Philippine Street Life

This is my black and white portfolio of street life in The Philippines. I went on a three week trip to the island of Mindanao in April of 2017 to visit my family. I had been to the Philippines two times before, yet with my camera I was able to capture the beauty of the chaos and energy on the streets which fascinated me. People randomly walked into the streets, jeepneys or cars never waited their turn, motorcycles and trikes would dangerously pass each other, and the horse and caribou pulling carriages were exhausted in the heat of the day. Though this disorderly description may make you think that it is impossible to navigate around, it is quite easy and inexpensive to travel from one place to another using public transportation. In these photographs, I have frozen the movement of the everyday experiences in the Philippines to simplify them into a composition that will change your perspective.
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