Cebu, December 2014
American viewers may not appreciate this, but gun ownership in the Philippines is far more ubiquitous than elsewhere in Southeast Asia (and which I presume is due to its colonial history). Every security guard carries at least a holster. Often with bullets, often with a pistol. I had this photo shown to a professional appreciator of photography. He did not understand why I put so many elements in this photo. I think it all fits together. Cleaning the streets this way is also something you see regularly everywhere in Southeast Asia. Oh, and the security guard was a nice guy. As usual in the Philippines he had no issues with having his photo taken. Salamat, Sir!
Cebu is covered in my new book Queen of the South. It contains 66 B&W-photographs of natural beauty, grungy cities and interesting people in the Visayas in the Philippines.
Queen of the South is sold at cost price with a small mark-up. The mark-up will benefit in full some of the slum dwellers featured in the book and in this set.
Besides via Blurb, you can now also purchase the book via Amazon. There is a premium, however, and you cannot choose a hardcover edition.
Cebu, December 2014
American viewers may not appreciate this, but gun ownership in the Philippines is far more ubiquitous than elsewhere in Southeast Asia (and which I presume is due to its colonial history). Every security guard carries at least a holster. Often with bullets, often with a pistol. I had this photo shown to a professional appreciator of photography. He did not understand why I put so many elements in this photo. I think it all fits together. Cleaning the streets this way is also something you see regularly everywhere in Southeast Asia. Oh, and the security guard was a nice guy. As usual in the Philippines he had no issues with having his photo taken. Salamat, Sir!
Cebu is covered in my new book Queen of the South. It contains 66 B&W-photographs of natural beauty, grungy cities and interesting people in the Visayas in the Philippines.
Queen of the South is sold at cost price with a small mark-up. The mark-up will benefit in full some of the slum dwellers featured in the book and in this set.
Besides via Blurb, you can now also purchase the book via Amazon. There is a premium, however, and you cannot choose a hardcover edition.