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The Hidden

Published April 26th, 2012

There is a world no one sees easily. Either we are helpless on what to do with such reality or refuse to acknowledge it for fear of tarnishing our own definition of a functional society. Such is the world of informal settlers. Living in the shadows of a city desperately trying to be first world.

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The seller

April 26th, 2012
Apple iPhone 4
3.85mm / f/2.8 / 1/15 sec
Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines / 14°32′N 120°58′E
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Secret lives

Mother and child from the informal settler area near the Philippine Senate. These settlers are hidden from view from the road. During one recent storm they had to be relocated due to the high tide flooding their community.