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…
