Vicente Jaime R. Villafranca (b. 1982 Philippines)
Photo by Bahaghari © 2011
Veejay started out as a staff photographer for the national news magazine the Philippine Graphic before venturing into freelancing. He also worked with several international news wire agencies before pursuing his personal projects, the later on paved his career in visual reporting.
He is the the recipient of the 2008 Ian Parry Scholarship grant with his project on the lives of former gang members in Manila which also garnered him a residency at the Visa Pour l'image photojournalism festival hosted by Crossing Point residency program. He was also selected in the 2013 Joop Swart Masterclass program.
Veejay is based in Manila doing freelance editorial assignments apart from working on his long-term projects tackling issues on the changing Filipino culture and religious practices, displacement due to the changing climate/weather patterns and his current exploration of Filipino diaspora through different landscapes across the Philippines.
Veejay is currently based in Manila and represented by Getty Images Global Assignments in London and Asia Motion in Asia and Europe.
He is the the recipient of the 2008 Ian Parry Scholarship grant with his project on the lives of former gang members in Manila which also garnered him a residency at the Visa Pour l'image photojournalism festival hosted by Crossing Point residency program. He was also selected in the 2013 Joop Swart Masterclass program.
Veejay is based in Manila doing freelance editorial assignments apart from working on his long-term projects tackling issues on the changing Filipino culture and religious practices, displacement due to the changing climate/weather patterns and his current exploration of Filipino diaspora through different landscapes across the Philippines.
Veejay is currently based in Manila and represented by Getty Images Global Assignments in London and Asia Motion in Asia and Europe.
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