I am familiar with Ric Maniquis' work both as a fine art and documentation/event photographer - and he delivers exceptionally as both. I first worked with him 23 years ago when he was commissioned to document The Search for Miss Baguio 2000 which I was directing and I was very much impressed by his professionalism - he worked quietly, barely noticeable when he did and he was able to capture not only images that would grace the pages of local publications but significant moments that would have escaped most mediocre documentarists' attention. The result was a collection of photos that included images that captured the process and told the story of the production and ones that blurred the lines between documentation and fine art photography. In 2014, our then art venue, The Living Room, hosted Maniquis' exhibit/performance which featured a concert and an exhibition of his art photography, including pieces from his Unscene and Gentle Thoughts series. The collection in this exhibit truly showed Maniquis' unique artistic sense and skill as a photographer. For his Unscene collection, he zoomed in on details from everyday scenes and objects which resulted in captivating abstract images while Gentle Thoughts were masterfully captured bokeh photographs of flora. Naturally, when my daughter got married (December, 2022), Maniquis was my first and only choice. And once again, the silent master delivered images that truly captured the story and emotions of that special day as well as ones that are worthy of being framed and displayed as fine art.