Sites and Scenes

What’s a photo essay about Batanes without at least one lighthouse? We discovered there is so much more. Fields of root crops in Basco slanted at 45-degree angles. Boat-shaped grave markers pointed toward the sea. Ancient gold jewelry. Iconic stone houses with thatched roofs in Sabtang and Uyugan. The unglued sole of a  sandal MacGyvered with a vine. Mount Iraya eternally hooded with clouds. Cattle, carabao, goats at improbable heights. Rock formations that resemble a dragon, a teapot, or just sit there, magnificent chunks of hardened lava shaped by the wind and waves. And because this is an astronomy project, we are gifting you with some of the most incredible astral photographs you’ll ever see. You’re welcome.