Linus Guardian Escandor II is an Independent Photojournalist and Documentary Photographer currently living in Manila, Philippines. He focuses on themes of environment, health, social and human rights issues.
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Linus Guardian Escandor II is an Independent Photojournalist covering news & humanitarian issues in the Philippines.
Escandor’s journey as a photojournalist has brought him closer to the suffering faces, hands, and limbs in the midst of poverty, natural disasters, and conflicts the subjects of some of his long-term stories and projects.
A self-taught photographer who has taken part in collective exhibitions in Bosnia, Berlin, France, London, New York, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, and the Philippines.
Beyond the superior technical qualities, and often taken under perilous circumstances, the images shot by Filipino photojournalist Linus Guardian Escandor II deliver gut-wrenching and heart-piercing truths of news events in and daily realities of his home country.
Linus Escandor II first worked as staff photographer of Manila Bulletin, one of the oldest and largest Philippine broadsheets, covering calamities, conflicts and politics, and, since 2016, has worked on assignment for international news organizations such as CNN International, Reuters, The European Press Agency, The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Zuma Press, Anadolu Agency, Red Bull, ESPN and La Vie/Groupe Le Monde.
His works have been published in the Philippines and overseas.
Please use images with permission
NEWS
TANDUAY RUM COFFEE TABLE BOOK 165TH FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY published 2020
EXPOSURE INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS FESTIVAL 2019
Photo Exhibit
Sharjah, UAE
Linus Escandor II photo exhibit "Phiippine war on drugs"
GRAPHIC EXPO 2018
Philippines
XPOSURE AWARDS 2018
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
RECOGNITION given to "Marawi on the War's End Coffee Table Book duting the opening ceremmonies of the 23rd Graphic Expo 2018 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City
War Photographer Sir Don McCullin looking at Escandor's photo exhibited at the Xposure Photography Festival 2018 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Escandor was one of 5 photographers chosen for the Timothy Allen Photography Scholarship Awards.
Philiuppine President Duterte looks at a photo exhibit during a program that paid tribute to the heroism of the military and police forces who were killed during the five-month siege of Marawi City. Photos of Escandor were exhibited.
