I went back to Kalinga to accompany Sofia (our Vogue intern, turned contributor, who quickly became one of my good friends) who pitched to do an in-depth story on how the youth and the women of Kalinga are taking on the batok traditional tattoo. I had a travel story to finish anyway (about Kalinga) so I figured it would be helpful to come back and do some interviews, more relaxed (because I wasn't assisting production this time). My favorite part was seeing how the designs evolved. Kalinga youths taking the batok technique and using that for designs of their own: a press, pause and play button of an iPod on her wrist, a rose on the calf, etc. We talked about weed and Filipino hip-hop. For the rest of the night, we retired to our cots. Baked and laughing, but careful not to touch each other's fresh tattoos. Just kids being kids with other kids.

攝影師：
margamagalong
上載：
2024-01-21
標籤：
youth
相機：
Nikon F601
菲林：
Kodak Tri-X 400
城市：
Buscalan Village, Kalinga
國家／地區：
Philippines
Decade:
2020s
Year:
2023
相簿：
B2B (Back 2 Buscalan)

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