Norberto Tongoy, Tomorrow (Documentary/Photojournalism (ATEP 2017))

In November 2013, a terrible typhoon Haiyan struck Philippines with such brutal force that left so many dead and homeless. It was one of the strongest tropical typhoons ever recorded. The damage was absolutely horrific. Images of death and suffering were blasted through media channels. Families gone, children orphaned, villages and cities destroyed. The aftermath was a sad picture of a country crippled by nature's wrath. We tend to forget that disasters are more than just death and destruction but also impact a lifetime of rebuilding. This body of work will somehow reveal the story of their lives as it passes through time - years apart after the catastrophe and how the people dealt the unimaginable tragedy of their lives.

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