January 2014 : Halamanan Festival

Our first PhotoMeet for 2014 is the Halamanan Festival of Guiguinto, Bulacan. It is the 15th edition of the municipality's colorful celebration of plants, flowers, and trees. The festival is a week-long event but Focus will be there to shoot the Street Dancing and Float Parade Competition on January 21. Parade assembly time is 1PM at the Garden City in Tabang. Assembly place for Focus will be at nearby Eurobake at 12:30PM.

The parade will start from Tabang then end up at the Municipal Athletic and Cultural Center Gymnasium at the back of Guiguinto Municipal Hall. Official presentation and judging will be held at the gym.

We are allotted 15 photographer IDs that will give shooting access at the gym. Please sign up at our Facebook page (at the Halamanan Festival announcement post) to avail of the ID. It will be first-sign, first-serve basis but please take note that we will prioritize Focus Bulacan official members. Applicants and non-members may sign up and we will try our best to get you IDs.

Bring sun protection (arm sleeves, headwear/caps, or apply sunscreen) as the shoot figures to be hot due to its time schedule. Bring a bottle of water too so you can stay hydrated.

Let's all have fun! SEE YOU AT HALAMANAN! :)