Freelance photographer and journalist based in Manila. I’m on Instagram: @kimiisstellar. Email at [email protected]
Manila, Philippines
Joined January 2011
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Photojournalist Kimberly dela Cruz (@kimiisstellar) spoke with us about the coexistence of both digital & analogue photography in her field of work, the purpose of visual tools in storytelling, and the gravitas of a printed image.
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Photo of the Day | AJ (16) mourns at the scene where unidentified assailants shot his neighbor Antonio Perez outside his home in Pasay City, the Philippines. By @kimiisstellar, documenting the Philippines‘ drugs offensive from its outset: bit.ly/3XhsxDG
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Photo of the Day | Nestor & Alma Hilbano watch the evening news, in Quezon City, the Philippines, 8 September 2019. Exactly three years earlier, their son was killed during a police operation, which was reported on the news at the time. By @kimiisstellar: bit.ly/3MEyfdG
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Photo of the Day | Jazmine Durana cradles her daughter Hazel, in Navotas, the Philippines, at the wake of her partner John “Toto” Dela Cruz (16), who was shot allegedly for stealing and using drugs. See more from ‘Death of a Nation’ by @kimiisstellar: bit.ly/3C70Tz6
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Photo of the Day | The family of Rovelyn & Richard Cham receive the urns containing their ashes, in Tayuman, Manila, the Philippines,February 2022. Unknown gunmen killed the couple at home in 2016. By @kimiisstellar, documenting the drug war: bit.ly/3Mss2mn #WPPh2023
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Photo of the Day | AJ mourns at the scene where unidentified assailants shot his neighbor Antonio Perez outside his home, Pasay City, the Philippines, 4 January 2017. By @kimiisstellar, documenting the broad impact of Philippines‘ drugs offensive: bit.ly/442Ifp3
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Journalism remains to be a challenging job and profession.
Here are some ✨FREE✨ resources for Filipino journalists (and related publications) 🧵
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In 2021, Kimberly dela Cruz became the first Filipino photographer to receive the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Grant, established to “encourage independent voices.” LK Rigor spoke to dela Cruz: bit.ly/3WVZd4Y
Hello! I’ll be discussing my long-term project documenting the war on drugs on November 1, 2022 (day of the dead), 12-1PM EST. It's open for everyone. Here’s the link for registration: vii-insider.org/vii-event/ne…
@VIIAcademy @VIIPhoto #VIIMentorProgram
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If you'd like to see how out of touch our policies are, just look at how BSP unnecessarily changed our banknote to polymer and now asking people to adjust by having "longer wallets." One of the reasons abaca was perfect was because of its durability...
How can one handle the new P1,000 polymer banknote?
Incoming BSP Governor Felipe Medalla says one can minimize folding by using longer wallets, or those that keep the bill straight.
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On today's Inquirer, we looked at how presidential campaigns used TikTok to amplify their platforms and shoot down their rivals. What we saw: Marcos-related TikToks amassed BILLIONS of views in a month, indicating the expansive reach of his socmed network. newsinfo.inquirer.net/158838…
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QC Police arrested w/o warrant a Grab driver for posting on Twitter a death threat against Bongbong Marcos. In a phone call, QCPD PIO told Rappler the person "turned over" himself. But still they brought the person for inquest, a process for a warrantless arrest. @rapplerdotcom
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We have been underestimating their evilness for so long, that is why we are where we are now. Let us stop making this same costly mistake.
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Ninoy Aquino monument in Tarlac. Is the Filipino really worth dying for?
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Concepcion Empeño on Palparan interview: They gave the convicted Palparan all the freedom to speak to the public. How about our daughters, did he give them a chance to speak and defend themselves? No! They remain missing to this day, for 15 years, while Palparan is alive and well
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To this day, DENR's full audit reports have not been published.
We at @PCIJdotOrg are releasing them in full, recognizing the public value of the files to mining communities, miners, policymakers, civil society, and researchers.
Access the documents: pcij.org/blog/3123/documents…
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The Philippine government spent a total of P72 million in taxpayers' money to review the operations of mining companies under a public contract, but it does not want to disclose the results, citing executive privilege.
Read more: pcij.org/article/8017/mine-r…
We need to keep telling them that we’re just doing our jobs, and that they should do their jobs as public servants. There’s no room for leaders with bleeding hearts who refuses to do their duty to the public. People are suffering.
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"I am fighting because I don’t accept the military coup, and I don’t accept that they want to take democracy from us,” said a midwife from a city in southern Myanmar. Excellent reporting by @hkbeech with photos by @adamjdean nytimes.com/2022/03/30/world…
