Brian Sergio is a Filipino artist, initially trained as a painter before fully dedicating is art to photography.
His work, focused mainly on the street and the daily life, on society and the hardships people have to face, has no filter, and can be seen as transgressive and violent at times.
He has self-published several zines and also the photobooks "Pak!" with Dienacht (2017) and "A Bastard Son" with Zen Foto (2018).
© Portrait taken from the artist's profile on LensCulture
Presentation by Dienacht: " « As I was going through my pictures, I came across a folder full of randomly selected photographs from various projects or sources that maybe discontinued, or cannot be categorized. It was all over the place piled up like dirty laundry. There are personal stuff, pictures of christian devotees practicing their penitence...
From the postface by Robin Titchener: "Manila-based photographer Brian Sergio’s photobook A Bastard Son collects his raw, energetic street and portrait photography shot in his home country, the Philippines. Concentrating on the excesses and perils of the younger generations, Sergio's signature black-and-white image editing adds an extra element of...
Publisher's presentation: "PAK! is an onomatopoeia which imitates the sound of impact. « Inside these pages are the portraits of people I encounter everyday. What fascinates me about them is their collective rebellion against inhibitions and acceptable behavior in what is largely a conservative Catholic society. Some of them are friends, some I had an...