Category: Photo Post

Lighting Prayer Candles in Cebu City, Philippines

Doug Nienhuis, February 7, 2014

When I bought my prayer candles from this woman, I lit them myself. I wasn’t sure about the etiquette, but I lit them using the other candles already burning on the grill. I noticed that some people would never even touch their own candles. They passed by on their motorcycles…

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Selling Candles in Cebu City

Doug Nienhuis, February 7, 2014

This woman is one of many selling prayer candles on the street outside the Basilica del Santo Nino in Cebu City in the Philippines. Inside the basilica, it is possible to buy small red candles to light as you make your prayer. These women sell candles on the street to…

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Photo Post: A Family Rebuilds Home In Tacloban

Doug Nienhuis, January 10, 2014

Photo Post: A Family Rebuilds Home In Tacloban

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Photos – Bodies at Suhi near Tacloban Waiting to be ID’d

Doug Nienhuis, December 23, 2013

I did a rough count and came up with a figure of about 1,400 bodies in this field. It’s located at a government department of health office in Suhi about 15 or 20 kilometers north of Tacloban City. These were all victims of super typhoon Yolanda, which struck this…

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Photo Post – Basper Mass Grave in Tacloban

Doug Nienhuis, December 14, 2013

Many mass graves were dug in and around the Tacloban area in order to deal with the thousands of victims of super typhoon Yolanda on November 8, 2013. These particular mass graves were dug inside a public cemetery at Basper about 12 kilometers north of Tacloban City itself. I…

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