500 Photographers: Photographer #308: Jake Verzosa

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Photographer #308: Jake Verzosa

Jake Verzosa, 1979, Republic of the Philippines, is a successful commercial and editorial photographer based in Manila. Amongst his clients are McDonalds and Nike. Due to these commisions he has been able to travel around Southeast Asia and work on his personal, documentary photography. Recently he has photographed elderly women in the Cordillera mountain range of the Philippines. They are the last women that have the traditional tattoos that hold values of women's strength and fortitude. Due to the influence of western interpretations of aesthetics the perception of beauty has changed amongst the younger generation. Earlier, during his travels, he was already photographing various indigenous peoples throughout Southeast Asia, resulting in the project Communal Identity. The following images come from the series The Last Tattooed Women of Kalinga, Communal Identity and Manila's Railside.

Website: www.jakeverzosa.com

3 comments:

Alfredo Oliva said...: Great documentary images. I like them.
best
Alfredo; June 14, 2011 at 9:26 AM
elfrun kroehl said...: so great your b&w-portraits; June 15, 2011 at 5:57 PM
thefauxstoic said...: Mabuhay ka Mr. Versoza :); August 25, 2011 at 2:13 PM

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