J E E P N E Y: T H E F I L I P I N O D I A R I E S

BY EDMUND CURTIS

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jeep.ney (jeep-nee) Noun / plural: jeep·neys

a Philippine twin-benched jitney bus, seating about a dozen passengers.

Origin: 1945–50; jeep + (jit)ney

Local school children in the small fishing village of Odiongan, Panay Island

Canon 5D MKii, ISO 200, shutter 1/350, f4

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A party-goer walks the streets during the annual festival of Sinulog in Cebu City. The festival commemorates the Filipino people’s acceptance of Christianity

(specifically, Roman Catholicism), and their rejection of their former animist beliefs

Pentax K1000, ISO 400, shutter 1/50, f2.8

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Canon 5D MKii, ISO 200, shutter 1/350, f44.

Atelya, plays with her friends as her father Victor finishes his shift in the background.

Camera settings unknown

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Siargao

Werra 3, ISO 200, shutter 1/180, f8

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A local shelters from the rain in the northern town of Kabugao, Luzon