Rob Heneghan, Manila (TRAVEL 2024)

Over 14 million people live in Manila – more than that of Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne combined. The city is a chaos of life, religion, food, traffic and architecture. The built environment feels constantly threatened by nature, while the tension between extreme wealth and poverty roils the senses. What is the role of photography here? A fool would hope to capture everything the city offers; its culture, its beauty and decay, its highs and lows, in three mere photos. Yet, humbly, I try.

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