Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
$300 - $500 / Day
Geela (b. 1998) is a freelance visual journalist, writer, and peasant advocate based in Manila, Philippines. Her photography, which explores stories on women, food sovereignty, the environment, and culture, aims to document and write history from the experience of its makers. Her work can be seen on Bulatlat.com, Philstar.com, South China Morning Post, Inquirer.net, and China Dialogue. She earned an honorable mention for a degree in Communication Arts and a minor in Development Management in Ateneo de Manila University in 2019, where she also served as the Art and Photo Editor of Matanglawin Ateneo, the university's official Filipino publication. In 2021, she received grants from Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom and Earth Journalism Network to support her reporting on the food system, food producers, and the environment. Geela is available for assignments globally. Updated portfolio on my website: https://www.geelagarcia.com/
Produced for South China Morning Post
Every June, Filipinos from the LGBT community gather to assert their rights, but working-class people face challenges in being out and free
"Our community garden was established to strengthen the people and give them food support, especially during this pandemic. We have to feed our people, but we don’t have the budget to fund community kitchens, so we thought of planting our food to start. Pantawid lang sa sikmura (Just to fill our stomachs)," Bagasbas, San Roque resident and vice-chairperson of Kadamay, says in Filipino.
Produced for Bulatlat
Wrote and photographed about the situation of a jeepney driver during the pandemic
Produced for The Philippine Daily Inquirer
Photographed for The Philippine Daily Inquirer as part of my internship
Produced for The Philippine Daily Inquirer
Photographed for The Philippine Daily Inquirer as part of my internship
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