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A Spirituality of Random Excitations

There’s a spiritual belief I encountered once, that sees life as fluctuations over the surface of nature — like how all matter is mere…

Jan 31, 2021

A Spirituality of Random Excitations

Jan 31, 2021

We’re Still Here

Guarded optimism cuts through daily anxieties as a bakery does its best to survive the pandemic.

Nov 17, 2020

We’re Still Here

Nov 17, 2020

2020 Best Shots: No Choice but to Continue

A compilation of best photos taken throughout 2020, showcasing the ways in which Filipinos have persevered through the past year.

Nov 16, 2020

2020 Best Shots: No Choice but to Continue

Nov 16, 2020

Holding On

Gilda Ravago lives alone. Her late husband passed away last year following a stroke in 2018. Her children live away from her, together…

Nov 16, 2020

Holding On

Nov 16, 2020

Reframing Man in the Face of Enormous Nature

Jun 29, 2020

Reframing Man in the Face of Enormous Nature

Jun 29, 2020

Rediscovering the Importance of Rural Communities

There is impetus for us to reaffirm the importance of rural community to our interconnected society. Approximately 53% of the countries’…

Jun 29, 2020

Rediscovering the Importance of Rural Communities

Jun 29, 2020

Addressing the ‘Gaze’ in Photojournalism

From our limited perspective, we assume that our own gaze is enough to glean a “truthful” story out of the images and stories we gaze upon…

Jun 22, 2020

Addressing the ‘Gaze’ in Photojournalism

Jun 22, 2020

Controversial Front Pages in the Philippines

A quick study of controversial, hot-topic front pages from mainstream Philippine broadsheets. Passing glances at headlines and cover…

Jun 22, 2020

Controversial Front Pages in the Philippines

Jun 22, 2020

The Quiet Anxiety of Waiting Out a Pandemic

In bedrooms and living rooms and in private spaces, time has lost meaning under the weight of the COVID-19 lockdown. For the Lantin…

Jun 15, 2020

The Quiet Anxiety of Waiting Out a Pandemic

Jun 15, 2020

Daniel Berehulak documents the inhumanity of Duterte’s drug war in ‘They are slaughtering us like…

I thought very hard about whether or not to write about this particular article because of how sick reading it made me feel, but I figured…

Jun 14, 2020

Daniel Berehulak documents the inhumanity of Duterte’s drug war in ‘They are slaughtering us like…

Jun 14, 2020

The Responsible Adventure Photojournalist: Conservation Photography in the Age of Social Media

Gregory Paul Yann is an award-winning advocacy photographer and conservationist, and the founder of environmental communications group…

Jun 9, 2020

The Responsible Adventure Photojournalist: Conservation Photography in the Age of Social Media

Jun 9, 2020

Visual Authorship and Intentionality: The Making of a Visual Journalist

The proverbial nail in the coffin that sealed my decision to pursue photo journalism as a part of my career was a National Geographic…

Jun 1, 2020

Visual Authorship and Intentionality: The Making of a Visual Journalist

Jun 1, 2020

Visual Dominoes — From High Up to Close Up

A short visual journey that travels from the skies above Batanes and Bulacan, the busy streets and gridwork of bustling Tokyo and the…

May 25, 2020

Visual Dominoes — From High Up to Close Up

May 25, 2020

Death, Tragedy, and the Makings of a Good Story: Parallels, Differences, and Dangers in Suicide…

A few years ago, live broadcasts showcased a university lecturer, Mr. Wanchai Danaitamonut, committing suicide in rural Thailand. The…

Apr 17, 2020

Death, Tragedy, and the Makings of a Good Story: Parallels, Differences, and Dangers in Suicide…

Apr 17, 2020

Tackling the Uncertainty of the COVID-19 Crisis

I think many news outfits have been very competent in reporting important news on the COVID-19 pandemics. I see a lot of derivative…

Apr 8, 2020

Tackling the Uncertainty of the COVID-19 Crisis

Apr 8, 2020

The Ethical Responsibilities of the Visual Journalist

Ethics, according to Day, is the “branch of philosophy that deals with the moral component of human life.” In practice, he describes it…

Apr 2, 2020

The Ethical Responsibilities of the Visual Journalist

Apr 2, 2020

Street photography: Legal or not?

It depends — as it does with many things law.

Mar 27, 2020

Street photography: Legal or not?

Mar 27, 2020

Old Pencils

I like to make things. I have a hopeless amount of hobbies. I recent friend of mine called them my “hanasheries.” A psychiatrist once…

Mar 20, 2020

Old Pencils

Mar 20, 2020

Copyright: bane or boon to my profession?

I see copyright as a powerful tool nestled in the belt of those who work in the photojournalistic profession. Beyond a mere tool for the…

Mar 20, 2020

Copyright: bane or boon to my profession?

Mar 20, 2020

The biggest challenge that I face as a photojournalist in this day and age

I’m currently still caught up in the world of development and haven’t really experienced what it’s like to be a full-fledged…

Mar 20, 2020

The biggest challenge that I face as a photojournalist in this day and age

Mar 20, 2020

Alo Lantin

Alo Lantin

Environmentalist, culture conservationist, essayist. Development studies graduate. A collector of stories. instagram.com/aloveyoutoo

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