MEKENILAND: 21. WHERE HAVE ALL MY PHOTOS GONE?

Ever since I started posting my photos on my websites, I have seen some heightened interest for them especially in heritage and culture groups and forums. I usually make my old photos available to anybody and for any purpose—be it for a book, magazine, TV, or a museum display, as long as there is a proper request and a corresponding citation. That’s just fair—old photos don’t appear on demand, one has to search for them—and then pay good money to have them. Too bad many people don’t understand that—when I chided someone in a heritage forum about the inordinate use of my old Davao pictures without any request/credit, he became agitated, reasoning that since it was not I who took the pictures used in the postcards, I had no right to claim those postcards as mine. He—and a few others—are more of an exception, as generally, people are courteous enough to ask permission first. Here is a list of publications that have made use of my old photo collection:

THE SAGA OF LA NAVAL, TRIUMPH OF A PEOPLE'S FAITH
Published by the Dominican Province of the Philippines, various contributors, R. Jose, F. Hornedo, Fr. R. Mactal, J. Victor Torres, R. Villegas, et. al. © 2007 - Picture of Sta. Catalina Church interior

PALASPAS: An Appreciation of Palm Leaf Art in the Philippines.
By Elmer I. Nocheseda, ADMU Press © 2009. - p. 11, Picture of a decorated Holy Week booth

THE AMERICANIZATION OF MANILA
By Cristina Evangelista-Torres UP Press © 2010 Back Cover: Clarke Ice Cream Parlor

LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS: KAPAMPANGAN PIONEERS IN THE PHILIPPINE CHURCH
By Dr. Luciano P.R. Santiago Holy Angel University Press, ©2002 p. 80, photo of Bishop Pedro Santos p. 81, photo of Cardinal Rufino Santos

DESTINY & DESTINATION: THE STORY OF HOLY ANGEL UNIVERSITY
By Robert P. Tantingco Holy Angel University Press © 2009 - pix of old Holy Angel Ad, dated 1933

A COFRADIA OF TWO: Oral History on the Family Life & Lay Religiosity of JUAN NEPOMUCENO & TERESA G. NEPOMUCENO
By Erlita Mendoza, Holy Angel University Press, (c) 2006 - Pix of various Nepomuceno family members

PINOY UMAMI: THE HEART OF PHILIPPINE CUISINE
By Eugene Imm, Cid Reyes (editors) Ajinomoto (Phils) © 2009 (I also wrote the Pampanga section of this book which tackled the different regional cooking of the Philippines) p. 14: Pounding Rice p. 69: Kusina book p. 70: Selling grasshoppers.

GENIUS IN A BOTTLE: The Art And Magic Of Bottle Whimseys
By Susan D. Jones White Holmes Press, New Hartford Connecticut © 2003 p. 125, pix of a Philippine crucifixion bottle.

HISTORY OF SAILOR SUITS
By Ignaz Matthey, Published on the occasion of the launch of the Maritime Museum of Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Pix: Lubeno Boy in a Sailor Suit