How can I refuse a boy's impromptu request for a photo shoot on the last day of the Christmas celebrations? I was taking photos of the altar adornments of the church after the mass (Feast of the Epiphany) when suddenly this boy was signalling me to take his photos too! I did. Not because I wanted to but because there was no way for me to refuse. Right there and then after making his request, he started posing for me to shoot his photos in his chosen spot. The boy's mood at that time was understandable since the other churchgoers were also busy taking photographs using their digicams and cellphones in front of the Nativity scene. The results were spontaneous though obviously posed (above and below photos).
I have no idea whose child is this boy neither his name and where he lives in Bulusan's 24 villages. But if anyone happens to know the boy's parents, please tell them they're free to download the photos.
Photos by Alma P. Gamil
Bulusan, Sorsogon, Philippines, January 5, 2014
