More Dutdutan Festival 2012 Pics Part 1

Here's more pictures of the second day of the Dutdutan Festival.

I really admire these tattoo artists for their beautiful creations and their human canvasses for their endurance to go through this painful process.  Self expression does have its share of pain.

The Kalinga Batek artist at work.

Immortalizing The King in ink on skin.

Contestant #29 prepping her tattoo.

An artist does need his inspiration.

Vandolph having his tattoo done for the
competition.

Vandolph joining the portrait competition.

The coveted Dutdutan trophy.

Big Tiny

Fines Pena being ogled---and why not?  She had paint for clothes!

Cookie Chua's Color It Red Band.

Epi Quizon in the house.

Jahziel Manabat @ The Dutdutan Festival 2012

It was very difficult getting a clear shot of Jahziel Manabat during the Dutdutan Festival yesterday.  She was in a booth selling posters (or was it calendars?) and there was not a time in each of the visit I did to her booth that there was no frenzy of photographers and on-lookers!  I had to do over-head shots which was either blocked by a head or camera.  It would be incomplete to leave and not capture a photo of her in this event so I got on shooting at every opportunity I got and just crop the unwanted.

Contestant #29 @ The Dutdutan Festival 2012

It was a loooonng uneventful wait for me as the tattoo competition went underway at the second day of the Dutdutan Festival last night until this lady showed up and got my blood flowing (in all directions!) and based on the predominantly male crowd they were awaken from their stupor (or drunkenness) when Contestant #29 came on stage!

Obviously, The BATMANs (Batang Manyak) are in the house!

Manong, OK ka lang?