Shooting the cover story
8
Jorem
and Jenny
squeeze
in a few
more shots
before
dinner
Photographer
Jorem Catilo makes
the most of the
morning light
Special treat: Nicky of Hoy, Panga!
joins the shoot as team chef
Team
Smile
makes it
to the beach just in
time for golden hour
A butterfly checks out
Jorem’s shots
Early morning on
Dahican Beach
A safety briefing from the
pilot before takeoff
We’re always at the mercy of the
weather when we shoot the cover
and the cover feature, especially in a
tropical country like the Philippines
where there’s always a possibility of
rain. So when we got two gloriously
sunny days in the coastal town of
Mati, we went a little bit snap-crazy.
It’s amazing what you can do in one
weekend by the beach — a lot of
work that feels like play.
— Tara
To shoot this month’s cover
and cover feature, the
Smile
team took over Tropical
Kanakbai, two private
rental houses on Mati’s
Dahican Beach (see page
61 for details). Both houses
were built in the modern
Asian tropical style, with
PARTY
PLACE
This month's
MVP is a house
spacious bedrooms, large
windows and second-floor
balconies. The big, open-
plan kitchen and dining area
were the main treat for us
— meals were fresh from the
grill or the casserole dish,
and always a group effort.
Nice work, house.
