Divisoria in old Manila (part of Chinatown) is known as a bargain area for everything you can imagine and then some. The place is particularly known and frequented by extreme bargain hunters for retail. There's a side of Divisoria however that is not known to many. This largely unknown side of Divi deals mostly with small businesses or small to medium enterprises (SME's). If you think my earlier posts were gritty this place takes the cake. Don't be fooled by the surroundings though, the place is awash with money, big money (play the apprentice theme song: "money-money-money!") Banks are everywhere in Metro Manila but there's no place I've been to where I can find anywhere from 5-10 banks offices/ branches in every street block. And yes this was shot on Film using a late film camera: Nikon F100 (see my prior post). The film noise is exagerated because I shot an ASA 200 film at ASA 800 (pushed). Film: Fuji Superia 200 pushed to ASA 800 and scanned to digital with an Epson V800.
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John EdwardThe blog is about the Philippines... the less photographed side of it. My hope is that as I develop the series, the story I tell about trivial life in the country resonates with its readers. CategoriesAll AAA- The Philippines Alabang BGC Taguig Cebu Chinatown General Santos Makati Mandaluyong Manila City Navotas Pampanga Pasay Quiapo |