Filipino-German artist, rebel with a cause, and creator of Caravan Art Bazaar. Photography has always been a form of therapy for me, and something I’ve mainly allowed my heart to guide me on. It’s a medium exploration by way of forced variety, a constant discovery of ways to weave stories and capture this planets magic and woes.
I’m always chasing things that keep me feeling fulfilled and alive; catching adventure, curiosity, love stories, creations, and more through a lens. One of my missions through this craft is to build as many bridges as I can between different audiences, and help close the gap between humans and our drastically severed connection with Earth.
Mike Talyad / Asheville, NC
Stories of colonial impact on environments all around the globe, ecosystem collapse, extinctions, climate change intensifying - these have always been my true nightmares, and a reoccurring topic in much of my work. Now I find myself in the midst of the aftermath of Hurricane Helene where I live in Western North Carolina, another climate disaster in what feels like an endless list of catastrophes most ignore or soon forget.
If my eyes are my camera and my heart is my guide, I hope the perspectives I share help others realize the truth behind a motto I coined a while back;
“One can find beauty amidst the chaos and the understanding that we are all connected.”
ART 4 AID sales are split 50/50. Half to the artist, half to Grassroots AID Partnership. Learn more about GAP and how they continue to provide positive impact and support throughout Western North Carolina following the devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene