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 UK, Paris Photo, the Denver Post in the United States, and various group exhibitions in Dubai, UAE, the Philippines, and other parts of Southeast Asia.
EMAIL / jed.bacason@gmail.com
INSTAGRAM / @jedxb
EXHIBITIONS//
2025 (upcoming) The Youth Takeover 2025, Jameel Arts Institute, Dubai, UAE
2025 Angkor Photo Festival 20th Edition, Projections Programme, Siem Reap, Cambodia
2025 MEMORY, Ras Al Khaimah Art Festival, RAK, UAE
2024 MAGNUM x Polaroid / Real Life is Not Black and White, Paris Photo Fair, France
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 Talks in Cyberspace, 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
AWARDS & GRANTS//
2025 Ani Ng Dangal (Harvest of Honors) Award, Office of the President of the Philippines through the
National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), Manila, Philippines.
2025 Shortlist, Sony World Photography Awards, Perspectives Category, London, UK.
2024 Open Call Winner, MAGNUM X Polaroid Global Photography Contest.
2024 Shortlist, Hamdan International Photography Awards, Portfolio Category, Dubai, UAE.
2023 Artist Grant, Tarzeer Pictures, Philippines.
PUBLICATIONS//
2025 My Friend, Your Local News Stand, online.
2024 Love, Mom, The Global Filipino Magazine, online.
2024 The Age of Fish, Arttaca, online.
2024 Real life is not black and white, polaroid.com
2024 Love, Mum, The National, online.
2024 Slideshows Angkor Edition, Flint Photo Manila, projection.
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, print.
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.