Caveat Venditor features street vendors in their local contexts. Above: vendor by the Philhealth building, Cebu. Below: Taho vendor along EDSA, Metro Manila. Below: Vendor along MacArthur Highway, San Fernando Pampanga. First post of Caveat Venditor appears here.
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Caveat Venditor: Entry One
The risks for modern-day street merchants abound: exposure to extortion, violence, unhealthy conditions, in addition to the burden of being breadwinners amid the mounting vicissitudes of life.
Little Glimpses
Now that my son is 2 months old, and Hannah a toddler, it’s a rare occasion that I can shoot on the street. It feels so good to hold a camera after a long break. Earlier, I came across these kids peering into a new construction site. It reminded me of how I’ve always…
Amazing people
I ran into Gloria again, faithfully sweeping her assigned location, as her colleague Roberto does everyday. I have a great deal of affection for street sweepers, garbage collectors, and others who do the hard, good work of keeping the city clean. I think we should thank them every single chance we get, and I try…
Coffee Love And What it Can Teach Us About Photography (And Life!)
1. In coffee, and photography, magic happens when the right elements come together. It is a magical moment when the right bean, roast, grind, and extraction method combine. The result is a perfect cup of coffee, subjective as that may be. Coffee- like photography- is what you make of it, after all. 2. Coffee is…
Friendly Neighbors
Walking down the Jasa highway again this morning, I came across one of my first subjects. I asked her how she was doing, and she launched into a full scale update. She later introduced me to her neighbors who invited me in. They graciously allowed me to take some photographs: Erika and Daniela: Rodel…
More monochrome moments
The two kids above looked poised for a prank. The fellow above looked like he really loved his snack. That’s Mountain Dew in the plastic bag. Good choice, sir. The way the man stood in the photo above felt very dramatic to me. Feel his powerful stillness. In the final photo, the emotion seems to emanate…
Grateful For
People like Roberto. I often see you cleaning our streets at 530am, faithful even with nobody watching. My respect only grew after you told me about your limp and the motoring accident that caused it. Stay strong out there, and God bless you!
Recent Work
Same streets, new sights.
Sights in Small Spaces
