't expect a return a few months after.

Pearl Farm Resort

Short dream stay in Pearl Farm Resort facing Davao (Mindanao) on Samal Island.

Pindasan II

Second stay in Pindasan resort, Mabini, playing karaoke and diving into the sea.

Pindasan, Mabini

Portrait of a sunday afternoon in a typical filipino resort on a beach in Davao del Norte.

Bon Appétit

Daily pictures in french restaurant Bon Appétit in Tagum City, Mindanao.

Tagum CIty, Philippines !

Discovering Philippines during a 3 weeks stay in Tagum CIty, Davao del Norte, Mindanao.

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