It was hot as hades by 9am. I am unsure how they do it. We clunked around, street by street, asking kids and anyone willing to be the subjects of our Photography to pose. They seemed willing and very friendly. It was a fun exercise for sure. On occasion there seemed to be some resistance to our lenses stuck in their faces (although we had longer lenses, so it wasn’t too “in your face”)
A few of the kids were stunning and it’s hard to believe that they live in such conditions. People seem happy, yet cynical of the conditions they are in. There’s very few “past 14″ teenagers per se, we are thinking they are either away at school, or in some other kind of employ (perish the thought). There’s some middle aged women looking after the raft of kids that seem to have invaded the place. Many are getting the day under way by collecting water (we’re not sure how they keep themselves clean, or toileted) and we seem to be a welcome attraction to the days normally boring activities.
All in all, it was an enjoyable two hours. But it really showed up the divide between haves and have nots.
A Full gallery can be found: Manila Cemetery Gallery by Rob
Another full, yet totally different view of the same subject is here: Sao’s Multiply Gallery
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