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On An Unknown PBA Legend
Tadaaa!!! Introducing... Mang Ramon Esguerra!
See, he's problematic about this requirement I just assigned to him. The PBA is celebrating their 30th anniversary on April 9 and Mang Ramon is as old and legendary as the country's number one basketball league. He's been a news photographer way before I was even born and has been covering the PBA games at the same time.
Check out his mini light table. I just had to browse through all his super old pictures of Jaworski still wearing super short shorts, El Presidente Ramon Fernandez, Crispa-Toyota games, Alvin Patrimonio when he was still a rookie and tons, tons more! It was so much fun especially for a basketball fanatic like me. Displayed at their house were his countless plaques, trophies and various awards from politicians for his award winning pictures. he had lots of Samboy pictures too! Samboy is a photographer's perfect subject because he always takes acrobatic, "skywalkin" shots. Amazing! And I should commend Mang Ramon for his valiant effort to archieve everything. Unfortunately, according to him, some inconsiderate people who borrowed some of his negatives did not have the decency to return it to him. Before I even came to his house, he said he tried to clean his bodega full of pictures. Lo and behold, some boxes were filled with cockroaches! Yikes! Thank God everything was in order when I
got there.
The most important recognition from his Wall of Fame I guess, would be his beautiful pictures of his wonderful family. He has pictures of his wife, children, grandchildren in places I have never been to. He seems like a hardworking, responsible father. He is a great character!
I'll see him again next week when we finally get the final list of the 30 Exemplary Player Milestones, 30 Best PBA games and 30 Most Outstanding PBA Moments. We have a lot of digging and researching to do. I can't wait!!!
On An Unknown PBA Legend
Tadaaa!!! Introducing... Mang Ramon Esguerra!
See, he's problematic about this requirement I just assigned to him. The PBA is celebrating their 30th anniversary on April 9 and Mang Ramon is as old and legendary as the country's number one basketball league. He's been a news photographer way before I was even born and has been covering the PBA games at the same time.
Check out his mini light table. I just had to browse through all his super old pictures of Jaworski still wearing super short shorts, El Presidente Ramon Fernandez, Crispa-Toyota games, Alvin Patrimonio when he was still a rookie and tons, tons more! It was so much fun especially for a basketball fanatic like me. Displayed at their house were his countless plaques, trophies and various awards from politicians for his award winning pictures. he had lots of Samboy pictures too! Samboy is a photographer's perfect subject because he always takes acrobatic, "skywalkin" shots. Amazing! And I should commend Mang Ramon for his valiant effort to archieve everything. Unfortunately, according to him, some inconsiderate people who borrowed some of his negatives did not have the decency to return it to him. Before I even came to his house, he said he tried to clean his bodega full of pictures. Lo and behold, some boxes were filled with cockroaches! Yikes! Thank God everything was in order when I
got there.
The most important recognition from his Wall of Fame I guess, would be his beautiful pictures of his wonderful family. He has pictures of his wife, children, grandchildren in places I have never been to. He seems like a hardworking, responsible father. He is a great character!
I'll see him again next week when we finally get the final list of the 30 Exemplary Player Milestones, 30 Best PBA games and 30 Most Outstanding PBA Moments. We have a lot of digging and researching to do. I can't wait!!!