Hannah Reyes Morales is a Filipina photographer and National Geographic Explorer Based in Manila whose work documents tenderness amidst adversity. Her photography, both visceral and intimate, takes a look at how resilience is embodied in daily life. Hannah’s work explores the universal themes of diaspora, survival, and the bonds that tie us together. Publications include: The Washington Post, The New York Times, National Geographic, Newsweek Japan and The Atlantic. Hannah is currently working on longer term projects, focused on safe-space making and care giving.

On episode 159, Hannah discusses, among other things:

• How her practice had to change in response to Covid

• Her Living Lullubies project

• Covering Rodrigo Duterte's so-called drug war in The Philipines

• Growing up largely indoors in Manila

• Discovering photography

• Her relationship with National Geographic and how she got there

• ‘Validating her own perspective’

• Experiences of objectification, patriarchy, and sexism.

• Her projects Roots From Ashes and Shelter From the Storm

• Her focus on the notion of healing

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