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Archieval Mariano

Archieval Mariano

A City Posing for Portrait Glass

In the absence of people, I asked this city to pose. These are portraits of a city in flux, as if waiting for people to return, but also dreading it. Captured at 2AM with a portrait lens, these reflect my love for liminal spaces. The stillness, the honesty, the exhale of a city finally breathing.

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Color Photography Contest

2025

Nominee

Fine Art

Non Professional

Nominee

Architecture

Non Professional

Nominee

Street

Non Professional

A City Posing for Portrait Glass

In the absence of people, I asked this city to pose. These are portraits of a city in flux, as if waiting for people to return, but also dreading it. Captured at 2AM with a portrait lens, these reflect my love for liminal spaces. The stillness, the honesty, the exhale of a city finally breathing.

About Artist

Archieval Mariano

I’m Arch, someone who’s not quite a photographer, not quite a writer, just a bored storyteller trying to capture the quiet in-between moments where architecture, light, and absence create stories of their own. I love street photography, though my streets are often empty. I also like to live dangerously by shooting only JPEGs. My work is a poetic attempt to catch cities breathing and pausing, inviting you to linger in the stillness that often goes unnoticed.

Archieval Mariano

Photographic Areas of Focus

Architecture, Landscapes, Photojournalism, Street, Travel

Location

Philippines

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