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07/06/2009
All That Glitters (nominated for a Nat’l Mag Award)
Posted by alexfelipe under Commentary, The Philippines | Tags: canada, displacement, environmental destruction, human rights, militarism, mining, philippines |[11] Comments
[I recieved an honourable mention in the 2009 National Magazine Awards for the photos and story below. Originally published in This Magazine.]
Admitting that I was a Canadian has never been as difficult as when I travelled to the Philippines to photograph two Canadian-owned open-pit mining sites last winter. The fact that I am also Filipino by blood didn’t help. (more…)