Reviving the queen of streets
FROM being a commercial district to a creative center, Escolta remains a place where culture lingers in local’s reality.
(Photo grabbed from Ryle Justin Uy’s Instagram page.)
“Escolta 1006” aimed to reinvigorate the legacy and beauty of the historical city in a photo exhibit launched on Saturday through the lens of thirteen street-photographers from The Local Frame Movement Group, in collaboration with Street Sixty-Three.
The one-day exhibit brought together a selection of stark and impeccable images from a generation of photographers who are taking the local photography scene by storm.
(Escolta 1006 is a photo exhibit sought to celebrate the vintage charm of Escolta, Manila. Photo by Paola Navarette.)
Sophiya Salud of the Local Frame Movement Group displayed her photos, which stemmed from a deep connection with her subject matter.
“I like to have subjects always in front of my lens because I want to capture people’s stories in the daily things that they do in Escolta,” Salud said in an exclusive interview with Dapitan Post.
(Photo grabbed from Sophiya Salud’s Instagram page.)
With her exhibited images, Sophiya hopes to compel people to restore the industrial district to its full glory.
“I hope that they relive and revive Escolta again and that they would come back here and create a beautiful community and meet with other people who share the same values in restoring this heritage site,” Salud shared.
Adrian Cablitas, a member of Street Sixty-Three, captured the historic site from a variety of vantage points through his remarkable blend of immediacy and intimacy.
“We just wanted to show to everyone how beautiful Manila is because when some people hear the word ‘Old Manila,’ they think that it’s not safe, it’s dirty, and very unattractive,” Cablitas said in an exclusive interview with Dapitan Post.Cablitas also mentioned that they hope to remove the stigma attached to urban photography through Escolta 1006.
Other street photographers who participated in the exhibit were Ryle Justin Uy, Jilson Tiu, Rainier Gonzales, JC Gellidon, Denselle Bularan, Charles Ramento, Jewel Basinang, BJ Tangco, Zaldine Alvaro, Wahico De Leon and Tristan Tamayo.
The event, in partnership with Folk 1006, also included a performance of Rekta Sa Kalye, a group of urban artists and street performers. PAOLA NAVARETTE
