“WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE FILIPINO?”
Bulwagan ng Dangal, UP Diliman, Pilippines
"Mang Pedro"
Digital Photography
on Cintra Board
2 ft x 3 ft
2018
Mang Pedro is a
vendor I have encountered outside our village in Pasig way back in 2016.
I see him every morning
walking through the traffic
selling his goods with his unusual jacket.
With his consent, I was able to capture his portrait. I
regret not being to converse with
him thoroughly because of the rush hour.
He is quite energetic at his age, not minding the
heat of the sun nor the rain.
I see in him the character
of perseverance and resilience
that most Filipinos have.
The salawikain, "Walang mahirap na gawa pag dinaan sa
tiyaga. " also reflects this character of
Mang Pedro.
My prior intention
was to capture the creativity of his
attire but in the end, I realized Mang
Pedro's character gave the photograph
more significance than what he was wearing.
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