If seeing the images on television news isn't bad enough, the moment we walked inside the Marawi siege’s 'ground zero’, reality shook me real bad. Tilted buildings plastered with bullet and rocket holes, homes beyond recognition, and personal items strewn on the road—clothes, suitcases, stuffed toys—left behind by fleeing civilians, are simply too much to process.
Outside ground zero, we met some survivors eager to tell their stories. After losing everything, all they have now are narratives of survival. I took a few photos, and with each click of my camera, I felt the grim scenes stabbing my heart.
Inside Marawi’s Ground Zero
is a digital throwback to the good old days of sending postcards to your loved ones back home. It consists of a single photograph and a brief narrative of less than 100 words.
