A SCHOLAR WITH A CAMERA

I grew up in the Philippines, where typhoons and earthquakes frequently redraw landscapes at  whim, and loss arrives with each passing season. But resilience remains. In the aftermath of each storm, I witness communities rebuilding, traditions enduring, and nature reclaiming space in unexpected ways.

My work lives at the intersection of data-driven storytelling and environmental change. As a PhD researcher in environmental economics and law, I study behaviour, culture, and the institutions that shape human relationships with nature. As a photographer and writer from the Global South, I document the quieter realities often left outside policy discussions: fishermen navigating industrial coastlines, migrant families separated by oceans, indigenous memory embedded in ritual and art, and moments of refuge within rapidly changing cities.

Nature does not exist apart from us. Our lives, cultures, and futures are bound to the worlds we inhabit. Through my photography and storytelling, I hope to shed light on how people endure, adapt, and imagine futures worth protecting.