About the Book
The following photographs are divided into two groups: the larger photographs are of an area in the Philippines known as Barangay Guadalupe Viejo and are contrasted with smaller photographs, taken in and around Makati City. The Guadalupe photographs were taken within a one block area on the streets Bernardo, Carballo, Progresso, and Coronado during several visits to the area. Because these photographs were taken with a small pocket camera in many cases, the quality of the photographs are not perfect, but the subject matter more than compensates.
The barangay or village of Guadalupe is sandwiched between the more affluent areas of Makati, Rockwell, and the newest developed area of Fort Bonifacio. As the development of high-rise condos encroach, it's just a matter of time before Guadalupe is also developed, and what one sees in these photos will be gone forever.
I enjoyed photographing the area because of the friendliness of the people, especially the children, and what they do, I assume, to make their difficult lives livable. The small individual shops, grocery stores, men working on their jeepneys, kids playing in the streets, stand-up-only restaurants, card games, funeral wakes in the street, and the home of many jeepney owners all make for wonderfully rich photography. The smaller contrasting photographs taken in Makati, however, could be photographs from almost anywhere in the world, and although interesting in their own right, lack the raw quality of the ones from Barangay Guadalupe Viejo.
Features & Details
- Primary Category: Arts & Photography Books
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Project Option: Standard Landscape, 10×8 in, 25×20 cm
# of Pages: 82 - Publish Date: Dec 03, 2012
- Language English
About the Creator
Joe Kredlow and Nannette Gonzalez are award winning graphic designers whose work is included in the prestigious annual AIGA best fifty books in the United States and have won numerous other design awards. They reside in Washington, DC and spend part of the year traveling and taking photographs. More information about the designers and their work can be obtained by contacting them at email: sat1child@comcast.net. Over 40 years of experience in the arts, including entrepreneurship in the areas of graphic design. Their work includes the design of numerous publications and printed materials for various corporate, academic, and professional clients. These consisted of corporate identities, logos, letterheads, posters, brochures, invitations, book covers and interiors, packaging, and signage. (Firm: KREDLOW / GONZALEZ)