Was at Barangay Pakisama, Taguig, where Kobe played with some kids.
Was at High Street, the Fort, where Kobe answered a few Qs, met up with some kids again, then gave away a couple of autographed Nike basketballs.
Was at the Araneta Coliseium, where Kobe teamed up with some UAAP All-Stars in a 20 minute exhibition game vs the Smart Gilas Team.
Now, have a ton of JPEGs of the Black Mamba. Of course I'm eager to post them BUT I'll postpone that in the meantime. A few UAAP entries will come out first, then a few Azkals vs Brave Reds pics [July 3 match]. And even before those are these three OLD, behind-the-scenes photos.
DLSU Lady Archers
One for the Road.
This was taken after a FEU-UST Finals match at Ateneo after the DLSU girls claimed a few UAAP Season 73 awards. Their next visit to the Ateneo after this would then be on Season 74.
U.P. Fighting Maroons
. . .And another one . . .
Taken on the same afternoon as the DLSU photo.
Just before hopping into their cars, these footballers from Diliman,
gave me a few seconds of their time.
TJ Manotoc, Henry Atayde, Rick Olivares, Boyet Sison
Rarin' to Go
I snapped this one at the Panaad Press Room about an hour before the
Azkals-Mongolia match [we won that 2-nil], last Feb.9.
"Fire in the Belly", "In Your Face", "In the Moment", "Sucking it Up", "Chutzpah", "Panalo!!!" -- there are many words that come to mind when I look at these. FUN moments, fleeting as some of them are -- but blogworthy enough for me - I simply had to post them sooner or later [even though they're old pics].
Rick Olivares, JC Intal, Bianca Gonzalez, Boom Gonzalez
Parting Shot
This was literally the LAST photo I took yesterday night after the Kobe Bryant event at the Araneta. A few moments after this I packed up and went home.
Yeah !! My kind of Snapshot !
Though it would be unrealistic for me to expect ALL my impromptu-on-the-spot group shots to be like this all the time, once I sense that "something" is there, that vibe in the people I am about to shoot -- I just throw in a few words, do a few gestures -- and if the subjects have "it" or are "in the moment" it just happens. A collective growl, smile, stance, even a dirty finger, a Kung fu pose, a "come and get it" or "take me, I'm ready" or a "showdown" pose -- or whatever -- like I said, it just happens -- then I just have to be quick and sharp -- cause there are no retakes - It's either I get it or not.
brosi gonzales
