LP 52: Paboritong Litrato
April 3, 2009 by admin
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Bago ang lahat ay nais ko po muna na kayong lahat batiin ng HAPPY 1st ANNIVERSARY! Maraming salamat sa malugod na pagsuporta at pagtangkilik sa Litratong Pinoy. Mabuhay kayong lahat!
Atin pong salubungin ng mainit na pagtanggap si Yuichi Itabashi o Luiji, ang ating panauhing pang dangal. Isa po siyang propesyonal na photojournalist. Tubong Japan. Isa po sya sa mga konting potograpo na kilala ko na hindi gumagamit ng anumang software gaya ng photoshop para lamang ‘pagandahin’ ang kanyang mga larawan. Purong (pure) talento po ang makikita ninyo! Kasama ng kanyang butihing maybahay na si *Atinna ay kanila pong pinagbigyan ang imbitasyon ng Litratong Pinoy na maging panauhin sa ating unang anibersaryo. Ang sumusunod ay pagsasalaysay ni Ginang Atinna.
Atin pong hinihiling na sa salitang Inglis ninyo iwan ang inyong mga komento. Maraming salamat po.
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Ang tatlong litratong ito ang aking pinili na ilagay dito sa Litratong Pinoy. Kuha ito ng aking asawa na isang photojournalist dito sa Tokyo kung saan kami ay naninirahan. Isa rin syang stringer sa ilang internasyonal dokyumentari magasin at pahayagan.
Ang batang babaeng nakangiti habang naghuhugas ng kamay ay kuha sa isang refugee camp nung kasalukuyang may giyera sibil sa Nicaragua. Isa siya sa maraming batang nahiwalay o naulila sa kanilang magulang. Naging cover ang larawang ito ng Asahi Photo Magazine noong taong 2001.
Labing anim na taong gulang ang batang ito, siya ay nakatapak ng mina ng bomba habang naglalakad pauwi sa kanilang bahay sa isang lugar sa Cambodia. Bukod sa kanyang paa ay tinamaan din ang kanyang tiyan. Ang larawang ito kasama ng iba pa ay ginawang exhibit sa Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography noong 2004.
Ang litratong ito ay kuha sa isang parke dito sa Tokyo. Maaaring sabihing mapapalad ang mga bata dito sa Japan. Sila ay alaga sa pagkain, edukasyon, at pangkalusugang atensyon at pangangailangan. Walang batang yagit dito sa bansang ito, walang batang kakalat-kalat sa kalsada na nanghihingi ng limos o nagtitinda ng Sampaguita.
Hindi ko na maalala kung sinong pilosopo/manunulat (si Dostoyevsky yata kung hindi ako nagkakamali) ang nagsabi ng: “Kung ano ang ginawa mo sa isang bata, paglaki niya ay ibabalik at gagawin rin niya ito sa lipunan”.
Pero alam ko na ang ating bayaning si Jose Rizal ang nagsabi ng: “Ang kabataan ang kinabukasan at pag-asa ng bayan”.
Nailathala ang mga kuhang larawan ni Luiji sa iba’t-ibang magasin at pahayagan tulad ng Asahi Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, The Japan Times, The New York Times; at ahensya ng balita tulad ng Associated Press, Agence France Presse, at iba pa. Kabilang sa mga prominenteng indibidwal na kanyang nalitratuhan ay sila Bill Gates, former President Bill Clinton, The Dalai Lama, ang Pranses na aktres na si Sophie Marceau, ang Koreanang aktres na si Lee Young Ae ng popular na dramang ‘Jewel in the Palace’, at ang laging papalit palit na Prime Minister ng Japan at mga miyembro ng kanilang administrasyon.
Sa gulang na 23, nung umpisa pa lamang ng dekada 90, katatapos niya ng kursong Photojournalism sa University of Illinois ng siya ay nagsimulang kumuha ng litrato at magdokumento ng giyera sibil sa Central America (Nicaragua, El Salvador at Guatemala). Nasaksihan niya at nakuhanan ng larawan ang kalupitan ng giyera, ang pagkawasak ng kalikasan, ari-arian, at buhay ng mga inosenteng mamamayan; at ang nakapanlulumong epekto nito, lalung lalo na sa mga bata.
Malakas ang kanyang loob na makisabay sa mga rebeldeng sundalo na nakikipagbarilan at hinahagisan ng granada ang habul-habol na mga kaaway na militar. Sa kung saan saang bundok, ilog at kapatagan siya napapadpad. Dala-dala niya sa kanyang likod ang isang backpack na puno ng films at nakasakbit sa balikat ang camera bag na may 15 kilos ang bigat. Hindi niya alintana ang gutom, uhaw at kagat ng kung anu-anong insekto, iisa ang nasa kanyang isipan: ang makakuha ng mga larawan. Natuto siyang kumain ng nilagang hilaw na saging na isinawsaw sa asin, inihaw na kuneho, bubuli, ibon at kung anu-anong hayop na nahuhuli sa bundok na pwedeng ipantawid gutom. Walang bottled mineral water sa bundok; tubig ulan na inipon sa kantina at tubig batis ang pamatid uhaw.
Sa kalahating taong pamamalagi niya sa mga nasabing lugar ay nagkaroon ng malaking puwang sa kanyang puso ang mga batang nakatigil sa mga refugee camps. Maraming larawan din ang kinuha niya dito, ang isa sa mga dokumentaryong kanyang ginawa ay naka sentro sa mga batang nagkaroon ng kapansanan o naulila dahil sa giyera.
Isa sa mga adbokasiya ni Luiji bilang photographer ang isulong ang pagpoprotekta at pagpataas sa karapatan ng mga bata. Lalung-lalo na yung mga biktima ng karahasan dulot ng giyera. Nakita niya kasi kung paanong hirap at abuso ang dinanas ng mga ito, sa pisikal, sikolohikal at emosyonal na aspeto. Kahit ngayon ay patuloy pa rin ang kanyang mga adhikain at adbokasiya na makatulong sa mga bata lalo na yung mga nasa ampunan, at isulong ang katayuan at ipreserba ang dignidad nila sa lipunan. Katuwang na niya ako ngayon sa adhikaing ito.
Sa kasalukuyan ay hindi na siya do-or-die photographer na sumusugod sa giyera. Ang kanyang paboritong kamera – Nikon F3/T (isa sa pinakamatibay at pinakamagaan na kamera gawa sa titanium kaya tinaguriang “kamerang pangharabas” ng mga photojournalists at war photographers), na lagi niyang kasama noong mga panahong iyon ay nakatago na ngayon sa kanyang camera storage cabinet.
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Si Atinna ay nagtuturo ng Ingles at Literatura sa isang pribadong High School sa Tokyo. Papel din niya ang pagiging maybahay, assistant, sekretarya, at tagahawak ng ilaw at reflector sa mga photography projects ni Luiji – ang mga papel na ito, kadalasan, ay gratis.
(YUICHI ITABASHI San, thank you so much for sharing your talent with us. ATINNA, thank you so much for your generosity. Forever grateful. – admin )
WOW! Very nice photos! Mine is up;-)
Happy LP!
Yen’s last blog post..LP: Favorite Photo
Luiji, I LOVE YOU! ha ha ha! Atinna, am just funning with yah
seriously, Yuichi san, you’ve been an inspiration eversince your wife said to me that Canon is better (and yet you’re carrying a Nikon in one photo 
) it’s because of you that I am using Canon har! har!
Domo Arigato for gracing our humble weekly game, Luiji san, I am serious when I said you’ve been an inspiration. And also thank you for sharing with the rest of us your talent.
Thess’s last blog post..Paboritong (mga) Litrato (LP 52)
First and foremost, I wish to extend my warmest anniversary greetings to my fellow Litratong Pinoy members, and of course, the person who started it all, Ms. LP Creator! Happy 1st Anniversary to us all!
Luiji-san, thank so much for sharing your photos with us! I realize that these are sacred to you. The second photo is truly very touching. You are the embodiment of a true photojournalist and it is my wish that through your beautiful photos, you may tell many more stories and that you may touch the hearts of many.
I am sure that my fellow Litratong Pinoy members were themselves enlightened (as I was) after reading this entry. Again, thank you!
Mabuhay to all!
Munchkin Mommy’s last blog post..LP #52: Paboritong Litrato (Favorite Photo)
I forgot to thank Luiji-san’s wife! Sorry! Atinna-san, thank you for posting this entry on behalf of Luiji-san! We hope this won’t be the last time that you will agree to post photos for Litratong Pinoy!
Cheers and more power to you and Luiji-san!
Munchkin Mommy’s last blog post..LP #52: Paboritong Litrato (Favorite Photo)
this is a new challenge for me…taking good photos of kids. ang ganda ganda ng mga kwento ng 3 larawan. happy anniversary muli!!!
CES’s last blog post..Litrato:new fave
out of the three photos above, my favorite is the first one, the girl’s smile make her so beautiful!!!
FickleMinded’s last blog post..Food Trip Friday#1
happy anniversary, LP! may it continue as long as a Long-Playing record!
http://fairywinkle.blogspot.com/2009/04/litratong-pinoy45-paboritong-litrato.html
parang nahiya yung entry ko dito…
but here’s my entry: http://sunshinearl.com/2009/lp-paboritong-litrato/
Happy LP! Happy Anniv!
arls’s last blog post..LP: Paboritong Litrato
here’s my entry! happy anniversary LP http://jeprocksdworld.com/lppaboritong-litrato/
jeprocks’s last blog post..LP:Paboritong Litrato
isa pong mainit na pagbati ng HAPPY ANNIVERSARY sa ating lahat!
eto po ang aking lahok:
http://maver.wifespeaks.com/2009/04/lp-49-paboritong-litrato.html
maver’s last blog post..LP #49: PABORITONG LITRATO
Atinna, long time no see!!! Ah misshu
ajay’s last blog post..If you’re running in the 2010 elections & you’re not on Facebook, are you cool?
happy anniversary LP! hindi lang mga paboritong litrato ko ang handog ko, kundi pati ang pagpapatotoo na ang LP ang aking paboritong samahan ng mga litratista.
more power! 
Paboritong Litrato sa MyMemes
Paboritong Litrato sa MyParty
meeya’s last blog post..Paboritong Litrato
first of all, Happy Anniversary to Litratong Pinoy!! its been a great year!
wow, those are wonderful photos…truly the work of a talented photographer
my post is up….
http://scroochchronicles.com/?p=1593
Cookie’s last blog post..Summer Insects
Sana kasing tamis ng kanilang ngiti ang inyong umaga
bless you luiji for having a good heart. the youth may be tomorrow’s future but the people of today must do something to mold those future.
iRonnie’s last blog post..Litratong Pinoy: Paboritong Litrato
the second picture depicts both war and hunger. seeing those picture makes me feel very blessed and lucky.
kudos to both atinna and luiji.
nice article and pictures. a great way to celebrate one year of LP!
happy LP!
milet’s last blog post..LP 52 : Paboritong Litrato (Favorite Picture/s)
mabuhay ka yuichi! salamat sa iyong mga lente at kami ay namumulat sa mga ganitong katotohanan.
salamat miss atinna sa iyong pagbahagi ng mga litratong ito. 
meeya’s last blog post..Paboritong Litrato
I love the work of photojournalists because their photographs speak volumes, capturing more than just images but stories too! Thanks, Yuichi and Attina, for celebrating LP’s 1st year with us. And congratulations to all LPers for a year (and more!) of photographs!
Em Dy’s last blog post..Regal Baby
ooops, my bad. ingles pala dapat
happy first anniversary, dear friends and photo fiends! here’s to more photos and many more wonderful memories.
my entry may be found here:
http://maver.wifespeaks.com/2009/04/lp-49-paboritong-litrato.html
maver’s last blog post..LP #49: PABORITONG LITRATO
Hi admin, happy 1st anniversary. It’s a very touching pictures, hope our government will do something as well for our streetchildren. an2nette
My entry for this theme http://tonette-bachmann.blogspot.com/2009/04/lp-no-52-paboritong-litrato.html
an2nette’s last blog post..LP No. 52- Paboritong Litrato (Favorite Pictures)
Maligayang Anibersaryo sa LP
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ang ganda ng mga larawan, damang dama ko.
eto po ang aking lahok: http://www.stripeatyellow.com/2009/04/litratong-pinoy-40-paboritong-litrato.html
Stripe&Yellow’s last blog post..Litratong Pinoy #40 (Paboritong Litrato)
Let me first greet everyone a happy anniversary. I am so proud to be part of this group.
Domo Arigato Luigi san and Atinna san for sharing us those wonderful photographs with us. Those meaningful photos touched my heart.
Hope you’ll join us again.
Jeanny’s last blog post..LP: Paboritong Larawan
Happy Anniversary to all of us here at Litratong Pinoy!
Thank you, Luiji-san for gracing our anniversary entry with your photos! It is an honor to have you join us today.
Somehow, I feel relieved that you are no longer risking your life taking war photos. Still, I hope you have not given up photography all together.
Thank you, Atinna-san for posting this entry!
Mabuhay!
Mapped Memories’s last blog post..LP #52: Paboritong Litrato (Favorite Photo)
Happy anniversary ka-LP!
Once upon a time i dreamed of being an NGC photographer/writer. I applaud Luiji for making his talent work for a very meaningful advocacy. that’s something i hope all of us photographers, whether amateurs or pro, can have. that’s having purpose.
iris’s last blog post..Life’s a beach
happy anniversary to all! nice meeting you mr yuichi. and also his wife attina
what an emotional images. truly touching
heres some of my favorite images
http://revolutionmotion.com/?p=2035
happy weekend to all.
rose’s last blog post..Paboritong Litrato
I love the work of photojournalists because their photographs speak volumes, capturing more than just images but stories too! Thanks, Yuichi and Attina, for celebrating LP’s 1st year with us. And congratulations to all LPers for a year and more!) of photographs!
Em Dy’s last blog post..Regal Baby
Such a very endearing post!
Yuichi-san, これらの写真を共有するためにありがとう. It’s so nice of you to share those touching photos. I love the stories behind your pictures for they remind me how lucky I am to be where I am now and what I have. That I should be thankful for what I’ve been blessed with.
Attina-san, I admire you for standing by and with your husband.
To the LP peepz, congratulations to all of you as you celebrate your 1st anniversary. I’m still a newbie here.
Binibining admin, mali pala yung link sa una kong comment, pakibura na lang. Salamat! Excited kasi.
Em Dy’s last blog post..Regal Baby
May LP entry na muli ako! Sa wakas!
Paula’s last blog post..LP 04.02.2009 – Paboritong Litrato
I’m also new here and i’m very proud to be a part of LP. The pictures speaks for itself. 2nette
Here is my entry http://2nettestyle.blogspot.com/2009/04/lp-no-52-paboritong-litrato-favorite.html
2nette’s last blog post..LP NO. 52- Paboritong Litrato (Favorite Pictures)
Yuchi-San and Attina-San,
thank you so much for sharing those wonderful photos. You made LP’s 1st anniversary more meaningful. I too love raw photos. And these photos are beyond greatness of what I have seen so far .
thanks again.
Stripe&Yellow’s last blog post..Litratong Pinoy #40 (Paboritong Litrato)
Eto pa ang isa kong lahok
http://www.elegancefoodandwine.com/2009/04/litratong-pinoy-35-paboritong-larawan.html
SomethingPurple’s last blog post..Litratong Pinoy #35 (Paboritong Larawan)
That pictures convey a thousand words is an understatement, especially with the level of achievement in photography and the spirit of sharing that LP members have exhibited over the past year. My Thursdays have become better because of Litratong Pinoy =]
Thank you to our wonderful admin for giving us a meaningful platform to share our thoughts and photos. It is a delight to travel the world via the internet.
Thank you to all LP members who share their lives, allowing us to have a glimpse of a huge range of places, from The Netherlands to Cambodia to General Santos City.
Thank you as well to our guest writer for this anniversary post. Your hubby’s work is truly inspiring.
May we all make the world a better place, one act of kindness at a time, one photo at a time =]
ian’s last blog post..Litratong Pinoy: PABORITONG LITRATO (Favorite Photo)
Isang taon na!!! Woohoo.
This has been a wonderful one year and what a way to cap it with our guest photobloggers.
Here’s my favorite pic from last weekend’s trip to San Francisco:
http://salika.blogspot.com/2009/04/sailing-golden-gate-bridge-san.html
maligayang anibersaryo sa lahat
salamat po sa lahat nng pasimuno ng meme na ito. dahil sa inyo, natuto akong mag-blog….
gusto ko yung ika-2 litrato may social relevance.
sana maibigan nyo rin ang aking paboritong litrato
magandang araw ka-litratista
Salamat sa pagbisita
Jay – Agent112778’s last blog post..LP # 52 : Paboritong Litrato (Favorite Photo)
The best thing about each picture is the story behind each click.
I love the way the girl was smiling amidst the country’s despair.
very touching photographs YUCHI-SAN! thanks for sharing
happy anniversary LP!
http://www.walkonred.com/2009/04/lp-paboritong-larawan-favorite-photo.html
walkonred’s last blog post..LP: Paboritong Larawan {favorite photo}
Happy 1st birthday Litratong Pinoy!!!!
The second photo reminded me of my trip to Cambodia. It was really sad to see kids who were victims of land mines scattered around. To Luiji and Attina: Thank you for sharing the photos and the stories with us. It;s very inspiring.
Buge’s last blog post..Litratong Pinoy: Paboritong Litrato
aha si luigi san pala ang guest natin, hello my dear athina…. i already posted my share….
sha’s last blog post..paboritong litrato
OK I will spill a bit, I did work for newspaper here in Athens doing photojournalism…. but I do want to do more…. anyway, am happy really for this post.
sha’s last blog post..paboritong litrato
great photos and emotions were captured! brilliant works sir! thank you for sharing…
happy anniv LP!
http://www.koolstory.com/2009/04/lp-paboritong-larawan-favorite-photo.html
kathycot’s last blog post..LP: Paboritong Larawan {favorite photo}
maganda ang komposisyon ng mga larawan, the second picture really stands out.
The photos definitely tug at the heartstrings – especially the first two – since they effectively capture the innocence of children who are unwittingly trapped in a world in turmoil. I also admire Luiji’s advocacies and how he has used his talent to make the world see not only the beauty in life but also its sad realities – especially those concerning children.
Great photos by a great artist! Kudos to LP Admin for introducing us to Luiji (who, incidentally, has the same name as my eldest son
)and to his equally charming wife, Atinna. Happy anniversary, LP! 
Pinky’s last blog post..LP #52: Paboritong Litrato
Ang istorya sa likod ng mga litrato ang siyang tunay na nagpapaganda sa kanila.
Ang aking paboritong litrato ay naka-post na.
ShutterHappyJenn’s last blog post..Paboritong Litrato (Favorite Photo)
Congratulations on LP’s anniversary!
I am very touched by this post, probably because Yuichi and I share similar life advocacies. As a pediatrician at heart, I have seen the intersection of his world and mine: the sick and suffering child.
What a very fitting tribute for this anniversary post. It shows that LP is not just about fluff. We, too have hearts. We, too, have a greater purpose in whatever it is we do. Surely LP will have it’s place in leaving a legacy for our generation and the next.
Thank you Yuichi/Luiji for sharing your talent: not only to Litratong Pinoy today, but to the whole world EVERY day.
Thank you LP!
Pinay MegaMom’s last blog post..Magik
Thank you so much to Luigi and Attina for sharing with us these beautiful photos. They truly speak some thousand words and it really tugged my heart. I really like the first two pictures, they really reach out.
Thank you for Admin for coordinating this and Happy Anniversary to LP!
I am really happy to be a part of this even if sometimes I feel my pictures are not that good enough, but am having fun while am learning tons. Kudos to all!
MariTes’s last blog post..Litratong Pinoy#45 Paboritong Litrato (Favorite Picture)
To Attina, thank you for sharing Yuichi’s photos with us. Photos really say a thousand words but these photos actually say more!
To all Litratistang Pinoy, Happy Anniversary! May LP have more Pictures to come
mEldita’s last blog post..LP: Paboritong Litrato
wow! dami agad comment ang aga aga pa… hehehe…
Yuichi-san, doomo arigatoo gozaimasu… great set of photos.
Happy 1st Anniversay LP!
lino’s last blog post..bakawan…
Habertdey, LP!!!
Ang aking lahok ay nakapost na rin!
FamiliaKhuletz’s last blog post..Paboritong Litrato (Favorite Photo)
wow domo harigato for sharing these wonderful pics with us…this is such an honor to see your famous/favorite pictures! =) how i wish i could have a shoot like yours|! Happy LP!!! God bless! here\’s mine, a simple photo – http://ishiethan.blogspot.com/2009/04/lp-favorite-picture.html
jes’s last blog post..Mommy Moments #13 Special Day
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