the colors of Bantayan Island, Cebu Philippines Photo Gallery by Paul James at pbase.com

the colors of Bantayan Island, Cebu Philippines

Bantayan Island Travel Info. - click here for wowBantayan.com

Currently living on my small & very beautiful little Bantayan Island off the coast of Cebu Philippines, my latest images are a work in progress; these are some of the colors of the Island as I see them everyday - many of the sky images are shot from close to the same places or vantage points, yet the colors & textures can be very different.

Many thanks for taking the time to look.

Please contact me if you are interested in my images.

*All images shot with the Olympus E1 Digital SLR.

Paul James - Isla Bantayan, Cebu Philippines
March 6, 2007

wowBantayan.com

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wowBantayan.com is Bantayan Island's 2009 Travel Guide
rays of light
Casa Shane & Grace
dirt road sunrise

pastel Panitogan Island
Sugar Beach Sunset
Bantayan Island Beach Party
pastel blue beach

dirt road sunset
North Sky Colors
sunset in the Southern Sky
colors at Yooneek Beach

Dirt Road, Blue Sky
colors of the Festival
t r a n q u i l
colors of a sunrise

colors in the east
rainbow in the east
colors at Santa Fe
Sugar Beach Sunrise

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rosamae gila 11-Jul-2011 06:40

wow,, bantayan was realy beautiful ,.,cant imagine how lovely the place wer i born,.,excellent work!!love all the pic.,, hope i can back 2 the place wer i grow ,.,sulangan was also prety cool ' '

Raf 25-Apr-2011 20:14

An very enjoyable gallery. Great photography. V.

Ashley Hockenberry 24-Feb-2010 17:39

Excellent gallery of outstanding images !!

Paul James 19-Sep-2009 23:33

To YANA, Robert Haas, Melanie, Evelyn & Mai:
THANK YOU SO MUCH for all your kind comments here, and some of you are originally from Bantayan Island - that's so cool!
The Island's a wonderful jewel-in-the-rough, and the simplicity of the natural beauty makes it all the more special.
Stay tuned to the BLOG on wowBantayan.com for the latest Island life info & newest Pro Photography.
PJAMES

Robert Haas 02-Sep-2009 20:05

What A beautiful job u did on Bantayan Island A work of art thank you vary much Bob Haas

Robert Haas 02-Sep-2009 19:59

What A beautiful job u did on this a work of aet on the whole story about Bantayan Island Thank You Bob Haas

Melanie P.Overgaard 29-Aug-2009 20:22

wow!!!it's a paradise place i miss Sta.fe & Bantayan Island...IM PROUD TO BE STAFEHANON ...ky ako mga parents taga dira man best regards s mga PASILAN ug ALMODIEL'S....

EVELYN HUBAHIB 07-Jul-2009 13:15

HALU..........MABUHAY!!!Im proud to be a BANTAYANON....Thank you! i found the web of Bantayan Island trough the net,Im soo proud that i born in the great island could BANYAYAN ....Lots of my friends love my place,,,,,,,,,,,,THE ISLAND WHERE U CAN FIND THE TRUE MEANING OF LIFE<,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,God Bless To all BANTAYANON.............

dale clyde asingua 26-Nov-2008 03:03

hi there james! hope your doing great out there taking nice shots. by the way, i grabed some of your photos especially in the gallery "the color of bantayan island". Hope you could also go to our place (doong islanf) because there are lots of nice things you be include in your gallery, especially the sunset which facing the negros and panay island. hope you could visit our place. thanks...dale clyde

dale clyde asingua 26-Nov-2008 03:01

hi there james! hope your doing great out there taking nice shots. by the way, i grabe some of your photos especially in the gallery "the color of bantayan island". Hope you could also go to our place (doong islanf) because there are lots of nice things you be include in your gallery, especially the sunset which facing the negros and panay island. hope could. thanks...dale clyde

mai 19-Oct-2008 13:52

Hi Paul!

I can't wait to visit your place...it's so nice, my friend and i are planning to spend some time there and i didn't expect it to be that beautiful until i check it here in your site..wow!! i am excited!

Guest 15-Oct-2008 00:09

Paul - excellent photos! This isn't the first time I've seen them. The first time I saw your photos, I said to myself, I gotta see and experience Bantayan. I have made reservations to stay at HK Kottages (per your recommendation) this coming January. I'll be going with my GF who I'll be meeting for the first time. I will definitely take a lot of pics. I have bookmarked this site, as well as the Bantayan site. I think it's one of the best kept secrets in the Philippines. Keep up the good work!

Guest 08-Oct-2008 07:03

hi mr Paul...i'm rhona frm riverside bantayan cebu i like all the pictures that u have been taken...thanks more power.

Guest 08-Oct-2008 07:01

hi mr Paul...i'm rhona frm riverside bantayan cebu i like all the pictures..

Keith Pross-Vale 29-Sep-2008 04:22

Keith P.
Hi Paul,
My wife and I recently had the opportunity to holiday in your paradise and have now decided to try a long holiday of about two months in Bantayan early next year with the intention of possibly becoming permanent residents in the near future. looking forward to possible meeting you.

JEFFREY A. MONTECILLO 24-Aug-2008 09:14

WOW IT'S REALLY A NICE PLACE THEN!!!!!!!!!!!
WHY I SAY SO????
TUNGOD KAY TAGA BANTAYAN PUD KO........
THANKS FOR SHOWING MY PLACE ..
I REALLY MISS MY HOMETOWN........

Aphrodite 03-Aug-2008 16:28

Hi Mr. Paul,
The pictures are Amazingly Beautiful.I love it!Sorry I had grabbed some of those. I am very proud of my hometown...keep up the good work!

jAPOi cequina 22-Jul-2008 11:35

Awesome captures...you truly captured the heart of Bantayan Island..great job!Big Vote:)

marga 12-May-2008 04:15

hi just want to ask about the pictures last holy week..thank u
god bless and more power..

Joseph Joy Rocamora 08-May-2008 13:48

I really love your page Sir Paul specially your pictures of Sta. Fe, Bantayan. My friends and I are planning to spend our 3-day vacation there come 14th of this month. With your wonderful photos of the island, I feel more excited as that day comes closer. Thank you for sharing your gift of framing such awesome views. I, too love to take pictures. I bought my first dslr (canon d20) a year ago. I wish I can also take some with my lens. I hope we will bump each other someday. All the best in your work!!!

rea 03-May-2008 17:48

hi, im rea from cebu. my mom is from bantayan. i was just surfing the net and i thought of searching for sites about the beautiful island, bantayan. im really glad that you made this site because it makes me proud to be a bantayanon when i hear people appreciate the place where my mom came from. we come home to bantayan every year on holy week. thank you for reading my comment and hope you'll continue updating this site. good day!

Paul James 11-Apr-2008 14:53

TO: Wilbert
Thanks for your comments.
Mayas is indeed featured on my website: wowBantayan.com
...it's listed/photographed 10 down from the top of the first hotel featured, so you can check the hotels listed there for a property that suits your needs.
Mayas is a very nice property about 25 min. north of the Santa Fe Resorts and although Mayas is on the rocky shoreline, it does not have a beach - although you can get into the water from their property.
PJAMES

wilbert 06-Apr-2008 00:31

Hi Paul,

Really nice pictures of Bantayan Island. Hope you could teach me a trick or two on how to capture these in frame.

Question, my wife and I are planning to go to Bantayan Island this coming May and I am still not sure on where to stay since I am getting mixed reviews on where the best resort to stay. I also see that Maia's Beach Resort is not featured in your list of resorts, would you recommend this place and is this near Sta. Fe? Is the beach where this resort is the same as the one in Sta. Fe, white sand and wide open beach?

Thanks and looking forward to meeting you in person when I finally get to visit Cebu.

Wilbert

anne 27-Mar-2008 04:33

finally, i got the chance to visit this. the photos are great. each of it shows a beauty... a job well done james. two thumbs up for you and your work of art... take care and god bless!

Raul Panelo 02-Mar-2008 15:09

wonderful images!

Guest 25-Jan-2008 14:00

GREAT GALLERY CONGRULATIONS

Jonathan Pestano 12-Dec-2007 04:29

to all bantayanons:
esp. in sta fe town im so proud that im a santafehanon,because people there are so nice..
Daghan pagkaun,daghan babaye,ug tanang tawu dre naay kahadluk sa GINOO!!
BITAW in short this is my PARADISE... PADAYUN BANTAYAN ISLAND!!

Paul James 21-Sep-2007 01:41

TO: Q & Charl,

Many Thanks for your kind comments on my Bantayan Island Photography, and I certainly can help you out with the latest Bantayan Island Travel Information, recommendations & insider tips etc. - just click on the link under the "sunrise/sunset" banner at the top of this Gallery.

I've posted Bantayan-Specific travel information, with Hotel & Resort/Cottage/Room photographs & current pricing, etc. at my new website: wowBantayan.com

PJAMES/wowBantayan.com (Travel-Tourism Info./Visual Guide & Island Life)

Q 21-Sep-2007 01:01

hi paul!
really great pix! impressive!
can u email me pls of other infos of the island that we can't find in the net? we're going there 2nd wk of oct ...thanks much

Charl 19-Sep-2007 07:47

Hi Paul,

Like the pictures..Are you still living in Bantayan? Have plans on going there and I have no idea where to stay there. If you can suggest a place then that would be great. It seems like you really know so much about the place..

Thanks.

Paul James 12-Sep-2007 04:22

TO: Nolax
...Thanks for your kind comments - I'll email you my cell number & we can get together and do some shooting on the Island; I'm an American who feels completely at home here doing my 'local' thing!
PJAMES

nolax montemar 12-Sep-2007 02:46

hi paul! nice gallery, excellent work you got here...by the way, i'm also in bantayan and very interested in photography as well..maybe we could have a photography jam session one of these days..by the way, are you a native on this island?

Hans Chr. S�rensen 12-Aug-2007 06:06

Very nice gallery! So many beautiful pictures. Great work.

Charles Lasnier 07-Aug-2007 05:05

A peek into paradise!

Paul James 06-Aug-2007 23:39

Hi Renier,

Thanks for your kind comments on my Bantayan Island photography.
...I'm also on TrekEarth & TrekLens, but with all the pBase & projectrice.org imaging work I've been doing, I haven't had the time to get back to my Trek Galleries; I will soon though.

I do use a unique 'angle' for some of my scenic images - you've got a good eye for noticing - and although I don't give away ALL my secrets here, I'll email you the information you seek.

Best Regards,
PJAMES

Renier Figuracion 05-Aug-2007 00:42

Hi Paul,
Impressive gallery on Bantayan Island. I like the way you've captured the different colors.
I'm a Bantayanon but been away for a long time and have just been rediscovering the island. Like you, I'm also into photography with my main Bantayan posting in TrekEarth. I noticed some of your shot was from a higher ground .... considering there are no hills close to shore I tend to conclude you took the shots from a building??? The only building I can think of would be the green building behind Ogtong ... is this the place you took the shots? If so, how much are their rates? Also, have you had a sunrise/sunset photo session in Lawis and is it worth staying overnight? Many thanks for sharing your spectacular photos.
Renier

Olaf 29-Jul-2007 17:33

Thank you for lovely pictures from Santa Fe. I will be there shortly and look forward to returning to this beautiful place.

siena 18-Jun-2007 14:44

OMG! i love your work to the highest level!!! really i do love it...i appreciate nature, i love nature..and i love your work!

Dave Hodges 17-Jun-2007 04:02

I really enjoy your work coming from the Philippines. Please don't stop!

Nice 28-May-2007 17:00

AMAZING pictures! I am now interested in visiting bantayan island next month. Can you pls help find a nice and quiet beachfront hotel? I would really appreciate your help. Thanks!

Carmel 18-May-2007 19:50

Wow...Loved all the pictures. Its the place I would like to visit in July.....Could you give me all information on Bantayan Is.

Jenny 10-May-2007 14:04

Planning to go to Bantayan this June, need some tips. Seeing these pics makes me want to pick up and leave for Cebu at this moment...thanks for the experience! Pray with me that it won't rain!

Ives Vanweddingen 05-May-2007 19:23

Be-au-ti-ful.
Great colors and even greater light.
Big Vote

moensja 01-May-2007 18:30

beautiufu, romantic, gorgeous, breathtaking gallery.

Ahmed AL-Kindy 28-Apr-2007 12:30

The least I could say about this gallery is that it is amazing and wonderful

Pretorious Photography 06-Apr-2007 01:39

Incredible photography.

lornatyson 06-Apr-2007 01:05

Lucky you! A superb gallery, wonderful colours! V

Pilipinas 01-Apr-2007 06:49

I love it... perfect in all regards. Cheers!

lyra 24-Mar-2007 03:15

wow!...beautiful scenery...very nice photos u have there.

Rob Martin 20-Mar-2007 01:11

Some nice Islands out there in the Philippines.
Such a stark contrast from the absolute poverty and desparation that prevails elsewhere.

Rob

Rob Martin 20-Mar-2007 01:09

Some nice Islands out there in the Philippines.
Such a stark contrast from the absolute poverty and desparation that prevails elsewhere.

Rob

Pat Hudson 19-Mar-2007 03:57

After being gone from Santa Fe for nearly one year, your photos have made me feel even more "homesick". I check your photo galleries regularly and have many friends keeping up with where and what you are doing. Missing you all very much! Your work is convincing more and more people to visit and take an interest in our little bit of Paradise. Hope to see you there soon.

Ali Majdfar 18-Mar-2007 09:55

Spectacular collection, Thanks for sharing the beauties. GMV

Jim 14-Mar-2007 03:06

Wait until you see what happens during Holy Week with all the festivities! You will get many foto ops. Have you tasted danggit? -Jim

click on thumbnails for full image

wowBantayan.com is Bantayan Island's 2009 Travel Guide	rays of light	Casa Shane & Grace	dirt road sunrise
pastel Panitogan Island	Sugar Beach Sunset	Bantayan Island Beach Party	pastel blue beach
dirt road sunset	North Sky Colors	sunset in the Southern Sky	colors at Yooneek Beach
Dirt Road, Blue Sky	colors of the Festival	t r a n q u i l	colors of a sunrise
colors in the east	rainbow in the east	colors at Santa Fe	Sugar Beach Sunrise

rosamae gila		11-Jul-2011 06:40
wow,, bantayan was realy beautiful ,.,cant imagine how lovely the place wer i born,.,excellent work!!love all the pic.,, hope i can back 2 the place wer i grow ,.,sulangan was also prety cool ' '

Raf		25-Apr-2011 20:14
An very enjoyable gallery. Great photography. V.

Ashley Hockenberry		24-Feb-2010 17:39
Excellent gallery of outstanding images !!

Paul James		19-Sep-2009 23:33
To YANA, Robert Haas, Melanie, Evelyn & Mai: THANK YOU SO MUCH for all your kind comments here, and some of you are originally from Bantayan Island - that's so cool! The Island's a wonderful jewel-in-the-rough, and the simplicity of the natural beauty makes it all the more special. Stay tuned to the BLOG on wowBantayan.com for the latest Island life info & newest Pro Photography. PJAMES

Robert Haas		02-Sep-2009 20:05
What A beautiful job u did on Bantayan Island A work of art thank you vary much Bob Haas

Robert Haas		02-Sep-2009 19:59
What A beautiful job u did on this a work of aet on the whole story about Bantayan Island Thank You Bob Haas

Melanie P.Overgaard		29-Aug-2009 20:22
wow!!!it's a paradise place i miss Sta.fe & Bantayan Island...IM PROUD TO BE STAFEHANON ...ky ako mga parents taga dira man best regards s mga PASILAN ug ALMODIEL'S....

EVELYN HUBAHIB		07-Jul-2009 13:15
HALU..........MABUHAY!!!Im proud to be a BANTAYANON....Thank you! i found the web of Bantayan Island trough the net,Im soo proud that i born in the great island could BANYAYAN ....Lots of my friends love my place,,,,,,,,,,,,THE ISLAND WHERE U CAN FIND THE TRUE MEANING OF LIFE<,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,God Bless To all BANTAYANON.............

dale clyde asingua		26-Nov-2008 03:03
hi there james! hope your doing great out there taking nice shots. by the way, i grabed some of your photos especially in the gallery "the color of bantayan island". Hope you could also go to our place (doong islanf) because there are lots of nice things you be include in your gallery, especially the sunset which facing the negros and panay island. hope you could visit our place. thanks...dale clyde

dale clyde asingua		26-Nov-2008 03:01
hi there james! hope your doing great out there taking nice shots. by the way, i grabe some of your photos especially in the gallery "the color of bantayan island". Hope you could also go to our place (doong islanf) because there are lots of nice things you be include in your gallery, especially the sunset which facing the negros and panay island. hope could. thanks...dale clyde

mai		19-Oct-2008 13:52
Hi Paul! I can't wait to visit your place...it's so nice, my friend and i are planning to spend some time there and i didn't expect it to be that beautiful until i check it here in your site..wow!! i am excited!

Guest		15-Oct-2008 00:09
Paul - excellent photos! This isn't the first time I've seen them. The first time I saw your photos, I said to myself, I gotta see and experience Bantayan. I have made reservations to stay at HK Kottages (per your recommendation) this coming January. I'll be going with my GF who I'll be meeting for the first time. I will definitely take a lot of pics. I have bookmarked this site, as well as the Bantayan site. I think it's one of the best kept secrets in the Philippines. Keep up the good work!

Guest		08-Oct-2008 07:03
hi mr Paul...i'm rhona frm riverside bantayan cebu i like all the pictures that u have been taken...thanks more power.

Guest		08-Oct-2008 07:01
hi mr Paul...i'm rhona frm riverside bantayan cebu i like all the pictures..

Keith Pross-Vale		29-Sep-2008 04:22
Keith P. Hi Paul, My wife and I recently had the opportunity to holiday in your paradise and have now decided to try a long holiday of about two months in Bantayan early next year with the intention of possibly becoming permanent residents in the near future. looking forward to possible meeting you.

JEFFREY A. MONTECILLO		24-Aug-2008 09:14
WOW IT'S REALLY A NICE PLACE THEN!!!!!!!!!!! WHY I SAY SO???? TUNGOD KAY TAGA BANTAYAN PUD KO........ THANKS FOR SHOWING MY PLACE .. I REALLY MISS MY HOMETOWN........

Aphrodite		03-Aug-2008 16:28
Hi Mr. Paul, The pictures are Amazingly Beautiful.I love it!Sorry I had grabbed some of those. I am very proud of my hometown...keep up the good work!

jAPOi cequina		22-Jul-2008 11:35
Awesome captures...you truly captured the heart of Bantayan Island..great job!Big Vote:)

marga		12-May-2008 04:15
hi just want to ask about the pictures last holy week..thank u god bless and more power..

Joseph Joy Rocamora		08-May-2008 13:48
I really love your page Sir Paul specially your pictures of Sta. Fe, Bantayan. My friends and I are planning to spend our 3-day vacation there come 14th of this month. With your wonderful photos of the island, I feel more excited as that day comes closer. Thank you for sharing your gift of framing such awesome views. I, too love to take pictures. I bought my first dslr (canon d20) a year ago. I wish I can also take some with my lens. I hope we will bump each other someday. All the best in your work!!!

rea		03-May-2008 17:48
hi, im rea from cebu. my mom is from bantayan. i was just surfing the net and i thought of searching for sites about the beautiful island, bantayan. im really glad that you made this site because it makes me proud to be a bantayanon when i hear people appreciate the place where my mom came from. we come home to bantayan every year on holy week. thank you for reading my comment and hope you'll continue updating this site. good day!

Paul James		11-Apr-2008 14:53
TO: Wilbert Thanks for your comments. Mayas is indeed featured on my website: wowBantayan.com ...it's listed/photographed 10 down from the top of the first hotel featured, so you can check the hotels listed there for a property that suits your needs. Mayas is a very nice property about 25 min. north of the Santa Fe Resorts and although Mayas is on the rocky shoreline, it does not have a beach - although you can get into the water from their property. PJAMES

wilbert		06-Apr-2008 00:31
Hi Paul, Really nice pictures of Bantayan Island. Hope you could teach me a trick or two on how to capture these in frame. Question, my wife and I are planning to go to Bantayan Island this coming May and I am still not sure on where to stay since I am getting mixed reviews on where the best resort to stay. I also see that Maia's Beach Resort is not featured in your list of resorts, would you recommend this place and is this near Sta. Fe? Is the beach where this resort is the same as the one in Sta. Fe, white sand and wide open beach? Thanks and looking forward to meeting you in person when I finally get to visit Cebu. Wilbert

anne		27-Mar-2008 04:33
finally, i got the chance to visit this. the photos are great. each of it shows a beauty... a job well done james. two thumbs up for you and your work of art... take care and god bless!

Jonathan Pestano		12-Dec-2007 04:29
to all bantayanons: esp. in sta fe town im so proud that im a santafehanon,because people there are so nice.. Daghan pagkaun,daghan babaye,ug tanang tawu dre naay kahadluk sa GINOO!! BITAW in short this is my PARADISE... PADAYUN BANTAYAN ISLAND!!

Paul James		21-Sep-2007 01:41
TO: Q & Charl, Many Thanks for your kind comments on my Bantayan Island Photography, and I certainly can help you out with the latest Bantayan Island Travel Information, recommendations & insider tips etc. - just click on the link under the "sunrise/sunset" banner at the top of this Gallery. I've posted Bantayan-Specific travel information, with Hotel & Resort/Cottage/Room photographs & current pricing, etc. at my new website: wowBantayan.com PJAMES/wowBantayan.com (Travel-Tourism Info./Visual Guide & Island Life)

Q		21-Sep-2007 01:01
hi paul! really great pix! impressive! can u email me pls of other infos of the island that we can't find in the net? we're going there 2nd wk of oct ...thanks much

Charl		19-Sep-2007 07:47
Hi Paul, Like the pictures..Are you still living in Bantayan? Have plans on going there and I have no idea where to stay there. If you can suggest a place then that would be great. It seems like you really know so much about the place.. Thanks.

Paul James		12-Sep-2007 04:22
TO: Nolax ...Thanks for your kind comments - I'll email you my cell number & we can get together and do some shooting on the Island; I'm an American who feels completely at home here doing my 'local' thing! PJAMES