Living With The Dead (9 photos)
All Photos © James Chance
In the center of the crowded Philippine capital of Manila, home to more than 11 million people, lies the North Cemetery. The final resting place of several Filipino Presidents, celebrities, and hundreds of thousands of the city’s Catholic dead, the cemetery is also home to a living community of over 2,000 people.
In a country where around 40 percent of people live below the poverty line, and overpopulation in Manila is reaching desperate proportions, the cemetery provides a unique residence for the hundreds of families that live and work within its walls. To see more of James’ work click here.
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Tags: Cemetery, James Chance, Living With the Dead, Philippines
June 30th, 2010 at 3:09 am EEDT
This is really great! Fantastic shots. I would also like to ask how you can include a shot like yesterdays (fish soup) which was really average and then something as good as this…Doesnt make sense…Just saying.
July 3rd, 2010 at 8:51 pm EEDT
Such much content in these images. They could be examined for hours.
July 9th, 2010 at 12:26 pm EEDT
Such emotion in these images. I love the black and white conversion. Great work.
July 10th, 2010 at 4:23 am EEDT
OMG!!! These are FANTASTIC! What a juxtaposition between dead and living…
July 10th, 2010 at 10:57 am EEDT
Nicely done.
July 10th, 2010 at 11:03 am EEDT
beautiful. just beautiful..
July 10th, 2010 at 11:12 am EEDT
exquisite
July 10th, 2010 at 1:24 pm EEDT
I always find black and white photos stunning whatever the subject. I never realised how bad it was in Manila.
July 10th, 2010 at 5:21 pm EEDT
These are very powerful photos, thought-provoking…and also sad.
July 10th, 2010 at 6:13 pm EEDT
Beautiful pictures. Ugly facts of life.
August 27th, 2010 at 1:30 am EEDT
Scary pictures.