Philippines: Photographer’s Haven in Manila

Philippines: Photographer's Haven in Manila

Posted 8 October 2006 2:52 GMT

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Topics	Arts & Culture, Governance

Philippines

Senor Enrique in Philippines blogs about a project to turn a busy Manila Street into a photographer's haven. “Only a couple of months ago I posted an entry about an initiative by Jaime Chua along with the Hidalgo Business Organization to gentryfy R. Hidalgo Street — to relocate the street vendors that clog the entire strip and turn it into a photographers' haven — a sprawling pedestrian’s promenade and at the same time promote the local photo industry, as well as attract a new wave of photography enthusiasts. It is now a reality!”

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