Well, it was fun while it lasted. I don’t mean to gloat – really – it’s just fun to gain a little recognition for something I’m passionate about.

CNN International featured my photo essay of the Aliwan Festival on the CNN home page for a day. If you click on the above image you can see a full size version of the screen capture kindly sent to me by CNN Go’s Editor.

The photo essay is still up on CNN Go: http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/none/aliwan-festival-mother-all-festivals-812730 And I’ve been asked to be a regular (hopefully!?) contributor to CNN Go: http://www.cnngo.com/author/brandon-hoover (really need to change my self-portrait image)

I really hope this can be a jumping point from which to capture more of the Philippines. Indonesia is forever in my heart, but the Philippines is my home for now; it’s time to explore…