THE LOST TERRACES
Itogon, Benguet, Philippines
Documenting the long-lost rice terraces of Itogon. A four-hour hike might seem daunting, but the realities of life there make you open your eyes. Things change, as it will always will, yet the people's resilience permeates their everyday life. I was surrounded by young pine trees, plants whose names I do not know, and the kind people who make life look easy, when it sometimes is not. They make do of what is present in their surroundings; being resourceful and innovative in their own ways. I have much respect for these people whose hearts and grace remain, even when almost everything has been lost.
