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The Faces of Austerity

Kyle Hamilton

Philippines: A Culture of Impunity

Confronting AFP soldiers, Lanao del Sur, Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao, 
Philippines. Election day in the Philippines (May 10, 2010) a local Marano woman 
right, confronts an Armed Forces Philippines soldier looking for answers regarding a 
fight that took place inside a polling precinct only minutes before.

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Couple in the Green Cart, Manila, Philippines. A young couple is found sleeping 
as the city comes to life for another day. The green cart is their home which serves 
as their bed and carries all their possessions. A common site throughout metro 
Manila, a city where poverty is the norm and many are forced to live in such cir-
cumstances. 



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Boy on makeshift raft – Manila, Philippines. Young boy wades through garbage on 
a river in hopes of recycling his way out of abject poverty.

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Girl in her doorway - Smokey Mountain, Manila Philippines. Young girl stands in 
the doorway of her home, which is constructed out of discarded spring mattresses. 
Smokey Mountain is a landfill site in metro Manila where thousands scavenge for 
their livelihood.



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Toronto: G8/G20 Summit 

Flower Offering, Toronto, Canada. Peaceful Protesters on the front lines offer po-
lice flowers in exchange for dropping their heavy arms.

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Protester Sitting on Yonge St. Toronto, Canada. A Protester peacefully confronts 
a wall of riot police in downtown Toronto as world leaders gather only steps away 
to commence the G20 summit. 



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Sitting protestors, Toronto, Canada. Protestors join hands and sing to win the hearts 
of police and passers by. One man’s shirt reads, “I LOVE YOU AND I FORGIVE 
YOU”.

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Peaceful Protesting, Toronto, Canada. As protestors marched down the streets of 
Toronto, multiple police blockades were set up at each intersection, preventing 
protestors from gaining access to the secure area where world leaders gathered for 
the G20 Summit. 


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