Batanes - Land of the Ivatans Photo Gallery by Joel Escala at pbase.com

Batanes - Land of the Ivatans

Going to Batanes is like going back to a world frozen in time. It comprises a group of islands that for centuries has been shaped by the sea and wind. It has rugged cliffs and hills that are covered with grass and solitary trees. Cattle and livestock is not an unfamiliar scene on the hillside.

The people of Batanes, known as Ivatans are friendly by nature. The province is very peaceful and prides themselves with zero crime rate. The only thing violent in Batanes are the ravaging storms and typhoons that regularly visit them every year.

Enchanting and majestic. A place to behold - one of the precious gems of the Philippine archipelago... that is Batanes.

Thank you for viewing/voting. I will update this gallery regularly.

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Scarlet	Artery	"Sinag"
"Kalabaw"	"Mahatao"	Loaded
Old and New	"Vakul"	Ivatan Elders
No trespassing	Mahatao Fisherman	House on a Hill
Off to Work	Marlboro Country	Majestic
Strolling	"Parola"	Moonlit Batanes
Shooting with the wave	Sunny and Gloomy	"Nene"
Chavayan Kids	Ivatan smile	Ivatan Kid
"Si Jepoy"	Shyness	Ivatan Kids
"Totoy"	Colors	On the hill
Navigator of the Seas	Azure	Fresh catch
Sunset	Boat	Fortress
Hardwork	Amber	End of the road
Parked	Closed	Lamp post
Modern "Vakul"	Prayer	Portrait of a Lighthouse
"Floaters"	Trek	Arrival
Water pump	Free ride	Window
Amber II	Ivatan Smile II	Ivatan Kid II
Ivatan Kid III	Sabtang Bikers	Ivatan Kid IV
Land of Gold	Goats View	Wisdom
Solitude	Cliffhanger	Ivatan Angel
Homecoming	Pathfinder	Wisdom II
'Gigil'	Ivatan Angels	Finest sailors in the world...
Grandma's pride and joy	Little steps...	Fundacion Pacita Du Tukon
Ivatan Kid V	Faluah (Boat) Maker	Bliss

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Susan		25-Aug-2024 06:18
I would also put the photos entitled “Closed” and “Window” together up and down on an old wall of a heritage house. They are interesting conversation pieces.

Susan		25-Aug-2024 06:15
I am drawn to both Scarlet and Sinag. I would love to put these two photos together on a wall. The serenity and the feelings that the views evoke are other -worldly.

Guest		05-Jul-2015 06:26
Sujgngfghhttyyuhbhh

Guest		05-Jul-2015 06:26
Those pictures not beautiful they are super beautiful i hope i can go to Batanes

chris		07-May-2012 07:05
my five years in batanes was the best... if given the chance... i will go back there again

Guest		23-Apr-2012 13:23
so perfect =)

hannah mae escalona		27-Aug-2011 12:41
here in batanes, u can expirience a better air and surroundings..it has less pollution and less calamities

Enzo		25-Jul-2011 09:15
It's really beautiful photos. Philippines Island.... I'm excited when i will go to travel in batanes, i got my wife will live in there later. Nice Photos!

Architect Jhomel Solatorio		23-Jul-2011 14:38
The pictures really show the rustic beauty of Batanes.

Guest		08-Feb-2011 12:23
Too much post production I must say.

Cecille		01-Feb-2011 16:50
Oh I love to see Batanes. I already heard how beautiful this place is. Thanks for your beautiful pictures Joel.

Roger Acacio		12-May-2010 17:48
Awesome pictures...thanks for documenting the beauty of the island where I was born and where I grew up. I was referred to your site by a mutual friend Millie Po-Artillaga. I hope you can also post some pictures of the Itbayat island, also in Batanes. Cheers Roger

Guest		28-Apr-2010 11:20
NICE PICTURE

Millie Po-Artillaga		30-Mar-2010 08:00
Excepr for the increased number of motorbikes, Batanes is still so charming. Joel, your pictures capture the beauty, the charm, the colors of the place & the people so well! They are so alive that I think I will need only look at this pictures to get the feeling of Batanes all over! Thanks so much for sharing .

Guest		30-Mar-2010 03:21
great photos! I hope I get the chance to visit Batanes... A friendly reminder to those planning to visit Batanes - Tourists should never buy the Ivatan Vakul. It is made from endemic and endangered species of plant (Philippine Date Palm or Voyavoy) that grows only in tiny parts of Batanes. If tourists buy a vakul, that plant could become extinct and so will be that culture o...f Batanes and the country. Only Ivatans should own a vakul.

khayu		27-Jan-2010 12:05
can u teach me how to take a nice and perfect angle of subject? i want to be a photographer,, and take like this pictures posted above,, wonderful........... keep up the good work!

Amazing!!!!		20-Nov-2009 01:16
WOW!!!! CUTE NG MGA IVATANS!!!!!!!!!!! NICE SHOT!!!

Amazing!...		20-Nov-2009 00:58
WOW!... CUTE NG MGA IVATANS, PHOTOGENIC TLGA!!!!!!!!!! NICE SHOT!

Millie Po Artillaga		11-Nov-2009 06:12
Beautiful place. Beautiful people! You have captured them so well!!!

asantor		21-Oct-2009 08:01
ari s mavid pinarin muaw..... keep it up.....

guy		01-Sep-2009 10:45
dios mamahes du mavid a piture aya apavuya mu

Tanvi		28-Jul-2009 15:53
Beauty!!

MARIFIL G.		19-Jul-2009 05:59
Its fantastic......

Buba Jafarli		04-Jun-2009 16:38
Attention-grabbing gallery! Fantastic faces, bodies and landscapes! You rock, Joel! Big V.

Alex Cheung		29-Apr-2009 01:38
Superb!!! Very good snapshot!

april		21-Oct-2008 13:00
Congratulations! job well done:) im missing my hometown:(

jerkz		15-Oct-2008 04:47
ang ganda ng mga photo mo..... jeep up the good work.... idol.. bilib ako,

Er Losav		03-Oct-2008 02:38
Wow, nice pictures. I'm from Batanes. Thanks for featuring them. Who are you? Are you an Ivatan?

Thomas		09-Sep-2008 05:40
excellent collection, your landscape and people shots are outstanding! thanks for the informations!

xep		15-Aug-2008 17:34
please help....im researching for my vicinity map plate.....wat trees does batanes have esp in the forest area.. thank you!

james		26-Jul-2008 06:36
Simply BREATHTAKINGLY WOW!

Julie Gonzalez		07-May-2008 18:17
Those pictures look great!! I am going this summer and the last time i went was about 17 years ago!

Guest		27-Apr-2008 10:13
missin my hometown! great pics.! perfect!

Thomas		29-Mar-2008 08:11
excellent gallery! love your landscape shots and portraits, V

Ariston Ibarondo		26-Mar-2008 22:43
Its very uplifting! the other side of the Philippines.

Malou Castro		19-Mar-2008 08:00
Malou Castro Great colors! Wonderful combination of people and environment

Allan		11-Mar-2008 14:50
I did like how you capture those preciouse places....What a great photos specially also the places and images you caputered on your camera.....

Scotty Graham		02-Mar-2008 04:52
Joel, I thoroughly enjoyed browsing your galleries (all of them)! I would like to comment on all of them, but I think this one is my favorite. We share a remarkably similar style...would love to go shooting with you sometime!! I will bookmark you as one of my favorites so that I can keep up with your new work. Cheers, Scotty

LiAnnE		10-Feb-2008 11:44
That is a perfect picture of Ivatans......Perfect for a RESEARCH PROJECT for SiBiKa.

Wolfgang Luger		03-Jan-2008 11:51
Magnifico!!!

lot manahan		28-Nov-2007 01:45
finest talent captured in a blessed island, one of the great scenes ive ever seen.....hope to be part of ur creation! more power!

Guest		12-Nov-2007 11:38
how i wish i can capture great pictures like these. simply amazing! Thanks for the gallery...

Guest		06-Nov-2007 03:40
Spectacular! whew!

Escalona, Ivy		11-Oct-2007 00:54
Ari mavid kuha mu dyayaya... Ari ku makiy a mamatan... (ang gaganda ng mga kuha mo dito... Parang gusto ko na umuwi sa Batanes...) I'm an Ivatan. You have done well in capturing the beauty, and serenity of Ivatans and Nature. Keep it coming! Hope to see more...

WAKAY		29-Aug-2007 15:32
Dios mamajes Joel.... you have shared what you've seen but it's up to the visitor of this gallery for them to experience how it feels to be in BATANES. Bravo.....till your next visit

Bona B. Jalandoni		17-Aug-2007 07:44
Your artist's eye captures the beauty of Batanes in a very poetic manner. There is always a desire to keep on coming back to these God-given islands. You have placed a Philippine shangrila on the world map with your mystical photo galleries.

Nath Bernardo		13-Aug-2007 00:08
I wish I have your eye! I see a fish or an old lady, you see portraits!

Solly		12-Aug-2007 19:00
Beautiful! I just got back from the PI and now wish I took pics like these. There were definitely lots of images to capture everywhere....

Johan Gerrits		26-May-2007 11:39
What a magnificent gallery Joel, for sure I like to go there now for some day, Fantastic light, colours and compositiants, well done, Big V

Aloha Diao Lavina		09-May-2007 01:31
I need to go, Joel. Your images beckoned me to come back and enjoy vicariously the majesty and beauty of this magical place. Thanks again for the inspiration.

Guest		27-Apr-2007 14:40
How to go to Batanes? Is there are hotel in this little island?

Aloha Diao Lavina		17-Apr-2007 11:33
A wonderful breathless romp through such a beautiful place! With each photograph, wanderlust to Batanes beckons...You have a sensitive eye for the story and capture the story just so, in each photograph. Thank you for sharing.

agie		07-Apr-2007 09:48
it would be nice if you let us know where, when and whos pictures you took. i think that it would help the readers if it has a brief story about the pictures.

Abescat Charles		30-Mar-2007 11:13
Very nive gallery, very nice images

Tania Bounader		29-Mar-2007 03:03
Breathtaking gallery Joel! Especially the portraits !! Thanks for sharing :)

Bogdan Szadowski		28-Mar-2007 22:03
Excellent gallery of magical place. V

Guest		27-Mar-2007 13:56
Excellent gallery with spectacular images!

Eldar Kadymov		27-Mar-2007 13:44
This exclusive blend of photography and computer graphics makes truly outstanding effects and creates wonderful and very romantic atmosphere ! V

kyoung kim photography		27-Mar-2007 06:10
Wonderful Gallery!

Svetlana Vasylyeva		26-Mar-2007 17:11
Dear Joel, thank you very much for sharing this gallery. The pictures are so different but they complete each other. Very strong gallery. Bravo. V

Nulee		26-Mar-2007 12:34
Beautiful people and landscapes. Moving.

Brian Baker		23-Mar-2007 15:51
Great gallery full of interesting images with wonderful vivid colours and beautiful light. thanks for sharing them with us.

Ali Majdfar		23-Mar-2007 14:27
Spectacular collection, Thanks for sharing. GMV

Richard Calmes		23-Mar-2007 13:49
Lovely, sensitive, beautiful images! V

Guest		23-Mar-2007 13:27
Rich colour, gorgeous light and compositions. Inspirational to me. V

Guest		17-Mar-2007 07:59
Real and Natural. Voted

Guest		13-Mar-2007 16:19
excellent gallery with breathtaking images.

Guest		11-Mar-2007 09:42
Hey ! Splendid work here. What a found ! Vote. Vincent.

Bobby Wong Jr.		11-Mar-2007 03:37
Judging by the muggy skies and roaring seas, you've captured the Batanes Isles as I remember them. I'm partial to landscapes, and those of yours that have people and animals in them, I found to be interesting enough to go back and look again. Thanks for sharing them.

Jose Libres Librodo		09-Mar-2007 10:30
Very interesting collection of images that clearly represents the soul of that enchanting place. V.

Manuel Libres Librodo Jr.		09-Mar-2007 02:32
Hi joel. Very niee. I especially like how you arrange the pictures as they come out collectively as an explosion of controlled colours. Voted

Guest		08-Mar-2007 11:08
Great collection here Joel, fantastic images and colors. Voted

Guest		07-Mar-2007 07:06
I've never seen Batanes before such a lovely site. Big V!

Guest		06-Mar-2007 09:59
Fantasic colors!!! GMV!

Lody		06-Mar-2007 03:02
Awesome! You're such a talent Joel!

Gin		05-Mar-2007 04:06
These are definitely worth the 5 meter waves!! Very nice!

Guest		04-Mar-2007 19:34
Dedi these are great! Hope to see more. Dvd

Bernice		04-Mar-2007 13:24
Simply perfect :)

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