1st Photoproject of the year

And what a project it was. I've been meaning to photograph the annual Quiapo Festival for 3 years now but I've either totally forgotten about it or have been intimidated by the crowds. So when a friend told me he could help out with access to the event I jumped at the chance.

For those that don't know, January 9 is the Feast of the Black Nazarene in a district of Manila known as Quiapo. The district is in an old part of town, cramped and chaotic and that is on a normal day. On January 9 though it turns into the location of the country's largest religious procession in which 1.5 to 2 million people participate in. I had initially thought of just walking to the site and taking photos but this year I had an ace up my sleeve . . .


Tks to PH for the access.