Wanting to push my mobile photography skills to a notch higher, I intentionally left my mirrorless camera for my ever reliable iSight native camera and took the challenge to cover our week-long adventure around the archipelago of Masbate province. Our itinerary went fast-paced and jam-packed so my decision to capture the Masbateño moments merely on mobile phone is right.

The main event of the entire festival is the invitational competition among the cowboys and cowgirls in the Philippines

Looks like a shot lifted from a teleserye setup situated at Mayong Payong viewing deck

For Simon Gonzaga of The Big Black Backpack, there’s no place like hometown

Daku Beach has been our shelter for the week and is greeted by this mood-boosting and creativity-stirring kind of sunrise

Buntud has a piece of sandbar few minutes away from the city and serves as a large home for marine life forms

With a height similar to an eight-floor building, this waterfalls empty its beauty straight out to the sea

Stepping stones of Dave Agbayani, the Chosen Juan of the recently concluded Juanderlust competition

Another strip of good beach surrounded by the clear waters of Burubangkaso

The team behind the viral tourism video of the Philippines, Wow Tapes, is capturing very minute details for their all-new follow-up video

Halea Park is a dejavu dream destination comparable among the islands of Caramoan and El Nido

Pack up! Time to see a whole new water world.

The best thing between our breaks is the abundance and festive servings of food

A quick stop somewhere in their so-called Zigzag Road before the night falls

An apt segment of the very first inter-municipality beauty pageant showcasing the rodeo outfits of the contestants

The welcoming ceiling art of the port in Altamar Ticao Island Resort

Patiently waiting for the marshmallows and bonfire games to start that didn’t come

Sunday Morning like it was taken from the Maroon 5 hit song

Stripes for stripes by Lovey of Art of Movement

I wasn’t informed that Mister Masbate is actually running on Animasola Island

Contestant #1, Dave Agbayani, Quezon City

Contestant #2, Simon Gonzaga, Cainta

His zebra inspired shirt is totally rocking it.

My favorite destination among the islands of Masbate is a reminiscence of Kapurpurawan and Biri Rock Formations

The Bayani Traveler himself posing for blog of The Martyr Ng Pag-ibig a.k.a. The Wandering Weekend Warrior

Yet another snorkeling site near Sombrero Island to end our itinerary

While there are still moments where iPhonegraphy would fall short like capturing the action-filled scenes of the man-vs-bull or Milky Way shot during that night with no electricity, my smartphone, with the help of photo enhancing apps, didn’t fail to deliver. Meanwhile, my GoPro took care of the rest of the memories in Masbate for my next travel video.

This visual diary is Part 1 of the adventure series featuring the emerging Masbate. Stay tuned for more of our adventures in Masbate in my next post.