Mikel Panlilio Captures The Windswept Shores Of Batanes

On the northern tip of the Philippines is a province where wind and sea shape a landscape both fierce and free.

See how photographer Mikel Panlilio captures the wild pulse of Batanes in the series of photographs below.

Snapshots Of Batanes by Mikel Panlilio — Perched on a Batanes cliffside, the former home of artist Pacita Abad now lives on as Fundacion Pacita—a gallery, studio, and quiet retreat. This main house, where Pacita once stayed, still watches over the sea and sky with the same wild, windswept grace.

Snapshots Of Batanes by Mikel Panlilio — The main entrance to Fundacion Pacita

Snapshots Of Batanes by Mikel Panlilio — Valugan Boulder Beach, where the rocks are said to have been coughed out from the guts of Mt. Iraya.

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Snapshots Of Batanes by Mikel Panlilio — The breathtaking natural sights at the Chamantad-Tiñan Viewpoint

Snapshots Of Batanes by Mikel Panlilio — A trike parked near the Chamantad-Tiñan Viewpoint, proudly carrying its love for Batanes.

Snapshots Of Batanes by Mikel Panlilio — Moving through the wind-brushed hills of Batanes

Snapshots Of Batanes by Mikel Panlilio — A new friend made at the Marlboro Hills

Snapshots Of Batanes by Mikel Panlilio — Where green hills kiss the sea and time moves with the tides, Batanes waits. Come aboard.

Snapshots Of Batanes by Mikel Panlilio — The day’s fresh catch, hauled in by local fishermen aboard the ferry from Sabtang.

This article was originally published in our September 2025 Issue.

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