In front of the tourists' hotels, in the crowded market, under the metro bridge or on its access stairs, life in the Philippines is seething. Look closer and here's a second life within the first: that of the sidewalks. While locals and tourists hurry about their business, many Manilans' lives move at a much slower pace. The sidewalk is home.





While poverty in the villages may only serve to demonstrate degrees of wealth, in larger cities it is cause for discrimination - a measuring tool that excludes the weakest.





Far from an attempt to illustrate the complexity of the Philippines' life and culture, I simply invite you to discover through these images that touched me during my stay.