Karmic Snapshot

We save the most sacred for second to last.

Post 7 of What’s Your Flavor? This one is about ube, the violet aura, and what 11,000 years of staying power actually means.

One more after this. 🌈

This aura portrait we rendered of Malin is what it felt like being in her presence. A sense of being one with nature. Appreciation. Calmness. Awe.
Like an old friend you can just sit with in silence. Rest easy, giant. 🌿

This one’s for the old souls, seekers, and deep thinkers? 👾

Week 3, Post 2 of What’s Your Flavor? This one is about the indigo aura and the Filipino kakanin that has been present at every milestone in Filipino life.

Your aura might be biko. 🍚

Still water runs deep.
Week 3 of What’s Your Flavor? This one is for the quiet ones. The ones who don’t say much but when they do, everyone listens.
Your aura might be gulaman. 2

Second post this week in What’s Your Flavor? we are looking at the green aura and the Filipino dessert built on an ingredient that has been used as medicine for centuries.
Your aura might be buko pandan.

If I could photograph anyone in the world, it would be her.
Apo Whang-od. Born in 1917. Still tattooing. The oldest living mambabatok in the Philippines and one of the most legendary artists to ever live.
In 2023, at 106 years old, she became the oldest person ever on the cover of Vogue. Her story was highlighted to raise awareness and to preserve the art of kalinga tattoo.
The colors are from my own aura photo, taken coming back from a visit to the Philippines. Overlaying them onto her just felt right. These are the colors I carried home from the motherland.
📷 Original photo: Vogue Philippines

What if I told you that one of the most beloved Filipino sweets was born from something that was thrown away?

Week 2 of What’s Your Flavor? This one is about the yellow aura and the dessert whose entire origin is a lesson in resourcefulness.

Your aura might be yema. 💛