“we will have been young” is a publication featuring photo series by twelve photographers from eight Southeast Asian countries, dealing with the theme of youth: from mental illness to transgender issues and everything in between. 

The 176 paged photobook, published by dienacht Publishing, consists of diverse contributions from Alvin Lau, Amrita Chandradas, Muhammad Fadli, Dennese Victoria, Kanel Khiev, Dwi Asrul Fajar, Elliot Koon, Watsamon Tri-yasakda, Lee Chang Ming, Geric Cruz, Linh Pham and Yu Yu Myint Than. The works were developed as part of the inaugural Southeast Asian Photography Masterclass organised by Obscura Festival of Photography, with guidance from Jörg Brüggemann and Tobias Kruse.

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We shot something remotely a few weeks ago. Difficult at first but quick to get the hang of. Question is if it's a sustainable way to shoot and if there are any more fresh stories to tell that justify this mode of production. Locked-in shoots are coming back in vogue anyway. But I'm an immuno-compromised hypochondriac with a lifelong history of pulmonary troubles, which means that locked-in shoots during a pulmonary pandemic are my haunted house, IGA protocols notwithstanding. I'll be spending more time jumping at shadows or stewing in paranoia than actually working if I were in one. All eyes are on the vaccine but that's only if the government doesn't pocket the budget meant to get us some (if they can get caught stealing 15 billion and go unpunished, what's going to stop them from stealing a few billion more?) Let's hope this pandemic calms down, then, or I grow an extra set of balls or my immune system armors itself from all the eating right and working out I should be doing more of but haven't. Whichever comes first, really, but I'll take them all, because I don't really fancy sitting 2021 out, shootwise, but chances are I will if I must, livelihood be damned. I'll still be writing, though, two maybe three four times more than this year, prose and films both. Decided to stop waiting for the literary overlords to validate me, I'm an impostor in my chosen fields of "expertise" anyway, too late to change horses, middle of the stream and all. Most of this is for myself but hopefully for others, too. Hire me friends. LOL.

Photo was taken by Geric Cruz on the set of Midnight In A Perfect World in 2018. Wala pang Covid n'yan.

Young Star Editorial For I’m Drunk, I Love You

Photographer: Geric Cruz Stylist: MJ Benitez Styling Assistant: Andrea Mojica

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Geric Cruz and Tammy David win at the 3rd ASEAN-Korea Mutimedia Competition Last June 16, it was announced that photographers Geric Cruz, 26, and Tammy David, 28,were chosen to represent the Philippines in Seoul, Korea, for a seminar and multimedia workshop participated in by established professors and artists. This is for winning in the 3rd ASEAN-Korea Multimedia Competition, both artists receiving notable scores among the entries submitted by the Philippines. Joining David and Cruz will be other winners from Brunei, Cambodia, Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Laos and Vietnam. The winning entries will be exhibited from July 28 to August 14, 2011 at the Palais de Seoul, a gallery in Seoul, Korea, and will also be exhibited online. Both David’s and Cruz’ work are documentaries. David’s Crown and Country (recepient of special prize) explores the human aspect of beauty pageants in the Philippines while Love, Mom (winner) is an intimate portrait of Cruz’ grandmother. “I’m happy that they (Silverlens) are pushing documentary work...not that it’s under the radar, but it doesn’t really have a place in galleries," says Cruz. Inspired by the unconditional love that a mom has for her child (something that Cruz saw in his mother and grandmother), he beautifully captured his grandmother through a series of photographs set in their home. In aninag.org, David describes how the aspect of competition in beauty pageants appealed to her because it showed a lot of its human side: “The staunch supporters, the predominantly gay beauty queen trainers and the unlikely contestants, each have their own motivations in being part of this surreal world." Both artists are products of the Silverlens Photography Workshops and are grateful on how the experience has benefited them both as artists and as people. “...taking the workshops and Silverlens being open to portfolio reviews. It gives you the discipline to take more pictures, to constantly focus on your projects and constantly editing your portfolio until its perfect," expresses David. The 3rd ASEAN-Korea Multimedia Competition is under ASEAN-Korea Centre, an intergovernmental organization promoting economic and socio-cultural cooperation of Korea and ASEAN. It is supported by the ASEAN, ASEAN Committee on Culture and Information, ASEAN University Network, Alternative Space LOOP and Hongik University. For more information, visit http://www.asean.org Words by Jel Tordesillas; Image: from Crown and Country by Tammy David