Category

Documentary

Location

Bicol Region, Philippines

Gear

Nikon

Description

The somber tones and low light sets a mournful mood for this poignant portrait of a climate refugee. The young subject appears resolved, quietly expressing the experience of both a painful event and a precarious future. The climate crisis and its effects are immeasurably vast and complex, despite the noble efforts of this worthy organisation and my awareness people around the world are still being displaced due to the effects of environmental turmoil. I was commissioned by the World Bank, Nikon, and Waterbear Network to photograph three families across the Bicol region in the Philippines for the charity Build Change. Build Change rebuilds homes for families who have lost their homes due to a climate change disaster. The houses are built with better infrastructure to withstand harsher climates, hopefully. The families in this series lost their original homes in 2018 from a devastating Typhoon that displaced thousands of people. I was very fortunate to photograph Rosalinda, Maria and Joshephina’s family. They are in incredibly harsh conditions, they have lost family members and friends due to climate change, and you would not know this from their bright smiles. They all find joy in spending time with their family, faith, and work. I wanted to play a lot with shadows and color. All the images were captured on a wide-angle lens. I tried to capture the scale of the houses and every single detail with a narrow appearance.

Photographer

Hermeilio Miguel Aquino

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Website: www.Kinography.co.uk

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