Philippines

A journey through the charcoal slums of Tondo and the cemeteries of Navotas in Metro Manila — eighteen photographs made among families who build their lives where others would not look. Between Easter flagellations in San Fernando and children trading charcoal on unpaved streets, these images trace the resilience and the sorrow of a city that does not stop.

The Internet

The Internet

Family accessing the internet in Ulingan Tondo, Manila

Child and Bear

Child and Bear

Child sleeping on the street in Ulingan Tondo, Manila

Welcome to My Street

Welcome to My Street

Child walking on the street in Ulingan Tondo, Manila

Cigarette

Cigarette

Boy jumps with a cigarette in Navotas City Cemetery, Metro Manila

Cemetery Basketball

Cemetery Basketball

Kids playing basketball in Navotas City Cemetery, Metro Manila

The Noon

The Noon

Family resting on the street in Ulingan Tondo, Manila

The Deal

The Deal

Two small children making a deal on charcoal, Ulingan Tondo, Manila

Shy Boy

Shy Boy

Portrait of a shy boy on the street in Ulingan Tondo, Manila

Resting

Resting

Kids resting in Ulingan Tondo, Manila

The Oil

The Oil

An infant playing with oily objects in Ulingan Tondo, Manila

Good Friday

Good Friday

A father lies on the pavement after flagellating himself, while his son continues to beat him — San Fernando, Philippines

Daydreaming

Daydreaming

Rickshaw driver resting at the roadside in Ulingan Tondo, Manila

The Next Master

The Next Master

A young man sits on the doorstep of his home in the Ulingan Tondo slums, Manila

The Pain

The Pain

Man clings to the cross in prayer after flagellating himself — Good Friday, San Fernando, Philippines

One More Time

One More Time

A sister tries to calm her little brother in Navotas City Cemetery, Metro Manila

Easter Prayer

Easter Prayer

Two men hold a church candle as a priest leads an Easter prayer, Manila, Philippines

Still There

Still There

A man whose family is among the last to live on the site of the former Smokey Mountain landfill, Tondo, Manila

A Long Way to Go

A Long Way to Go

Children working in the charcoal field in the Ulingan Tondo slums, Manila

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