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T AKEN IN THE PHILIPPINES’ MASUNGI GEORESERVE, this image recallsthe relaxed tension from iconic New York photo “Lunch Atop a Skyscraper”where workers eat their lunch with ease as their feet dangle dangerously highabove Manhattan. Young Filipina photographer NELLA LOMO AN shares, “Icame to this place without much expectation, only an image of a unique spiderweb

in my head. urns out that this was just one portion. We crossed hanging bridges,entered caves, trekked along towering limestone rock formations, then hungout in the biggest hammock I’ve ever seen in my life. Te georeserve is the onlyplace in the Philippines with exposed Paleocene rocks aged 56–66 million yearsold. Where most Philippine mountains sadly lack regulation, in Masungi, onlytwo groups of 10 are accepted per day. It is truly a place unlike any other in thecountry—not just because of the land, but what the people who preserve it make it

to be.” See more of Nella’s work at nellal.com and her Instagram, @nellal n

Recluse Atop a Forest Photo by NELLA LOMOTAN

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GIVE US YOUR BEST SHOT Mabuhay is accepting high-resolution (at least 300 dpi) digital photos of i nteresting people, places, and thingsfrom around the world. Send your entries to info@eastgatepublishing.com.

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