How do I say friend in a single photograph?

By Melinda J. Irvine 7 June 20176 November 2017

Attending mass at the Shrine of Agtalin on the first Saturday of the month is a religious tradition practiced by thousands in the Capiz and Iloilo provinces of the Philippines. The Shrine of Agtalin is located in Pilar, Capiz (Philippines).

tita em and tita mel sweating on the bus

walking down the hill from the shrine of Agtalin

this is what friendship looks like

thousands attend Agtalin mass on the first Saturday of the month

plates of pork and native chicken for lunch

Nicky lines up the candles from mass

portrait of a friend

vendors and hawkers at Agtalin Mass

selfie on the bus

native chicken on the BBQ, Philippines

em buys siopai from a street vendor

bus driver in Capiz, Philippines

farmlands of capiz, Philippines

overloaded motorcycle trasnports a stall holder home from a religous festival in rural Philippines

roasted pork in the Philippines

Eunice in front of the farmlands of Capiz, Philippines

pork, native chicken and two bottles of coke

portrait of eunice on the bus

motorbikes covered in cardboard and leaves in the summer heat

thousands crowd under the Shrine of Agtalin

tricycle with a ripped up seat

crowds climbing the hill to mass at the Shrine of Agtalin

motorbike covered in leaves to protect from summer heat

local Filipino vendor cooking native chicken

© 2017 Melinda J. Irvine (at the Shrine of Agtalin)

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Published by Melinda J. Irvine

Melinda J. Irvine is an Australian writer, poet, and blogger living between the Philippines and Australia. Mel is adopted mum to Jerry, a Filipino boy she met in 2015 while volunteering after Typhoon Yolanda. All the money she earns as a freelance writer and author get her one step closer to legally adopting Jerry — plus helping the other kids from his village go to school. View all posts by Melinda J. Irvine

7 comments

eyeforapic says:

8 June 2017 at 5:50 am

Great post Melinda 🙂

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1. Melinda J. Irvine says:
  
  8 June 2017 at 8:11 am
  
  thanks for stopping by. it’s a part of the local culture here that i really love.
  
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  1. eyeforapic says:
    
    9 June 2017 at 3:10 am
    
    Your welcome Melinda, you have a great blog 🙂
Success Inspirers' World says:

8 June 2017 at 12:52 am

Lovely pictures indeed. Thanks for sharing.

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1. Melinda J. Irvine says:
  
  8 June 2017 at 12:56 am
  
  thanks is was a lovely day with my friends 🙂
  
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  1. Success Inspirers' World says:
    
    8 June 2017 at 1:35 am
    
    I am glad you enjoyed it.
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