Pilgrims, healers, devotees and mystics.

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Banahaw is considered holy ground amongst amulet makers, faith healers and seekers of the divine.

Comments

[Jayred]

Nice portraits.

The guy in the fourth pic looks like a character from a movie. :-)

[luna miranda]

the man in the last image reminds me of the faith healer/hermit i met in Siquijor. scary guy...

[SD]

Great series of portraits. I like how you included plenty of the environment in the background, the soft lighting and atmosphere adds to the sense of mysticism.

[marie]

j'adore venir voyager sur ce blog, plein de belles images.
Marie

[pieterbie]

That guy in the third photo really looks cool!

[Gérard]

Tu es très fort en portraits, un sujet que j'aime !

[Cléa]

Poignant portraits, as we expect from you :).

[Ashish Sidapara]

Very powerful portraits!

[PhotoSaM]

the third portrait is one of the best i have seen for a while...

[bluepanjeet]

I remember one time my brother in-law told me a story. they were resting in "kapatagan" - the rest top at the mid of the mountain, then a bearded man with long hair suddenly preached to them and said that He was Jesus Christ. The three of them just ignored the man. Then the man said "di kayo naniniwala? Uulan, aaraw". and it did just after he uttered those words, the clouds darkened and rained heavily for a minute or so then the sun shone intensely. natakot sila so they decided to climb down and never continue their hike. sometimes weird things do happen in that mountain. and we are lucky because most illegal loggers are afraid of desecrating the mountain forfear of bad luck.

[L.]

Regards mystiques en effet, beaux portraits, par contre j'ai du mal avec ces gens, c'est pas que je les aime pas, c'est que j'ai peur de tout ce qui tourne autour de cela, la magie, les superstitions, les guérisseurs, je sais pas mais j'en ai un peu peur...

[Dia]

:) Wonderful portraits! I find anything that has to do with faith and spirituality very interesting :)

[Kyels]

I like the first photo; there's something nice about the composition.

(:

[jms]

Beaux portraits de tous ces personnages mystiques qui recherche la quiétude de la nature.

[tin-tin]

8in time for the holy week :)

[Rach (Heart of Rachel)]

These people must have a strong sense of faith and devotion. Thank you for sharing their photos.

[verns]

the last guy looks a bit scary :)

[joy]

I agree! Banahaw is such a mystical place. Did you go down the 200+ steps and cross the river?

[Still]

Wow! Strong portraits!

[standley]

Very nice series of portraits. I like the variety of expressions. Well done

[Rock Kauser]

I could sure use a healer at times! All we have are doctors here in Columbus - and I think that traditional healers could often do better then the docs! And I bet they would be a great deal cheaper too.

[don]

A fine series of these interesting looking individuals. The world has an amazing variety of peoples and lifestyles. Your blog has given us an "eye" on this interesting part of the world.

[henri]

Le premier et le deuxième portraits sont sympa! Moi je ne suis pas mystique pour un rond ;-)

[Otto K.]

Cool set. What is the purpose of the patch of writing on his forehead?

[Tatiana]

De très bons portraits avec chacuns des expressions différentes, très sympa !!!