Category Archives: Cup of Bunn

I am a photographer and openly share many aspects of my business, but I also share the personal side of Bunn that has made me who I am today. I have been fortunate to have worked with many wonderful professionals in the wedding and boudoir industry, many of whom I am blessed to call friends. When I am not being a photographer, I am at home being a wife to my amazing husband; together, he and I help take care of his ailing mother, sharing our experience through an on-going series of personal and raw photographs I call “The Lola Diaries.” We lost our beautiful fur baby, Maile, a few years ago and I dedicated a very emotional post to her in April 2012, sharing the day she was put to sleep after losing her battle with cancer. (It was truly one of the hardest things I ever had to share and it still breaks my heart whenever I read it.) We now have a real-life ewok, Koda, who keeps us busy with his knotted hair and is frequently featured in my iPhone photographs on Instagram.

Tale of the Fishermen & Family at Lingayen Beach

These are my travel photos taken in the Philippines on an overcast day at the beach where I got to witness fishermen catching fish by way of traditional methods that their ancestors had done before them. It was a rare opportunity to see per the locals who have lived in this area for many years, and I was very lucky to have been at the right place at the right time. I don’t know much about them and have been unsuccessful with my Internet search (help, Google!), but this is what my auntie told me…

Bunn Salarzon - older asian woman smiling

They are Pangasinenses from a town in Pangasinan, Philippines. Pangalatok is their dialect that is very different from my husband’s family dialect: Tagalog, which is one of the twelve major languages in the Philippines. Fish is their main source of income to support and feed their family; each family consists of many children due to lack of education and resources that are mainly found in the city. Their catch of the day can be as high as 500 kilos of fish or as low as 200 kilos which makes it difficult when split by so many men also needing to support and feed their own families, too.

My husband, his siblings, cousins, and I quietly introduced ourselves then quickly lent a hand at reeling in the ginormous green net that spanned at least 20 men. It took maybe an hour to pull in the entire thing as they were using only their bare hands (and bare feet, too!); at one point something broke so they had to make up for the loss. As I continued to take as many photos as they allowed me, I was in awe the whole time that I nearly cried behind the lens … I just couldn’t believe that I was a part of this beautifully rare moment that even my aunt has yet to see— and she’s lived in the area for many years. When they sorted through their total catch (I think about 500 kilos), we purchased more than we needed as a way to thank them for welcoming us on the catch, still they included much more in our batch than what we paid for. Tears.

I hope to share more of their story as I learn it— help, Google!! There are so many images that I want to share: see Part 1, Part 2 for more images from this collection. (Mamiya 645AF + Portra 400 + Richard Photo Lab)

Bunn Salarzon - fishing boat on ocean shoreBunn Salarzon - fishermen at sea in the philippinesBunn Salarzon - men pulling fishing netBunn Salarzon - fishermen reeling in huge fishing netBunn Salarzon - smiling fisherman on the beachBunn Salarzon - men fishing at the beachBunn Salarzon - boy holding fish in handBunn Salarzon - two old women carrying basket of fish on the beachBunn Salarzon - man holding tiny shrimpBunn Salarzon - group of filipino fishermenBunn Salarzon - fishermen celebrating catch of the day

Tale of the Fishermen & Family at Lingayen Beach

These are my travel photos taken in the Philippines on an overcast day at the beach where I got to witness fishermen catching fish by way of traditional methods that their ancestors had done before them. It was a rare opportunity to see per the locals who have lived in this area for many years, and I was very lucky to have been at the right place at the right time. I don’t know much about them and have been unsuccessful with my Internet search (help, Google!), but this is what my auntie told me…

Bunn Salarzon - smiling vendors on the beach

They are Pangasinenses from a town in Pangasinan, Philippines. Pangalatok is their dialect that is very different from my husband’s family dialect: Tagalog, which is one of the twelve major languages in the Philippines. Fish is their main source of income to support and feed their family; each family consists of many children due to lack of education and resources that are mainly found in the city. Their catch of the day can be as high as 500 kilos of fish or as low as 200 kilos which makes it difficult when split by so many men also needing to support and feed their own families, too.

My husband, his siblings, cousins, and I quietly introduced ourselves then quickly lent a hand at reeling in the ginormous green net that spanned at least 20 men. It took maybe an hour to pull in the entire thing as they were using only their bare hands (and bare feet, too!); at one point something broke so they had to make up for the loss. As I continued to take as many photos as they allowed me, I was in awe the whole time that I nearly cried behind the lens … I just couldn’t believe that I was a part of this beautifully rare moment that even my aunt has yet to see— and she’s lived in the area for many years. When they sorted through their total catch (I think about 500 kilos), we purchased more than we needed as a way to thank them for welcoming us on the catch, still they included much more in our batch than what we paid for. Tears.

I hope to share more of their story as I learn it— help, Google!! There are so many images that I want to share: see Part 1 for more images from this photo collection. (Mamiya 645AF + Portra 400 + Richard Photo Lab)

Bunn Salarzon - images of boat anchor and tailBunn Salarzon - fishermen waiting for catch of the dayBunn Salarzon - men pulling in fishing netBunn Salarzon - old man pulling fishing netBunn Salarzon - group of fishermen in the philippinesBunn Salarzon - fishermen sorting catch of the dayBunn Salarzon - fishermen at sea in black and whiteBunn Salarzon - older fishermen working hard on the beachBunn Salarzon - fisherman at seaBunn Salarzon - men working at the beachBunn Salarzon - fishermen celebrating catch of the day

Tale of the Fishermen & Family at Lingayen Beach

These are my travel photos taken in the Philippines on an overcast day at the beach where I got to witness fishermen catching fish by way of traditional methods that their ancestors had done before them. It was a rare opportunity to see per the locals who have lived in this area for many years, and I was very lucky to have been at the right place at the right time. I don’t know much about them and have been unsuccessful with my Internet search (help, Google!), but this is what my auntie told me…

Bunn Salarzon - fishermen at sea in the philippines

They are Pangasinenses from a town in Pangasinan, Philippines. Pangalatok is their dialect that is very different from my husband’s family dialect: Tagalog, which is one of the twelve major languages in the Philippines. Fish is their main source of income to support and feed their family; each family consists of many children due to lack of education and resources that are mainly found in the city. Their catch of the day can be as high as 500 kilos of fish or as low as 200 kilos which makes it difficult when split by so many men also needing to support and feed their own families, too.

My husband, his siblings, cousins, and I quietly introduced ourselves then quickly lent a hand at reeling in the ginormous green net that spanned at least 20 men. It took maybe an hour to pull in the entire thing as they were using only their bare hands (and bare feet, too!); at one point something broke so they had to make up for the loss. As I continued to take as many photos as they allowed me, I was in awe the whole time that I nearly cried behind the lens … I just couldn’t believe that I was a part of this beautifully rare moment that even my aunt has yet to see— and she’s lived in the area for many years. When they sorted through their total catch (I think about 500 kilos), we purchased more than we needed as a way to thank them for welcoming us on the catch, still they included much more in our batch than what we paid for. Tears.

I hope to share more of their story as I learn it— help, Google!! There are so many images that I want to share so it’ll be split in to four equal posts, this is the first batch. (Mamiya 645AF + Portra 400 + Richard Photo Lab) P.S. The guy with the red bag is my husband Romie; he was holding my bag while I was holding my camera. :)

Bunn Salarzon - black and white photo of filipino fishermenBunn Salarzon - men pulling in fishing netBunn Salarzon - group of hardworking fishermen at seaBunn Salarzon - fisherman at sea in black and whiteBunn Salarzon - old fishing boat at seaBunn Salarzon - fishermen pulling in catch of the dayBunn Salarzon - old fishing boat in the oceanBunn Salarzon - woman selling fresh fish on the beachBunn Salarzon - group of fishermen pulling in fishing netBunn Salarzon - green fishing net of seafoodBunn Salarzon - green fishing netBunn Salarzon - young fisherman walking on the beachBunn Salarzon - fishermen taking a break on the beach

I’m a Photo Contest Winner!?

Seated in a booth at the Thai restaurant that Romie and I frequent, I scrolled through my Twitter feed to see Instaproofs‘ post re: the 2013 photo contest winners and discovered they had chosen one of my images … Bonny & Derrick’s Indonesian Wedding in Bali image won! (Their wedding was also featured on Junebug Weddings.)

Bunn Salarzon - beautiful indonesian bride hair and makeup

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