Gab Mejia

Thief of the Moon, 1924, by Norman Lindsay

A privilege that “The Passage of Storms” has been awarded 1st-place by ArtPartner, @AtmosMag , and @UN for the #CreateCOP28 Art competition, which will be exhibited in the United Nations Headquarters from December 8 onwards in time for #COP28 in bringing our stories forward! 🌊

it was so difficult but the moment i came out of the closet, and loved myself w/ kindness— everything just flows now. found a loving community & beloved friends. created new art. so much travels around the world. new photo projects. there is magic in being who you truly are

so they cancelled the quarrying permits thinking Masungi and the Sierra Madre forests will finally be upheld and protected, only to find out later on, that our government just plans to build a prison and destroy hectares of forested lands… the damn audacity sobrang kapal lang!!

I've been studying 3 kinds of colonisers recently: those who like creating panic to justify colonialism those who actually do assimilation but call it decolonisation those who follow racist tropes in the Western history of scientific thought to exclude Indigenous peoples

National Geographic Explorer and conservation photographer Gab Mejia captures the magic of found moments in nature. vogue.ph/lifestyle/art/…

Love of sea turtles turns Philippine poachers into protectors—first story of 2023 for @Reuters 🐢 reuters.com/investigates/s…

Residents of Sibuyan Island in Romblon, who have been forming a human barricade since Sunday to demand for the suspension of mining in the area, blocked the entry of a truck with nickel ore on Wednesday. bit.ly/3X1AydY

I am thriving among all the animals. This afternoon I fed goats. Out in my sunning place there are several bushes whose tastiest leaves are too high for the goats and so I bent the branches down for them. Franz Kafka, 1917.

i guess part of this lesson in life is learning how to love how other people love you differently. in their own ways, and their own pace. it’s beautiful actually.

Latest travel story and exhibit of Unseen Singapore! Happy to have collaborated with 5 amazing photographers in Southeast Asia now up on National Geographic! natgeo.com/unseensingapore

Regional photographers capture unseen Singapore to draw in travellers straitstimes.com/singapore/cons…

so many stories to share, so much to work for, so much to dream of. just incredibly grateful & moved to be part of @NatGeo’s new cohort of Global Storytellers supported by the @climatepledge to work on the complexities of the forests in the Philippines! Laban Pilipinas! 🇵🇭

Together, in collaboration with @InsideNatGeo, we are thrilled to announce the 2023 #NatGeoExplorers who will document the global climate crisis through visual storytelling. @lynseyaddario @PBLALB @malinfezehai @jgbmejia @davidemonteleo Read more ⬇️ bit.ly/3R7Y73x

There's Mercury retrograde. And then there's the Philippines.

me getting amazed when a vending machine or an actual government website works here in the Philippines... when it should be a damn norm. the bar of service in every single industry for Filipinos is just so low. it’s 2023 and we seriously deserve better.

National Geographic Explorer Gab Meija never imagined himself growing up to make a living as a photographer, but he has had an affinity for exploring the natural world. By pursuing his love for photography & adventures, he let his two passions collide. vogue.ph/lifestyle/art/…

what’s more tragic than being robbed of our future is being lied to of our past by the very people who made 25-million+ filipinos to believe otherwise. ano na ang paghahawakan natin kung ang ating kasaysayan at ang ating pagkakakilanlan ay na sa kamay ng mga demonyo…

My vote is for a country where Kian delos Santos can freely study - and where Chad Booc can freely teach.