Year: 2014

Cadaver

The mother of Guillermo Jacobe stares at his cadaver in small mausoleum in the town of Basey, Samar. His sister, Remedios, dreamt that he was asking to be exhumed out of his grave a few months after he passed away due to an intestinal complication in 1981. As his parents opened the grave, they discovered …

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Typhoon Yolanda

A sculpture honoring the victims of Typhoon Yolanda sits atop a mass grave in a roundabout at the border of Palo and Tanauan in Leyte. Photo for @burndiary by @vjvillafranca #silhouette #kids #dusk #cross #roundabout

Orange Peels

Breakfast with Miju Lim produced this spontaneous “art object” . This is how she peeled her tangerine. Eastern art is Eastern art. Gotta love it. Miju is my fixer/translator now on Jeju Island, S Korea where I have a one month commission through Magnum and the Arts Council of Jeju to produce a b&w book …

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Marco Casino – Staff Riding

Marco Casino Staff Riding [ EPF 2014 FINALIST ] ESSAY CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT Katlehong is one of the largest townships in South Africa and has played a key role in the history of the struggle against apartheid. This urban area has been for many years a dormitory-town for workers employed in the Johannesburg’s factories. Poverty …

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Makeup

Joelle putting on makeup to join a pre-Halloween party in Cubao Expo in Manila. #harajuku #contrast #wig #monochrome

Daily Commuters

The daily commuter in Manila takes jeepneys as one of the main mode of transportation. Jeepneys were refurbished from the American time to take in commuters and move around on different routes. Photo for @burndiary by @vjvillafranca. #jeepney #commute #drive #traffic #cityjams

Family Reunion!

Family Reunion! The most heartwarming moment of my entire career came last Saturday evening when my son Erin (shoots tv docs) and I met the Liggins family from my “Tell It Like It Is” book project from 1967. 6 of the 9 family members still living and in a family owned house just 4 blocks …

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Caed x Fern.

Caed x Fern. Quezon City, 2014. Day 2 of my Instagram take over. Follow me as I take over the @burndiary Instagram feed this week. – @vjvillafranca #son #caeden #fern #doublex #monochrome #contrast

Romania.

Orthodox icons shop. Arad, Romania, 2014. Photo for Burn Diary/@burndiary by Ciprian Hord/@ciprianhord, member of @elephantguncollective and contributor to @everydayeasterneurope