00:00In a quiet corner of La Union, the day of an individual funeral is about to begin.
00:30He is the collector and artist, Clinton.
00:42He is fascinated by antique cameras.
00:47And not just old ones.
00:51This camera is even older than your grandfather.
00:57In this part of our daily life, taking pictures...
01:04Clinton wants to bring back the deep meaning...
01:08of taking pictures one by one.
01:15And...
01:16in tandem.
01:18It feels different.
01:20It's like you're giving birth.
01:24Wow, it's a normal delivery.
01:27In 3, 2, 1...
01:30Okay, good.
01:31But is there a chance to bring back a scene...
01:35that seems to be forgotten?
01:39Is it done?
01:40It's done. I'll get the paper inside.
01:44Here's the magic.
01:47Hey, that's great.
01:50Wow!
01:55Our Lady of Atonement Cathedral
02:01The favorite place for visitors to Baguio is the Our Lady of Atonement Cathedral.
02:09Of course, you can't forget to pray.
02:17And take a picture in front of the church.
02:24Our Lady of Atonement Cathedral
02:29Father Danny goes to Baguio Cathedral every day.
02:37At the age of 70, and because of his diabetes,
02:41it's hard for him to walk.
02:44And he can't see with one eye.
02:48But he says he has to work hard,
02:51to earn a living.
02:54Father Danny is a photographer.
03:00But his job seems to have been abandoned for a while.
03:06What do you offer to your visitors?
03:10When I didn't have a cellphone,
03:14I took pictures of all the views.
03:18The tour is now free.
03:20They can just take pictures.
03:24In the past, fathers like Father Danny would take pictures from the cathedral.
03:31But not anymore.
03:33At that time, there was a protest.
03:37But now, it's just for fun.
03:40Just for fun.
03:41For 1,000 customers, maybe not even 1,000.
03:48To earn a little,
03:50Father Danny helps to take pictures of visitors
03:54using his cellphone.
03:58You just shake it.
04:00You just tap it.
04:02Whatever you want to give,
04:04you just tap it.
04:06Like a tip?
04:07Yes, like a tip.
04:09Whatever you want.
04:10Php 1,000, Php 2,000, Php 3,000.
04:12You give it to the buyer.
04:13It's not the same.
04:16I asked Father Danny to take a picture of me.
04:19If you tell me, what should I do?
04:23That's his sign.
04:24That's his sign?
04:25That's his sign.
04:40That's his sign.
04:47There's more.
04:49There's more.
04:50Father Danny is getting a little excited.
04:52That's his sign.
05:00What's a good pose?
05:02Like this.
05:03Like this.
05:05You're cheap.
05:06Just a little.
05:10One, two, three.
05:15Perfect.
05:17Beautiful.
05:18This is beautiful.
05:19The color is beautiful.
05:22I smiled at Father Danny for a moment.
05:25I felt his sadness
05:27at the end of his search for life.
05:29Beautiful.
05:33But just 30 minutes from Baguio,
05:37another photographer
05:39is getting closer to the past.
05:42What is this?
05:43This room?
05:44This is my private room, actually.
05:47Clinton has a lot of worries.
05:50He has a lot on his mind.
05:55Sometimes painting.
05:57Sometimes art installation.
06:00Sometimes wood carving.
06:02Sometimes rubber cutting.
06:06And others.
06:07I can't remember.
06:13Clinton took me around his place.
06:17It's not just a house,
06:19but also an art gallery
06:21and a museum.
06:24What are usually the subjects of your paintings?
06:28What you see here in Cordillera.
06:32Can you do this?
06:34Can you carve this?
06:35Yes, sir.
06:36Driftwood carving.
06:38Actually, it's beautiful.
06:46Who is this?
06:48Iguot No. 3.
06:50No. 3?
06:51Yes.
06:52That's my Iguot No. 3.
06:54Is this scrap metal?
06:56It looks like it's from a car.
06:59Yes, almost.
07:00This is a car.
07:05But for all of Clinton's many interests,
07:09what drives him crazy now
07:12is taking pictures.
07:21Welcome to my second cave.
07:23Oh, yeah.
07:25Wow, there's a camera.
07:28Is this all your collection?
07:30Yes.
07:31Wow, there's a camera.
07:34Is this all your collection?
07:35Yes, sir.
07:36Wow.
07:37What are some of your favorites here?
07:45Wow.
07:49Working cream.
07:50Great.
07:52So, these are called rangefinders, right?
07:55Rangefinder.
07:57I should open one of my eyes while I'm shooting.
08:00Oh, you know.
08:02This is the focus.
08:07There's also a focus on...
08:08Like that?
08:10According to Clinton,
08:11he's been interested in taking pictures for a long time.
08:15But as his collection of old cameras grew,
08:19he became more eager to experiment.
08:23Because I already have a collection of cameras,
08:25I don't collect them just to display them.
08:28I want to use them.
08:31But Clinton has added something to his collection.
08:36These are called box cameras.
08:41They are considered the grandfathers of all cameras.
08:47This is what you call...
08:491870s lens.
08:511870s?
08:52So, it's been more than 100 years, right?
08:55Wow. Can I see this?
08:57Just open it.
08:58Oh, just like that?
09:01My friend gave it to me.
09:03Wow.
09:07It's so simple compared to the lenses nowadays.
09:11It's better if we just get an actual picture
09:15to show how the box camera works.
09:26What do we need?
09:28What we need in my box is the developer,
09:31the stopper,
09:33and the reverse.
09:35So, those three chemicals are different?
09:37Yes.
09:38Okay.
09:39Clinton's box camera
09:41doesn't just take pictures.
09:44It also directly develops and prints the picture
09:47inside the box.
09:49So, it doesn't just take pictures.
09:51It also directly develops and prints the picture
09:53inside the box.
09:55This process is sensitive to light.
10:04So, you'll put this tube here.
10:08You'll just put it when you're ready?
10:11Yes, when I'm ready.
10:12When everything is closed.
10:13You don't use the so-called negative anymore?
10:15It's directly on the paper?
10:17It's directly on the paper.
10:18There's no negative.
10:19That's the magic, right?
10:21It's just one picture.
10:23Wow.
10:24Okay.
10:25Let's try it.
10:26I'm excited.
10:32And Clinton's model today is...
10:34You can relax first.
10:36Yours truly.
10:39Okay.
10:40So, what's a good pose?
10:42The old one.
10:52Okay.
10:55So, what are our settings?
10:575.6, 2 seconds.
11:00It's just once in a while.
11:04Okay.
11:113, 2, 1.
11:15That's it?
11:16Okay, good.
11:17Is that it?
11:18Hopefully.
11:19Let's get it.
11:25Clinton is slowly developing the picture inside the box.
11:35There.
11:36Is it done?
11:37It's done.
11:38I'll get the paper inside.
11:40After a few minutes,
11:42an image appeared on the paper.
11:45Now, you can see the registered image.
11:48But it's not done yet.
11:49At least, you know that you're successful.
11:51Next, you don't know if it's overexposed or underexposed.
11:53Ah, okay.
11:54Let's go.
11:55So, this is...
11:56The magic.
12:01Hey, that's good.
12:07That's good.
12:08Earlier, it was negative.
12:09Now, it's positive.
12:11Positive?
12:17Wow!
12:29Let's go to the fixer to clean it.
12:41It took almost 20 minutes to get the picture.
12:46Okay.
12:47There.
12:50See?
12:54Take 1.
12:57Not bad, right?
12:59I look mysterious.
13:04But Clinton still wants to try again.
13:08It looks simple,
13:09but it's hard to get the picture using a box camera.
13:15Okay.
13:163, 2, 1.
13:20Good.
13:22It's hard.
13:23It's hard.
13:24That's one of the reasons why I want to try again.
13:28It's hard.
13:29It's hard.
13:30It's hard.
13:31It's hard.
13:32It's hard.
13:33It's hard.
13:34It's hard.
13:35That's one of the reasons why I chose to use a box camera.
13:39I like the challenge.
13:43It looks promising.
13:46What's hard about it?
13:48The lighting.
13:50Once the sun goes down,
13:53it's a different exposure.
13:58The mixing of chemicals,
14:00and the timing of development.
14:04If you make one mistake,
14:07the picture won't look good.
14:12Good.
14:14That's good.
14:17I look like the former members of the Katipunan.
14:22I look like General Luna.
14:23Yes, exactly.
14:26Just because I have a beard.
14:28Just a little.
14:30Three minutes.
14:33Maybe because I'm from digital,
14:36I chose to shoot one by one.
14:40In digital,
14:41because you can see the result right away.
14:45There's no element of surprise like in film.
14:48It's better when...
14:50I erased everything in digital.
14:52I dreamed of downgrading.
14:55I'm going to downgrade.
14:57I'm going to downgrade instead of upgrade.
15:01Okay.
15:03Wow!
15:04Second shot.
15:05Take two.
15:08Look at that.
15:12Those two are amazing.
15:16It's good, right?
15:18But I look uglier here.
15:20Yes.
15:25Literally one-of-a-kind,
15:27are the pictures taken by the box camera.
15:31However,
15:32it has a price.
15:34Just memorize its position.
15:36Just a little like this, a little like that.
15:38We can blur it.
15:39Ah, okay.
15:40In order to recover the time
15:42and materials that he spent on it,
15:44from Php 1,200 to Php 1,500,
15:48Clinton's single is Php 1,500 per picture.
15:51And three, two, one.
15:56Alright.
15:58For others,
15:59this experience is worth it.
16:02Oldies but goodies.
16:03Old man.
16:06Old man.
16:07Nice, nice.
16:08Just right.
16:09Why did you think of
16:11taking a picture of Clinton
16:14with this kind of old camera?
16:17It reminds me of the old photos
16:20before of the family.
16:21Because that was when we were kids.
16:24We can see those connections before.
16:27At this time,
16:28it's like you can only see old photos.
16:31But there's something Clinton hasn't done yet.
16:35I'll just read it.
16:38Taking his camera out
16:39to a crowded place.
16:43Like Session Road in Baguio City.
16:48What will be the reaction of the people here?
17:02The truth is,
17:03it's hard to beat the convenience of a cellphone
17:07when it comes to taking pictures.
17:13That's why the photographers
17:15like Tatay Danny
17:16are no longer the hosts
17:18who rely on tourists.
17:27Every day,
17:28Tatay Danny has to walk
17:30the long path
17:32to his house.
17:37Where are we?
17:38Here?
17:39Here.
17:40There.
17:42There.
17:45Is this yours?
17:46Yes.
17:47This is yours?
17:48Yes.
17:52This is yours?
17:53Yes.
17:54Where is this?
17:55Also here in Baguio?
17:56Yes.
17:57In Country Club.
17:58Yes.
17:59I've seen it already.
18:02That's why you look different.
18:04I'm getting old.
18:06Yes.
18:07Starting from the pool,
18:08you're used to taking pictures.
18:11Where did you get the interest?
18:15Well,
18:16I used to work as a security guard.
18:19I borrowed a camera
18:20and I used to take pictures.
18:22I thought it was just a hobby.
18:25But
18:26I turned out to be a photographer.
18:29I became a photographer.
18:31You can imagine
18:33my life as a security guard.
18:37It went on and on.
18:39Why are you interested in photography?
18:42Because there are a lot of people looking for me.
18:45There are a lot of people looking for me.
18:48What's your reaction?
18:50It's beautiful.
18:51The pictures are beautiful.
18:53It's like
18:54your heart is
18:55like
18:57you don't know
18:58it's full of joy.
19:01It's a beautiful picture.
19:04From a film camera,
19:06Danny's father managed
19:08to move and adjust to digital photography
19:11when it became popular.
19:16Where did you get the camera?
19:18At Sidewalk.
19:20You bought it at Sidewalk?
19:21Yes.
19:22Second-hand?
19:23Second-hand.
19:25How much was it?
19:26Around
19:28P10,000.
19:30But I saved it for a long time.
19:35But when the cheap smartphones became popular,
19:38they were forced to leave.
19:42Why did you decide
19:43to look for another life?
19:46Your business died.
19:49Maybe it's gone.
19:54I'm old now.
19:57I don't have a job anymore.
19:59I don't have a job anymore.
20:01It's good that you're still looking for a job.
20:03You're still able to go out.
20:05What you're doing is tiring.
20:06Yes, it's tiring.
20:08I just want to be close to people.
20:11There's no remission in life.
20:17That's all.
20:20It's hard.
20:21It's tiring.
20:37After a long period of isolation,
20:40Clinton was able to recover.
20:42He was able to bring his box camera
20:44to Session Road.
20:50Stay away.
21:01Are you nervous?
21:02I'm nervous.
21:06I'm nervous.
21:28Do you want me to take a picture of you?
21:30Clinton started his recovery.
21:33Did you see the process?
21:34Let's sing a song.
21:36To the visitors of Session Road.
21:38You can experience the old technology
21:40of taking pictures of the past.
21:42It's a once in a lifetime experience.
21:44It's the same experience
21:46that I had in the 1870s.
21:50Any questions?
21:52Many people came here
21:54because they were interested
21:56in Clinton's box camera.
21:58But many of them
22:00couldn't decide
22:02to take a picture
22:04of the past.
22:06That's the challenge
22:08of this kind of setup.
22:10But if you ask me,
22:12it's worth it
22:14because it's a unique picture
22:16that you can take
22:18one of one
22:20and you can keep it
22:22for the rest of your life.
22:24This is my test shot
22:26for my next haircut.
22:29It's a handmade printer.
22:30It's a print-it-a-printer.
22:32Did you study photography
22:34in the 1870s?
22:36Yes.
22:39Finally,
22:41two students agreed
22:43to take a picture
22:45using a box camera.
22:47Is this the first time
22:49you've seen something like this?
22:51Yes.
22:53Why did you decide to take a picture?
22:55Because we experienced
22:57something like this.
23:01Re-exposed.
23:11Okay, in 3, 2, 1.
23:16Let's make it a success.
23:30Smile.
23:32Yay!
23:35How was it?
23:37Did you like the picture?
23:39Yes, we liked it.
23:41Really?
23:43It's like we're in time travel.
23:45Yes.
23:47Are you happy today?
23:49Yes, I'm happy.
23:53What feeling
23:55do you get
23:57when you take a picture
23:58like this?
24:00I feel like
24:02I'm a real craftsman
24:04because it's my own work.
24:06It's a different feeling
24:08when it comes out
24:10like you're giving birth.
24:12It's like, wow,
24:14it's a normal delivery.
24:16Especially when you process it
24:18in the darkroom
24:20when it comes out.
24:22I can't explain it.
24:29Before leaving Baguio,
24:31there's one more thing I want to do.
24:38Sir Danny.
24:40This is Sir Clinton.
24:42Tay Danny.
24:44Photographer meets photographer.
24:46Tay Danny, this is Clint's camera.
24:49The old camera.
24:51The box camera.
24:53Will you allow us
24:55to take a picture of you?
24:58We'll use this camera
25:00and we'll give you the print.
25:03After you're done.
25:05Is it okay?
25:07I haven't held it yet.
25:09You're the one who's going to take a picture.
25:11You're the one who's going to take a picture.
25:13You're really a workaholic.
25:15Yes.
25:17We'll get you a portrait
25:19so you can hide a picture of yours.
25:22We're here.
25:24We've already set up.
25:33I don't have a souvenir today.
25:37In 3, 2, 1.
25:44I'll do it now.
25:46I'll print it here.
25:47Time.
26:00It looks nice.
26:03I'll close this.
26:04That's your grandfather.
26:15The frame is big.
26:17The border is big.
26:19Nice.
26:23There.
26:25That's your grandfather.
26:31It's nice.
26:34That's your grandfather.
26:36That's your portrait.
26:39Nice.
27:04As the world continues to change,
27:07many of the things we're used to
27:11may be gone by tomorrow.
27:15But we shouldn't forget
27:18the people and things
27:21that are the foundation of the things
27:23we're enjoying now.
27:26They need care
27:29and care.
27:30So that they won't be left behind.
27:35Good night.
27:37I'm Atom Arawlyo
27:39and this is
27:41the Eyewitness.
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