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"Focused Achievement". Taken in Bacolod, Philippines.

"Wide Eyed Gaze". Taken in Sanibel, Florida.

"Eternal Pillars." Shot in Naples, FL. (Don's note: Kristiina DiOrio helped me in this wedding, did an awesome job on this shot.)

Taken on a ship in the Mediterranean Sea.

Taken in Istanbul, Turkey.

Life imitating art. My wife being playful in Bergen, Norway.

"The Ghost" taken in Key West, Florida.

"Quiet Love". Taken at Captiva Island, Florida. No image editing here, all adjustments in RAW.

Lakes Park in Fort Myers, FL

Fort Myers Beach, Florida

Latino Family in Lakes Park at Fort Myers, FL

"Best Friends" Fort Myers Beach, Florida

Taken at Lucban, Philippines outside the 'Church of Lucban', founded in 1595.

"Guadalajara Woman". According to the Mexican government, in 2006, of the 108 million people in the country, about 45 million are living in inherited poverty, where circumstances related to previous generations such as debts and lack of access to basic resources continue on to the next generation. (Don's note: I walked around Guadalajara's Centro area and saw this elderly woman selling sponges besides one of the 19th century churches. In my broken Spanish, I was able to get permission for a picture.) This image has been released/licensed (non-exclusive) to CNN.

Two friends are having their morning chat as they travel to the Greek island of Patmos. Public ferries are a common way to travel in Greece.

Kaycee at Monterrey, Mexico, Fundidora Park

Taken at the city's fish market in Bergen, Norway.

The cotton candy man in front of the 18th century Santiago Apóstol church, which is located in Villa de Santiago, Mexico. He was sitting down when I asked him if I could take a picture, he agreed and stood up for a smile. Villa de Santiago is only 15 minutes to Monterrey, Mexico. Don's note: All RAW/DPP adjustments, no post editing.

"The Nanny" @ Bacolod, Philippines

"The Gardner" @ Bacolod, Philippines

"Serious Look" My one year old son, Baby Don, does a serious pose.

Baby Don shows off the $3 cap I bought from a peddler in Beijing.

Hong Kong shoot, Jamie MW Lee

Hong Kong shoot, Jamie MW Lee

"Beauty in Elegance" Joy Gutierrez, a Manila model, was contemplating something while on break.

"Life Back In The Ruins" Photo workshop pictures shot on location on the Ruins mansion in Bacolod, Philippines. The two models are wearing MassKara t-shirts, a major cultural festival in Bacolod, Philippines. Location: - Talisay/Bacolod, Philippines: Ruins Mansion Models: - Joy Gutierrez - Joy Pagurayan Corporate Participants: - Canon Philippines - Teleperformance

"The Mansion" Location: - Talisay/Bacolod, Philippines: Ruins Mansion Models: - Joy Gutierrez - Joy Pagurayan Corporate Participants: - Canon Philippines - Teleperformance (A technically difficult shot, background metered, foreground lit up using wireless flash triggered by 7D internally. Using Canon's EF 35mm f/1.4L lens, settings: 1/20 sec, f/1.6, ISO800.)