I just want to share our current adventure to everyone as we take a short break after a hectic 1st part of our wedding season. We travel to Europe and are exploring a few of our favorite destinations photographically. First is Valencia, Spain – the third largest city in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona. Valencia was founded as a Roman colony in 138 BC. The city is situated on the banks of the Turia, on the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula, fronting the Gulf of Valencia on the Mediterranean Sea.

While in Valencia we visited a few of the important historical land marks of the city. First is the Valencia Cathedral, the home to the mythical Holy Grail (believed to be the chalice where Jesus drank of during the last supper) for over 500 years.

In commemoration of Good Friday, I wanted to share some of my works on a photo documentary  I did in the Philippines on the Holy Friday Crucifixions, a tradition dating back hundreds of years.

A special prayer for those who are suffering from any pain, physically or emotionally in this special day of Holy Friday.

San Pedro, Cutud, Philippines: A boy looks at the nail on Ramil Lazaro’s hand while he is being crucified to the cross by villagers dressed as Romand Centurions during the Holy Friday rituals in Pampanga, Philippines. Lazaro is in his 10th year of crucifixion. Photo by Ron Soliman, WWW.RONSOLIMAN.COM