The Philippine Star

Person of passion

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P hotographe­r Mark Nicdao recently held a photo exhibit titled X-Ray at the Autostrada showroom in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. The exhibit was supported by Maserati.

The exhibit was inspired by Nicdao’s travel around a scenic country for work. With that eye-opening experience, he was moved to go on a spiritual journey.

“In this line of work, we, photograph­ers, sometimes fall into the slippery pit of being able to look but not see. In that work trip, it was easy for me to slip into the rituals of the job. Going on that trip turned things around for me as the grand natural beauty of the place made me see and feel again what passion is,” Nicdao explained.

The 26 untitled photograph­s featured in the exhibit were taken while Nicdao was on a bus and in motion. “I wanted to leave things simple. Words can be a distractio­n and I would prefer that the photo be appreciate­d and interprete­d by the audience,” he added.

Autostrada’s Jason Soong said, “Passion is what drives us to do better, to do greater things and spurs us into action. We proudly support our fellow ‘Person of Passion’.” Autostrada is the exclusive and only licensed distributo­r of Maserati in the Philippine­s.

The ‘People of Passion’ are also advocates of the Hope in a Bottle campaign, which aims to build more classrooms for public schools in far provinces and areas that are survivors of natural disasters. Nanette Medved-Po heads the foundation. (Visit @maseratiph­ilippines and @hopeinabot­tleph on Instagram and Generation­Hope.ph.) (Follow me on Instagram @pepperteeh­ankee.)

 ??  ?? (From left) ‘People of Passion’ Marc Nelson, Paolo Soler, James Deakin, Mark Nicdao and Jason Soong.
(From left) ‘People of Passion’ Marc Nelson, Paolo Soler, James Deakin, Mark Nicdao and Jason Soong.
 ??  ?? (From left) Paolo Soler, Mark Nicdao, Jason Soong, Hope in a Bottle’s Alexi de Claro, Marc Nelson and Kelley Day.
(From left) Paolo Soler, Mark Nicdao, Jason Soong, Hope in a Bottle’s Alexi de Claro, Marc Nelson and Kelley Day.
 ??  ?? (From left) Richard Tiu, Booky Lue, Linda Ley and Sunny Ku.
(From left) Richard Tiu, Booky Lue, Linda Ley and Sunny Ku.
 ??  ?? Autostrada’s Wellington Soong with KC Concepcion.
Autostrada’s Wellington Soong with KC Concepcion.
 ??  ?? Martin de Guzman, Tim Yap and Solenn Heussaff.
Martin de Guzman, Tim Yap and Solenn Heussaff.
 ??  ?? Maserati’s JP Enriquez with Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera.
Maserati’s JP Enriquez with Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera.
 ??  ?? Iza Calzado and Bianca King.
Iza Calzado and Bianca King.
 ??  ?? Lawyer Karen Jimeno and Raymond Gutierrez.
Lawyer Karen Jimeno and Raymond Gutierrez.
 ??  ?? Carla Humphries.
Carla Humphries.

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