In the heart of the Visayas region of the Philippines, the Dumaguete life is city life with an air of island life, and people live at a pace as if with plenty of time on their hands. It is, after all, ‘The City of Gentle People’; a culture with a deeply held belief that even in the most difficult of times, there is always a reason to have a good time.
These photographs are part of a wider street and documentary photography series; a long-term passion project which I have named ‘Catch a Moment’. Within the photographs in this series, I aim to catch fleeting, isolated incidents of everyday life whereby layers of dynamic elements convene into one frame. Some are humorous and some are simply tricky to the eye – split-second moments frozen in time forever.
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Every time I take to the streets with camera in hand, I find myself becoming increasingly aware of the transience of human beings, particularly in the context of wherever they may be or whatever they may be doing, at any given time. I am fascinated by the fact that every time I click the shutter in front of a stranger moving and interacting within their environment, I have captured a little piece of the absolute randomness of life, a snapshot of an otherwise unremarkable moment in history that is timely, comical, or just plain beautiful. It really is an incredible feeling when suddenly, out from the mundane, the Universe delivers a fleeting and uncanny moment of magic and *click*, it’s not lost forever, but a recorded and tangible piece of art.
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Here in Dumaguete City, ‘The City of Gentle People’, we are all islanders with salt and water deep within the core of our cultural identity, and a community deeply connected to the sea: for nourishment, for respite from the biting tropical sun, for inspiration in its many forms and for plenty of fun. Here, the ocean itself is so full of life, reflected too in the dynamic scenes that meet it at the shore. Days pass leisurely with each breath of the tide, time fluid and inconsequential. For this gentle little community that lives by the sea, every day has time for play, and every moment spent having fun is worth catching.
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There is always more to discover as the world is constantly changing around us. My hope is that these photographs advocate for what I have always believed: that there is a certain kind of magic that exists in the mundane of my own backyard, and uncharted possibilities that stretch as far as the horizon and as deep as the sea.
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