TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“Fantasies“) © Paolo Morales, 2011 Don’t we fall prey to the boundless depths of our fantasies at times? Paolo Morales used the camera as a tool to construct relationships with women, not picking them up from bars but staged events from stolen moments.
TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“Creatures of Habit, A Race Divided, Marked“) © Veejay Villafranca Filipino photojournalist Veejay Villafranca tackles serious social issues with a keen eye for dramatic compositions. Check out his portfolio here.
TOP, from (“Good Night, Sleepless Night“) © Charles Nikolas Buenconsejo MIDDLE, from (“The Unaccustomed Earth Everything in Its Right Place“) © Dagos Santos Jabagat BOTTOM, from (“In Ramble“) © Arjay Arevalo Put a bunch of creative types together and you have a nightmare to manage. Egos, conflicting schedules and differing styles. The Every2nd Project is [...]
TOP, from (“Artificial Contraceptives“) © Buck Pago Aninag is to see. To be visible. It is also an online documentary photography magazine by 3 Filipino photographers – Estan Cabigas, Gigie Cruz and Buck Pago. The first issue is jam-packed with work from the founders and a guest. Buck Pago investigates the issue of overpopulation (and [...]
Dennis Rito was kind enough to show me around Manila when I was there last year. His new series, UNLIMITXT, strikes a deep chord with me. Like the many netizens out there, my existence is intricately linked to my virtual self, usually kept on life support when I’m on the move through my mobile phone. [...]
TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“Karen Portraits“) © Jake Verzosa Jake Verzosa’s documentary projects exude a sense of calmness and wonder which is seldom observed in most photojournalists’ works. These stunning portraits of the women from the Karen tribe are simply breathtaking. Their natural beauty transcends all borders. While the tribe has been photographed extensively by [...]
TOP TO BOTTOM, © Eduardo Masferre Eduardo Masferre (1909-1995) was widely regarded as Philippines’ father of photography. Born of Spanish descent, he spent much of his life toiling farms and photographing the Cordillera, the mountainous regions in North Luzon. His black-and-white work was an anthropological record of the vanishing customs and rituals of the tribes [...]
ABOVE, from (“Octopus Garden“) © Agan Harahap The theme for this year’s CUT is Figure and once again, we are treated to an insight to Southeast Asia’s photography scene. From the press release: Artists featured in CUT09 are on the forefront of highlighting the problematics of representation in photography. Instead of subscribing to the belief [...]
As my family is about to shift our residence at this junction, I have been doing some documentation of the process and chanced upon Stella Kalaw’s Family Spaces. TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“Family Spaces“) © Stella Kalaw Having left Philippines ten years ago, Kalaw began the project when she felt a loss in the meaning [...]
Filipino Estan Cabigas wears many hats – photographer, traveler, writer, entomologist and historian. He’s nice guy too! TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“Desaparecido“) © Estan Cabigas In this series, Estan explored the complex mix of emotions and memories of a family with a missing husband/father. He was forcibly taken away in 2007 due to political reasons. [...]
