Manny was introduced to photography when he was 12 years old with an inherited Royal 35M rangefinder. He self-studied his way to the point that he could deconstruct, repair, and restore cameras as well as shoot any subject, though his favorites are landscapes and human interest. Manny’s biggest pride is his collection of amazing antique cameras, which are house at their ancestral home turned museum, the “Galleria Taal” in Batangas. Manny is a professional civil & structural engineer, who oversees his own business of stage rigging for large events. He dreams of someday shooting wildlife in Africa and the aurora borealis. A former president of Zone V, Manny greatly appreciates being in a “zone” where he can still further enhance his creativity in photography and make a legacy. As he aptly puts it: “a photograph you take today may not be significant but one day it will be.”