Along the northeastern coast of Mindanao Island of the Philippines, amidst the deserted villages in the region, there is a small population of native Filipinos.
The natives, still live a primitive lifestyle within their villages and have darker skin color, traditional dialect, and culture, that is very different from that of the local Filipinos.
In the photo, the fence of that facility symbolizes a cultural wall.
The natives and I are both strangers to each other.
At their local community, I was a foreigner to them.
While in the modern world, they would become foreigners.
Kirby Ma is an award-winning passionate Chinese Canadian photographer based in Hong Kong, practicing street photography, portraits, landscape, cityscape, nature, and snap.
With the work nature of previous career engagements in corporate business development, he stationed and traveled to different countries, namely North Korea, Egypt, the Philippines, Brazil, the USA, Canada, Europe, Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, etc., he developed a deep interest in its local culture and lifestyles.
His vision is to share photography's joy and bring people happiness.
Awards Year 2024
BIFA: 2 Bronze and 9 Honorable Mentions;
PX3: 1 Bronze and 11 Honorable Mentions;
TIFA: 1 Bronze and 10 Honorable Mentions;
IPA: 3 Honorable Mentions;
MonoVision: 1 Honorable Mention;
reFocus Awards: 16 Nominations.
Year 2023
BIFA: 1 Bronze and 2 Honorable Mentions;
PX3: 1 Honorable Mention;
IPA: 1 Honorable Mention.
