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Sunken City, Mapanuepe Valley, A True To Life Atlantis In The Philippines
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Sunken City, Mapanuepe Valley, A True To Life Atlantis In The Philippines

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A modern day Atlantis may be found in the Philippines, where a town situated in Mapanuepe Valley got completely submerged underwater after the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991, where volcanic debris blocked exiting waterways to connecting lakes. The only structure which can be seen is the steeple of Church Badjaoen, the defining landmark and last remaining structure that can be seen topside.

Photographers Jun V Lao, Mike Fallarme and model Kelly Hamish explore the eerie yet provocative landmark and conduct an unplanned photo session by dusk to capture the first ever over under photography image of Church Badjaoen.

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    got bullied a lot as a kid in school, got someone pregnant at 19 years old, forced to work in a cubicle for 20 years, retired too early from corporate, roamed the earth seeking answers to life, bought a camera, travelled the underwater world, dabbled with underwater conservation, got my travel photos and marine stories published in many many magazines, got tired of wandering, built an events management business, got swindled by a partner, opened doors for me to become a marketing trainor for the government, my audience loved me, hungered for new adventures, bought a motorbike, drove around the Philippines for 4 years none stop, found a girl or more apt, she found me, we love each other, got tired again of wandering aimlessly, used my last remaining savings from my previous corporate life to build a tiny house village by the river in a remote mountain community which I discovered while riding my motorbike, people came, and it has been a crazy wonderful life journey filled with ups and downs yet here I still am on Bored Panda 😂

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    got bullied a lot as a kid in school, got someone pregnant at 19 years old, forced to work in a cubicle for 20 years, retired too early from corporate, roamed the earth seeking answers to life, bought a camera, travelled the underwater world, dabbled with underwater conservation, got my travel photos and marine stories published in many many magazines, got tired of wandering, built an events management business, got swindled by a partner, opened doors for me to become a marketing trainor for the government, my audience loved me, hungered for new adventures, bought a motorbike, drove around the Philippines for 4 years none stop, found a girl or more apt, she found me, we love each other, got tired again of wandering aimlessly, used my last remaining savings from my previous corporate life to build a tiny house village by the river in a remote mountain community which I discovered while riding my motorbike, people came, and it has been a crazy wonderful life journey filled with ups and downs yet here I still am on Bored Panda 😂

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