The urban panorama faded into a haze as my flight flew away from the resplendent skyscrapers of Makati and Taguig. I observed the bright lights transform into the endearing chaos of quaint boutiques and family-owned eateries, and a surge of indescribable emotion started enveloping me. For weeks, a subtle undercurrent of dissatisfaction had coursed through…

These are a collection of portraits accumulated over the past few years, shot in different parts of the world whenever the opportunity presents itself. Some are by chance, others are of friends and family, and all of them were once strangers to me, hence the title. This is one of a series of photos that…