Rommel de Leon started with photography as a hobby. Then he soon found out that, aside from being an entertaining form of creative expression, it can also be used as "witnessing" practice—colors are more vivid, light and shade dance, ordinary scenes reveal their stories, nature bares its details, people are more expressive, awareness expands.

Rommel says of his photography, "I prefer natural light and candid moments. I take delight in digitally tweaking pictures to my heart's content and then letting them loose into the blogosphere, free for everyone to rip, mix, and burn. I'm still in the process of defining my style and refining my techniques. But for now I just enjoy capturing moments as I make my way from hobbyist, to serious amateur, to mastery, while keeping in mind this inquiry—'Who's looking through my viewfinder?'"

Note: All photographs are licensed under Creative Commons.