In 2012, Sarah Anne Guzman’s nino, Ron Castro, provided her a video camera at the Festival of Pacific Arts in the Solomon Islands. He just stated, ‘Fill up the SD cards,’ and that’s all I did throughout the day.”
That experience stimulated an enthusiasm for photography that brought the ambitious expert to Honolulu, where the 23-year-old Mangilao local is taking Manny Crisostomo’s weeklong photography workshop.The workshop is part of Crisostomo’s artist residency sponsored by East-West Center, Pacific Islands Advancement Program, and Center for Pacific Island Research Studies at University of Hawaii Manoa.The workshop is occurring in conjunction with his exhibit at the East-West Center Gallery, “Pacific Gathering: Photos and Treasures from the Celebration of Pacific Arts, Guam 2016.”The exhibit, which features Crisostomo’s photos along with presents provided to Guam by island delegations, opened on Sunday.In addition to Guzman and her mom, Monica Guzman, authorities who flew in from Guam to go to the opening consisted of Executive Director Sandy Flores and Angie Taitague of Guam’s Council on the Arts and Humanities. Close
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Crisostomo opens exhibition at East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu
Manny Crisostomo revealed with family on Might, 15, 20220, at the opening of “Pacific Event: Photos and Treasures from the Celebration of Pacific Arts, Guam 2016,” a display of photos by Pulitzer winner Manny Crisostomo and presents offered to Guam by FestPac delegations at the East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu. Standing from left are his nephew and his nephew’s wife, Kelvin and Sharla Gogue; his daughter Audrey; Crisostomo; his partner, Nancy; and his child Sophie. In front of Crisostomo is his nephew’s boy, Raiden Gogue.
Manny Crisostomo opens exhibition at East-West
Center Gallery in Honolulu From left, Cathy Cruz of Hawai’i Public Radio, Manny Crisostomo and Monica Guzman at the May 15, 2022, opening of Crisostomo’s photography display at the East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu. Manny Crisostomo opens exhibit at East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu Manny Crisostomo, left, pictures Rafael Palomo Carian for his continuous visual documentary,”Manaotao Sanlagu: CHamorus from the Marianas”at
the May 15, 2022, opening of his display,”Pacific Gathering: Photographs and Treasures from the Festival of Pacific Arts, Guam 2016,”at the East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu. Manny Crisostomo opens exhibit at East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu
Manny Crisostomo, left, photos Noah Carian for his ongoing visual documentary, “Manaotao Sanlagu: CHamorus from the Marianas” at the Might 15, 2022, opening of his display, “Pacific Gathering: Photographs and Treasures from the Festival of Pacific Arts, Guam 2016,” at the East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu.
Manny Crisostomo opens exhibit at East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu Manny Crisostomo, left, photographs Shane Perez his continuous visual
documentary,”Manaotao Sanlagu: CHamorus from the Marianas”at the Might 15, 2022,
opening of his display,”Pacific Event: Pictures and Treasures from the Festival of Pacific Arts, Guam 2016,”at the East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu. Manny Crisostomo opens display at East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu Manny Crisostomo, back, photographs Suzanne Puanani Vares-Lum as the president of the East-West Center in Honolulu provides
opening remarks at the Might 15, 2022, opening of his display,”Pacific Event:
Photographs and Treasures from the Celebration of Pacific Arts, Guam 2016,”at the center’s gallery.
Manny Crisostomo opens exhibition at East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu Manny Crisostomo pictures Mary Therese Perez Hattori, interim director of the Pacific Islands Development Program in Honolulu, at the May 15, 2022, opening of his display,”Pacific Event: Photos and Treasures from the Celebration of Pacific
Arts, Guam 2016,” at the center’s gallery. Manny Crisostomo opens display at East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu Manny Crisostomo photos
Sandy Flores, executive director of Guam’s Council on the Arts and
Humanities, as she provides opening remarks at the Might 15, 2022, opening of his exhibit,”Pacific Event: Photos and Treasures from the Festival of Pacific Arts, Guam 2016,”at the center’s gallery. Manny Crisostomo opens display at East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu Manny Crisostomo photos Annie Reynolds, shows director of Guam’s Council on the Arts and Humanities, as she provides opening remarks at the May 15, 2022, opening of his exhibition,”Pacific Gathering
: Photos and Treasures from the Celebration of Pacific Arts, Guam 2016,”
at the center’s gallery.
Manny Crisostomo opens exhibition, photography workshop in Honolulu Sarah Anne Guzman traveled to Honolulu to take a photography workshop with Pulitzer winner Manny Crisostomo. She’s shown at the opening of Crisostomo’s art show May 15, 2022, at the East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu with Crisostomo and her mom, Monica Guzman, right. Manny Crisostomo opens exhibit, photography workshop in Honolulu Manny Crisostomo photographs Christine
Carian, previously of Toto, as part of his ongoing visual documentary,”Manaotao Sanlagu: CHamorus from the Marianas. Carian participated in the opening of Crisostomo’s art display Might 15, 2022, at the East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu. Manny Crisostomo opens display, photography workshop in Honolulu Manny Crisostomo pictures Mary Therese Perez Hattori, interim director of the Pacific Islands Advancement Program in Honolulu, as she shares a poem influenced by her time
at the Festival of Pacific Arts in 2016 on Guam. Hattori read her poem at the opening of Crisostomo’s art display Might 15, 2022, at the East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu.
Manny Crisostomo opens display, photography workshop in Honolulu Sandy Flores, executive director of the Council on the Arts and Liberal arts, provides welcoming remarks to the crowd as Manny Crisostomo photographs her at the opening of Crisostomo’s art display
Might 15, 2022, at the East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu. Many Crisostomo art exhibition at East-West Center Gallery Annie Reynolds, exhibits and collections manager at the East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu, led the gallery team that put together,”Pacific Event: Photographs and Treasures from the Celebration of Pacific Arts, Guam 2016,” an exhibition of photographs by Manny Crisostomo and gifts provided to Guam by FestPac delegations. Numerous Crisostomo art display at East-West Center Gallery A picture of Manny Crisostomo is part of “Pacific Event: Pictures and Treasures from
the Celebration of Pacific Arts, Guam 2016,”an exhibit of photos by Manny Crisostomo at the East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu. Numerous Crisostomo art exhibit at East-West Center Gallery”Pacific Event: Pictures and Treasures from the Festival of Pacific
Arts, Guam 2016,” an exhibit of photographs by Manny Crisostomo and presents
given to Guam by FestPac delegations, opens May 15, 2022, at the East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu. FestPac art display at East-West Center Gallery”Pacific Gathering: Photographs and Treasures from the Festival of Pacific Arts, Guam 2016,”an exhibit of photographs by Manny Crisostomo and presents offered to Guam by FestPac delegations
, is the very first art exhibition at the East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu
since the start of the pandemic in 2020. MANNY C 1.jpg Manny Crisostomo photographed throughout the setup of Pacific Event– an image exhibition featuring black and white photos by the CHamoru artist and Pulitzer Prize-winning professional photographer from the 2016 Celebration of Pacific Arts.
MANNY C 2.jpg Manny Crisostomo photographed throughout the installation of Pacific Gathering– an image exhibition including black and white photos by the CHamoru artist and Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer from the 2016 Festival of Pacific Arts. Manny Crisostomo opens display at East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu Manny Crisostomo shown with household on Might, 15, 20220, at the opening of”Pacific Gathering
: Pictures and Treasures from the Celebration of Pacific Arts, Guam 2016,”an exhibition of
photographs by Pulitzer winner Manny Crisostomo and presents given to Guam by FestPac delegations at the East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu. Standing from left are his nephew and his nephew’s spouse, Kelvin and Sharla Gogue; his daughter Audrey; Crisostomo; his spouse, Nancy; and his child Sophie. In front of Crisostomo is his nephew’s boy, Raiden Gogue. Manny Crisostomo opens exhibition at East-West Center Gallery
in Honolulu From left, Cathy Cruz of Hawai’i Public Radio, Manny Crisostomo and Monica Guzman at the Might 15, 2022, opening of Crisostomo’s photography display at the East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu. Manny Crisostomo opens exhibition at East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu Manny Crisostomo, left, photographs Rafael Palomo Carian for his ongoing visual documentary,”Manaotao Sanlagu: CHamorus from the Marianas “at the May 15, 2022, opening of his exhibit,”Pacific
Gathering: Photos and Treasures from the Festival of Pacific Arts, Guam 2016,”at
the East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu. Manny Crisostomo opens display at East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu Manny Crisostomo, left, photos Noah Carian for his ongoing visual documentary,”Manaotao Sanlagu: CHamorus from the Marianas”at the May 15, 2022, opening of his display, “Pacific Gathering: Photos and Treasures from the Festival of
Pacific Arts, Guam 2016, “at the East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu
. Manny Crisostomo opens exhibit at East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu Manny Crisostomo, left, pictures Shane Perez his ongoing visual documentary,”Manaotao Sanlagu: CHamorus from the Marianas” at the May 15, 2022, opening of his exhibit,”Pacific Event: Pictures and Treasures from the Celebration of Pacific Arts, Guam 2016,” at the East-West Center
Gallery in Honolulu. Manny Crisostomo opens exhibit at East-West Center Gallery
in Honolulu Manny Crisostomo, back, pictures Suzanne Puanani Vares-Lum as the president of the East-West Center in Honolulu delivers opening remarks at the May 15, 2022, opening of his exhibition, “Pacific Gathering: Pictures and Treasures from the Festival of Pacific Arts, Guam 2016, “at the
center’s gallery. Manny Crisostomo opens exhibition at East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu Manny Crisostomo photos Mary Therese Perez Hattori, interim director of the Pacific Islands Development Program in Honolulu, at the May 15, 2022, opening of his display,”Pacific Event: Photos and Treasures from the Celebration of Pacific Arts, Guam 2016,”at the
center’s gallery. Manny Crisostomo opens exhibit at East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu Manny Crisostomo photographs Sandy Flores, executive director of Guam’s Council on the Arts and Humanities, as she provides opening remarks at the May 15, 2022, opening of his exhibition, “Pacific Event: Photos and Treasures from the Celebration of Pacific Arts, Guam 2016, “at the center’s gallery. Manny Crisostomo opens exhibition at
East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu Manny Crisostomo pictures Annie
Reynolds, exhibits director of Guam’s Council on the Arts and Liberal arts, as she provides opening remarks at the May 15, 2022, opening of his exhibition,”Pacific Gathering: Pictures and Treasures from the Celebration of Pacific Arts, Guam 2016,”at the center’s gallery.
Manny Crisostomo opens exhibition, photography workshop in Honolulu Sarah Anne Guzman took a trip to Honolulu to take a photography workshop with Pulitzer winner Manny Crisostomo. She’s shown at the opening of Crisostomo’s art display May 15, 2022, at the East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu with Crisostomo and her mom, Monica Guzman, right. Manny Crisostomo opens display, photography workshop in Honolulu Manny Crisostomo pictures Christine Carian, previously of Toto, as part of his continuous visual documentary, “Manaotao Sanlagu: CHamorus from the
Marianas. Carian attended the opening of Crisostomo’s art show May 15, 2022, at the East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu. Manny Crisostomo opens display, photography workshop in Honolulu Manny Crisostomo pictures Mary Therese Perez Hattori, interim director of the Pacific Islands Advancement Program in Honolulu, as she shares a poem influenced by her time at
the Celebration of Pacific Arts in 2016 on Guam. Hattori read her poem at the
opening of Crisostomo’s art display May 15, 2022, at the East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu. Manny Crisostomo opens exhibit, photography workshop in Honolulu Sandy Flores, executive director of the Council on the Arts and Liberal arts, delivers inviting remarks to the crowd as Manny Crisostomo photographs her at the
opening of Crisostomo’s art display May 15, 2022, at the East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu. Numerous Crisostomo art exhibition at East-West Center Gallery Annie Reynolds, exhibitions and collections curator at the East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu, led the gallery group that created,”Pacific Gathering: Pictures and Treasures from the Celebration of Pacific Arts, Guam 2016,”an exhibit of photographs by Manny Crisostomo and presents given to Guam by FestPac delegations. Lots of Crisostomo art exhibition
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portrait of Manny Crisostomo becomes part of”Pacific Gathering: Photos and Treasures from the Celebration of Pacific Arts, Guam 2016,”a display of photographs by Manny Crisostomo at the East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu. Many Crisostomo art display at East-West Center Gallery”Pacific Gathering
: Photographs and Treasures from the Festival
of Pacific Arts, Guam 2016,”an exhibition of pictures by Manny Crisostomo and gifts given to Guam by FestPac delegations, opens May 15, 2022, at the East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu. FestPac art exhibit at East-West Center Gallery “Pacific Gathering: Pictures and Treasures from the Festival of Pacific Arts, Guam 2016,”an exhibit of photos by Manny Crisostomo
and gifts given to Guam by FestPac delegations, is the first art exhibition at the East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu given that the start of the pandemic in 2020. MANNY C 1.jpg Manny Crisostomo photographed during the setup of Pacific Event– a picture exhibition featuring black and white photos by the CHamoru artist and Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer from the 2016 Celebration of Pacific Arts. MANNY C 2.jpg Manny Crisostomo photographed during the setup of Pacific Event– a picture exhibition featuring black and white photographs by the CHamoru artist and Pulitzer Prize-winning professional photographer from the 2016 Festival of Pacific Arts. The Guam representation didn’t stop there. Following Flores’welcoming remarks, Mary Therese Perez Hattori, interim director of the Pacific Islands Development Program in Honolulu,
required to the mic to share a poem that was inspired by the time she invested in Guam for FestPac with the literary delegations and her family. “I was never more happy to be hagan Guåhan, a child of Guam, never more proud to be a daughter of Oceania,” said Hattori, who is one of nine kids of Fermina Leon Guerrero Perez Hattori (familian Titang) and Paul Mitsuo Hattori.Her poem,”Kantan
Tasi, “will be published in paperback as part of an anthology coming out in August, “Indigenous Pacific Islander Eco-Literatures.”
During her reading and throughout the inviting ceremony, Crisostomo prowled the perimeter of the entrance to the East-West Center, snapping away. After working all the angles through the series of speeches, he established his camera and tripod inside for a series of pictures to be used for “Manaotao Sanlagu, his ongoing visual documentary released weekly in the PDN.Sarah Anne
Guzman, his protégé, enjoyed him the entire time. She and Crisostomo’s four other workshop students will be working their side of the camera today before checking their skills at the Celebrate Micronesia Celebration 2022 on Saturday at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu.
“I ‘d like to find out how to shoot like Manny since his photos are so candid,” she said. “Whatever is so raw and easy.”