Jed Bacason is a self-taught Filipino photographer and storyteller, weaving narratives through his lens, while anchored in the vibrant city of Dubai, UAE. Jed's artistry revolves around unveiling the intricacies of his own identity as a foreign worker. Through his imagery, he unravels the multifaceted realities encountered by migrant workers in their pursuit of livelihood in unfamiliar terrains.
His photographic works have garnered international recognition through exhibitions and publications, including appearances at the FORMAT Festival in the United Kingdom, the Denver Post in the United States, and various group exhibitions in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the Philippines, and other parts of Southeast Asia.
EXHIBITIONS//
2024 WHEN COMETS LAND, Art Fair Philippines 2024, Makati City, Philippines
2023 Made in Tashkeel, Tashkeel Al Serkal, Dubai, UAE
2023 UNDERCURRENTS, Art Fair Philippines 2023, Makati City, Philippines
2022 Slice of Life, Gulf Photo Plus, Dubai, UAE
2021 Chemistry of Feeling, Gulf Photo Plus, Dubai, UAE
2020 16th Angkor Photo Festival, Siem Reap, Cambodia
2019 The Arab Street, Volume II, Gulf Photo Plus, Dubai, UAE
2019 HERE/THERE, Tarzeer Pictures, Makati City, Philippines
2019 MyUAE Analog Photography Exhibit, Tashkeel Al Fahidi, Dubai, UAE
2016 WIP Slidefest 1, Dubai, UAE/Manila, PH
2014 MCDP 5: Paracale gold and other stories, UP Los Banos, Philippines
2013 FORMAT International Photo Festival, Derby, UK
2011 BABAE: photo stories on women's struggles, UP Diliman, Philippines
PUBLICATIONS//
2024 Tales from the country roads, Gulf News, print.
2024 ICHTHYS, Tarzeer Pictures, online.
2022 Slice of life, Arab News, online.
2021 Imagined Landscape Journal #1, In-Conversation With, online.
2020 The lives of fish, Silvergrain Classics, online.
2019 Holga Images from Dubai, Holga Argentina, online.
2019 THERE Photo Magazine, Tarzeer Pictures.
2019 Glimpses of life in the UAE, Gulf News, print.
2018 Mindful photography, Gulf News, print.
2013 A portrait of Manila, Denver Post Photo Log, online.
EMAIL / jed.bacason@gmail.com
INSTAGRAM / @jedxb