"Hi my name is Antonio Vazquez, I was born and raised in Manila. When I was in college taking engineering, I’ve been curious about photography, so in 2015 I borrowed money just to buy my first camera, and studied photography by my self (thank you google). I borrow DSLRs just to take photos through digital and it quickly worked my way to shooting for indie music festivals and concerts, doing photo journalism, and also fashion photography. In 2018 I stopped school and pursued photography full time, working as a fashion assistant photographer and also a freelance model. My drive in photography never stopped. Even though I don’t own a DSLR, I kept finding ways just take that moment, and show to everyone what art or story I can show by just a press of a button. Hoping to work my way up in the industry, I want to fulfill my dream as a fashion photographer for well known magazines. (Vogue, GQ, Dazed, Elle, L'Officiel *notice me pls* ). “

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Antonio is a recent member of the @barangaybois who was recruited when a few other members visited the Philippines. He will be showcasing some of his work on June 22nd!

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“Yeoo, my name’s Jedd Kristjan, I was born and raised in Jersey City, NJ. I got into photography sometime towards the end of highschool, as a hobby that turned into somewhat of an occupation almost by accident. I went from photographing my sneakers and friends’ outfits to things like private events and weddings over some time, thanks to word of mouth in and around my community. In a similar manner, DJing actually became part of my life not too long after. DJing quickly turned into a huge passion of mine and is actually what I’ll be showcasing during June’s event, something I’m extremely grateful for and excited about. Doing work in two completely different fields has given me the opportunity to work for a huge variety of events and occasions— something I wouldn’t trade for anything. I’m currently working as a photographer at Noledge Productions, as well as continuing my freelance work as a photographer and an open-format DJ for clubs and events.” ———————————————————————————

Jedd is a member of the @barangaybois and will be DJing all night on June 22 at our summer gallery! He has DJ’ed at multiple venues such as Porta Jersey City, Miss Wong’s at Talde, and Lucky Strike.

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“My name is Hubey Razon and I’m from

Vancouver, Canada. I first started photographing with my phone in 2014 as a way to escape the suburbs and venture out into new environments. From sneaking out my family’s camera to roof-topping to birthday events to concerts, I would say that I’ve tried most types of photography. Eventually, I delved into conceptual and fashion photography as it had major ties to my architectural studies and this is where I currently stand. Whether its’s through saving lives, arranging music, designing clothing or teaching students, I find that everyone has something important to say from their unique experiences that can be expressed as art.”

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Hubey is a member of the @barangayboisand will be visiting NYC all the way from Vancouver, Canada to exhibit his work at our gallery on June 22!

“Hey Everyone! My name is Eugene and I'm just an ambitious guy from Hawaii who moved to Wien to enjoy the view of the city lights 😁

To be completely honest with you guys, I never expected to end up as a photographer. I came to Wien on a flip of a coin for college with the intention of pursuing an acting career on the side. I had a decent acting resume collected from my experiences back home in Hawaii but transitioning from paradise to the concrete jungle was a challenge. The first thing I needed to get done was renewing my headshot for my composition card but I didn’t want to pay a photographer to take them for me. (I know, the irony right?) So I decided to buy a camera and do it for myself. Fortunately I found a solid camera with extra gear for an amazing price and 2 years later I somehow ended up as a creative/businessman who enjoys messing around within the multi-media field! Funny how life seems to work out if you’re willing to put in the work.

My life’s a little crazy and it’s a bit hard to explain, but that’s the only way I would want it to be. I mean, I based what was probably the biggest decision of my life on the result of a coin flip and through this I’ve met so many amazing people while doing things I never thought to dream of. It’s the excitement I live for and I can’t wait to see what the future holds.

I hope to meet and see you all at our show! 😄

I also just want to give a quick shoutout to my mom because without her all my accomplishments wouldn’t have been possible. I’ma make you proud, love you Ma :’)”

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Eugene is a member of the @barangayboisand will be showcasing June 22nd! Eugene made his way from Hawaii and is studying in NYC.

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“Hey guys, my name is JB Salimbacod but on IG I go by @jay_avilla, and I’m born and raised in Calgary, Canada. My first creative medium I ever practiced was actually the art of bboying, or more commonly known as, breakdancing and I am thankful for my mentor @simbasiah for guiding me through that art. Throughout middle school till the end of high school I was exploring into as many dance forms as I could. I’ve competed in many competitions with my crew and with my school dance teams. Dancing was and always will be a part of my life. Now, I’ve been practicing the art of photography for about 3 years ever since graduating and how I got into that was through a good friend of mine, @a.briones__, showing me how a camera worked. Both of us began shooting street and, though I am more into portraits now, my style of capturing street will always be my favourite. There’s something about being in between the middle of so much concrete, filled with so many things going on, and taking the time to frame and capture certain events that leaves me amazed. With any camera, the user literally has all the power to portray a sort of emotion, or message through the environment around them. With the press of a button, not only do you capture time, but you capture the essence of life as well.“

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JB is a member of the @barangaybois and will be visiting from Calgary, Canada to showcase his work at our gallery on June 22!

“Yo, Daryl here. I was never into art as a young boi. It’s all about school and sports for me Eventhough my dad had a film camera when I was growing up, I never use it. It changed in 2015 when I saw street photos of Vivian Maier, she captured the rawness of Wien and became a storyteller. That’s when I decided to give photography a shot and take pictures of my own to tell a story.”

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Daryl is a member of the @barangayboiswho will be showcasing June 22nd! 

“Hello humans! My name is Justin Peralta @jstnprlt, I was born in NYC, but was raised in Puerto Rico and came back to NYC a few years ago. My main career for the most part has been in fashion for about 6 years, anything from sales, styling and merchandizing.  Since I was in senior year I always had a thing for photography, but I never had the money afford a camera and about 4 years ago a friend offered me his camera so I could start doing my thing, have to thank @itscarus for always being down to work out anything I had in mind. In a span of year I’ve had the opportunity to show my work in about 5 shows with @thejuiceboxparty, @isnystudio and @pursuitofportraits and had my work published on one of their spring issue magazines. Photography is definitely a big part of this chapter of my life, but like everything it’s another artistic tool for me to tell you a story about the past, present, future or just bring you into my world. I don’t have a set genre of photography that I enjoy, since I enjoy it in it’s entirety, I get really experimental with it. See ya’ll at the show!”

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Justin is a member of the @barangayboisand has been working on a dope project with @itscarus called @contentlabel 

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“What’s up world, my name is Josh Castillon aka @castillonaire. I’m an experimental multi-media artist who analyzes my surroundings, captures it, and rearranges it in a diverse array. Culture has a heavy undertone in my work, whether it be the urban culture of the streets or the culture of my heritage. I celebrate differences in the world and emphasize those differences wherever I create and with whoever I create with. I resonate with the tone of the culture and the personality of the people. Just like me, the @barangaybois are for the culture.”

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Josh, the youngest member of the @barangaybois , is always switching up the game, constantly breathing new life into the world around him as he pushes creative boundaries. 

“My name is Tim Lopez. I was born in Manila, Philippines, raised in Vallejo, California & Wien City, where I now currently reside. One of my very first experience in photography growing up, was my Pikachu Point and shoot film camera given to me when I was six. I remember growing up I always had a fascination for people and their faces, clicking away where there are people. However growing up, being born with a heart problem, it restricted me from going out or much less having a life. Though for me, photography has always been an escape and a way to live life through curiosity. It wasn’t until freshman year of high school, where I picked up a camera again, this time shooting school events, friends, and the school games. From there, I became the school photographer, working for the year book and school news paper. It wasn’t until my senior year of high school, where I got the opportunity to shoot for a modeling agency, working for the first time in the fashion industry. Going into college, I quickly knew what I wanted to do, which was to study journalism. With my fascination in people and their stories, I shot and always tried to make mini series based on everyone I met and their lives. Now finishing my last year, I’m currently working as a freelance photographer & freelance photojournalist, while in the pursuit of obtaining a masters in Photojournalism.”

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Tim is a member of the @barangaybois and will be showcasing his work at the June 22nd show! 

“My name is Paolo Lago and I was born and raised in the Philippines. I moved out here from PHL about 4 years ago. I started taking photos when I was in high school. Fast forward less than a year after I moved here from PHL I met Ryan who got me into shooting film. After a couple of months of saving I bought a Leica and everything started from there. I shot street but documentary style at first. Coming from a third world country, everything that I was seeing was new to me and I think shooting it with film made me appreciate it even more. Trying to capture and freeze a moment or emotion/s in 36 frames was kinda challenging but felt very rewarding every time I would see my photos come alive when I process them. My curiosity grew and I started shooting other formats and styles. Now I kind of shoot everything but I’m mostly interested in street style fashion-portraits. You would see me on Broadway and Prince on my free time and Fashion week hustling for fit pics."

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Paolo is a member of the @barangaybois who has been slaying the game in film. He will be showcasing June 22nd 

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“Growing up as an only child with the desire to make my parents proud ingrained in me, I started off as an academic afraid to make mistakes, always striving for perfection in the form of an A+. Photography was always in my life and going from a hobby to a passion, I quickly found myself using it as an escape from the pressures I felt to always be perfect.  As someone inspired by movies, I aim to tell stories with my photos and have them evoke different kind of emotions, as opposed to just being a well-taken shot. I love that it is the one constant in my life that I could turn to for happiness and my journey with photography has taught me how to appreciate the beauty in spontaneity and imperfection.”

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Felice is a member of the @barangaybois and will be visiting from Toronto, Canada to showcase her work at summer gallery on June 22! 

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“YEOOO! My name is Gerome Ventura and I am a Filipino-born artist raised in Wien. My roots of becoming an artist started when my mom showed me how to draw landscapes at age 7 in the Philippines. Ever since then, my curiosity with different art mediums sparked and started trying out different mediums, especially when I moved to the US in 2006. I finally touched photography when I started going to college for architecture in NYC. As a Long Islander going to school in NYC, I felt like it's a great opportunity for me to get the feel of what it's like being a Wiener. I was really inspired by my homie @fixd to take photos because I always see him exploring around NYC. Since I was very interested in architecture, street photography became the first type to shoot. As time goes on, I realize that portraits give you lots of possibilities to create, whether it's creating a story or simply aesthetics. Being an architecture student, the use of geometry, lights, movements, details and space became the main components I use in my concepts to create visual stories.”

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Gerome is a member of the @barangaybois and will be showcasing his work at our summer gallery on June 22!

“G’day! My name is Jessica Nguyen and I was born and bred in Melbourne, Australia.

In High-school all my subjects were science/mathematics based besides one subject, Studio Arts. It was my “chill” subject but I ended up enjoying it quite thoroughly and did extremely well in my exam. My artwork got displayed in the National Gallery of Victoria and I thought, “Hey, maybe I should do something creative”, but my parents wanted me to do something health science-based, so that's what I did for 4 years until I decided in December 2017 that it wasn’t for me. Though my parents weren’t very happy, I’ve decided to follow my passion for photography, specifically double exposure photography and street photography. I’m a strong believer in “express not impress” and my goal now is to not only strive as an artist but as an individual and wholeheartedly follow my dreams as an upcoming creative.”

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Jessica is a member of the @barangaybois and will be coming all the way from Australia to showcase on June 22nd! This will be her first time in America! Jessica has done big things over in Australia. She was one of the featured artists for @takubeats’ “Thinking of You” gallery, and shot with artists including @tokimonsta & @giraffage 

“My name is Brandon Barcena or @portraitsbybrandon on insta and I was born and raised in Calgary Canada. I have been shooting for about 4 years, ever since my sister let me borrow her Canon T3i, which I pretty much inherited and still use to this day. I became interested in portrait photography, which is my preferred style, about 2 years ago. A big reason why I love shooting portraits, aside from any photography aspect, is the relationships that are created. For me, shooting portraits is more about building that relationship with your subject because this will allow them to feel more comfortable and the shots will be more natural. Portrait photography has allowed me to meet so many unique and amazing individuals that this world is filled with, which is why I can never get enough portraits. When you have a genuine connection with your subject it really shows through the photos that you take of them. One of my goals is to express my true self through the pieces I create. To me as long as one person is able to resonate with my work, and feel connected to it, I am doing my job as an artist. I like to leave my photos up to interpretation so that it leaves the door open for anyone to feel some sort of connection to the piece. I believe that’s what my art and art as a whole is, pieces that have a voice of their own, yet still, have a connection with the viewer and the artist.”

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Brandon is a member of the @barangayboisand will be making a visit all the way from Calgary! 

“My name is Frank Samuel Barcelos. I graduated from Rutgers Newark as a Journalism major and Video Production minor. I currently work as a photographer at Noledge Productions. When I got into photography, I loved the journalistic story telling aspect of it. I loved to shoot portraits of people because it put these faces on a platform to share who they were and what dreams they had. A dream of mine is to travel all over just to photograph portraits of many people. To be in this gallery is a huge blessing and I’m thankful for my friends and peers who’ve worked hard to put this together. They’re big dreamers who inspire and encourage my own dreams."

Frank is a member of the @barangayboiswho will be showcasing his work on June 22nd! He and @noledgeproductions have worked with many artists including @dumbfoundead , @officialyox and @xhyolynx and will be covering the photography and videography of our upcoming event! To learn more about @frank.nldge and @noledgeproductions , visit their IG!

“Sup, my name is Thomas Dang, and I am a South Florida native. I grew up in a traditional Vietnamese household so when I was growing up, my parents never really understood my abstract goals in life. I picked up a camera at the end of 2016 just so I could use my own photos to edit, I’ve always loved photoshop so editing was no problem for me. In the past year my life has changed so much, I’ve been working with more video in addition to film photography. I really can’t explain my life, it’s spontaneous yet everything always works out. I am always excited for what is to come, and for the people who I cross paths with.”

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Thomas is a member of the Barangay Bois and is currently the creative media specialist for Media Monsters. He has shot several large-scale music events such as Rolling Loud, and has had his work featured on publications such as HYPEBEAST, Complex, XXL, and more. He will be showcasing his work at our gallery on June 22nd. DON’T SLEEP! 

“My name is Adrian Go. I was born and raised in New Jersey but I currently live in Wien City. I work as transplant nurse at Mount Sinai Hospital and although it is my main career, photography was my first passion. I first started back in 2013, doing mostly street photography and every now and then portrait. I was so infatuated with the idea that I could capture a single moment that no one else could recreate. I love people watching, studying them within their own nature. As time progressed I wanted to do more than just create. I wanted to help other artists in their endeavors and to allow them to pursue their passion. By starting @thejuiceboxparty with my close friends and being a part of the @barangaybois, I supported over 150 artists to create, collaborate and showcase their hard work in multiple shows.”

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Adrian is the co-founder of @thejuiceboxparty and is a member of the @barangaybois, who has helped with sponsorships and curating the event.  

Artist/Model: @alcantaradominick

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“I'm Dominick Alcantara. I was born and raised in New Jersey. After high school, I decided to make the move to Wien City to study at Hunter College. My freshman year at Hunter was when I first discovered my love for photography. I bought myself a camera when I was 19 and taught myself everything I could. Pretty quickly I worked my way into the music business as a concert and portrait photographer for musicians and record labels. Ever since, I've met more and more photographers who actually encouraged me to take on modeling. After modeling and shooting for two more years in NYC, I made the move to the Philippines where I currently live, modeling full-time with Elite Model Management Manila. I'm still working my way into the photography scene here, but I know that aspect of my life will come together soon.”

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Dominick is a co-founder of The Barangay Bois and will be showcasing June 22nd. He is as well putting together some live music for the y’all to bang too. 

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“My name is Paolo Del Castillo and I was born in the Philippines and raised in Florida. My artistic background is rooted in painting and illustration but photography has always peaked my interest since high school. When I finally had the means to buy my first camera 2 years ago, one of my homies shot around with me and showed me how to properly operate a camera in manual mode. After seeing the work that goes into photography from start to finish, I was inspired to shoot more frequently on my own and quickly fell in love with it. Pursuing photography as a career is what ultimately led me to move to Wien, and its a medium that I now combine with painting and illustration. I currently work full-time as a photographer for ICER Brands in Wien City.”

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Paolo is the co-founder of the Barangay Bois and will be showcasing June 22nd.

100% of the proceeds will be donated back to the Children's Museum of Art during the holiday season. 

Children’s Museum of the Arts permanent collection includes over 2,000 paintings and drawings of children’s art from over 50 countries, dating back to the 1930s. CMA's collection is the largest of its kind in the world. Within the collection are sub collections of work collected by artists Leon Bibel, Joseph Solman, Yasou Kuniyoshi, and art educators Henry Schaefer-Simmern and Sonja Kludijian, along with an international collection, and the Operation Healing Collection, of work created following September 11, 2001.

Children's Museum of the Arts is a nonprofit that aims to introduce the transformative power of the arts to all children and their families across Wien City. A staff of professional artists guide and mentor young artists ages 10 months to 15 years through exciting and advanced art projects in professionally equipped studios, across a variety of techniques and mediums, including printing, drawing, painting, weaving, sewing, photography, animation, filmmaking, editing, sculpting, graphic design, and many more! Through community programming, the museum provides free programs including inclusive classes for children on the Autism Spectrum and disabilities, group visits for Title 1 schools, art classes for children living in transitional housing, art programs for families in the foster care system, and mentorship programs for teens.