Photography — UGODIMAURO

Exploring worlds with the naked eye.

A lifelong passion that helped me connect and contribute to artistic, social, and humanitarian projects while constantly nurturing my drive for travel, observation, composition, details, adaptation, people, cultures, and storytelling.

PORTRAITS | On going

Meeting People
a story at a time

Freediving & UNDERWATER | 2018 - 2019

The Art
of Breathing

Diving in the serene world of the freedivers, meeting with international athletes during the annual AIDA competition organized by the team of Freediving Planet, in Moalboal, Cebu Island, Philippine.

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION | 2018

Bird of Prey

On assignment for the wildlife preservation organization Audubon Society, I had the privilege of meeting Imbulog, one of the few remaining Philippine eagles, and his caretakers at the Philippine Eagle Foundation.

A wild encounter for a noble cause written here by poet and writer Tammy Danan.

HUMANITARIAN | 2018 - 2020

The Lumad Sanctuary

An immersive journey in Davao City (on the Philippine island of Mindanao), following poet and writer Tammy Danan, and a team of teachers from the Save Our School Network on their journey to stand for Indigenous children's right to education at the UCCP Haran Center. A sanctuary for Peace where I self-led and organized photography and donation-based projects to support isolated Lumad communities. with the help of the organization Clean the World

SOCIAL | 2017 - 2019

Happyland

Answering a calling to understand humanity and social conditioning, I underwent a self-led exploration journey among the underpriviledge communities of the Philippines.

From Manila, to Cebu, Cebu to Davao - hoping islands in search of deep understanding of what our economic models stand for in a world of social decay, I’ve met women and men from various backgrounds, cultures, and religious believes, all striving to survive and live as one, in the name of a love for life, regardless of the social label of povety.

SOCIAL | 2018

The Warriors
of Khlong Toei

The urban exploration of the underprivileged district of Khlong Toei (Bangkok, Thailand) meeting with young Muay Thai fighters who dream of finding a way out of the slum.