Cover Gab Mejia photographed by Wesley Villarica
Gab Mejia photographed by Wesley Villarica
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Each month, Tatler invites a photographer to introduce a favourite image. This month we have Filipino conservation photographer, multimedia artist, environmental engineer and author, Gab Mejia
With a preference to be called in the plural third person pronouns, Filipino multimedia artist Gab Mejia explores the different fabrics of visual storytelling, environmental engineering and ecology through their lenses. Their works have reached the National Geographic channel, the International League of Conservation Photographers, Jackson Wild Media Lab, CNN, United Nations Development Programme, among others.
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In the photographs they sent—Singularity, Fireflies and Blood Moon, respectively—Mejia shows us their keen attention to detail.
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Above Singularity (Photo: Gab Mejia)
Above Fireflies (Photo: Gab Mejia)
Singularity (Photo: Gab Mejia)
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“These photographs are reminders of what I have come to love in the place I have come to be—love as a relationship to the seeming divinity of our mundane confrontations with nature,” they share. “A reimagination of the magic by bringing the ephemeral behaviour and fond encounters of creatures and our cosmos to life.”
Above Blood Moon (Photo: Gab Mejia)
Blood Moon (Photo: Gab Mejia)
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As of writing, Mejia enjoys writing weekly environmental columns for The Manila Times. He also resides as one of the Board of Trustees for the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines.
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Credits
Photography: Wesley Villarica
Images: Gab Mejia
Jove holds a degree in Journalism and is currently pursuing graduate studies in Philosophy at the University of the Philippines–Diliman. She has flair for in-depth, interview-driven stories that explore politics and culture, shaped by her background in national broadsheets.
When she’s not on assignment, Jove spends her days painting, sipping lemonade, and walking her dog, Jupiter. She can often be seen in Escolta with a film camera in hand, browsing novelty shops in search of rare memorabilia. For leads, reach her at Jove@tatlerphilippines.com.
