Estan Cabigas

Portrait tests at the open grounds just outside Fort Santiago

These ladies were accommodating enough to pose infront of their church's marian images

Nuns and a sacristan pose before these marian images

The Grand Marian Procession is an annual religious event held in Intramuros, Manila where several carrozas bearing the image of the Virgin Mary meanders along the cobbled streets of the walled former citadel. This year, there were more than 80 such images from around the country and I was there to capture some images.

At first, I didn’t have much idea what to do but eventually decided to do a series of portraits of devotees infront of their marian image. I did encounter some problems since I was using an 80mm lens equivalent. Because of this focal length, most of the time, I didn’t have much space to go further at the back because of the crowds in an area where these images were waiting for their turn to move.

Well, not so many images but above are some of the portrait studies I did.