Gab Mejia
Gab Mejia is a Filipino conservation photographer and multidisciplinary artist based in Manila, Philippines.
Gab Mejia
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- Gab Mejia
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- Philippines
- Education
- University of the Philippines
- Occupation
- Photographer, Multidisciplinary Artist
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- Asia's Most Influential Philippines · Gen.T (Philippines)
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Gab Mejia is a Filipino conservation photographer and multidisciplinary artist based in Manila, Philippines.
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• Name — Gab Mejia • Birthplace — Philippines • Education — University of the Philippines • Occupation — Photographer, Multidisciplinary Artist • Father — Saturnino Mejia • Website — https: www.gabmejia.com
Early life and education
Early life and education
Mejia was fathered by Saturnino Mejia in the Philippines, and has three older siblings. He completed his Bachelors of Science degree in Civil Engineering specialising on research on Environmental and Energy Engineering in the University of the Philippines.
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Photography
Mejia has published photographic stories on National Geographic, BBC, Vogue, Rolling Stone, the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), CNN, UNESCO, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). He has exhibited his photographic works at the National Museum of the Philippines, Grand Palais Paris, Photo London, and Fotografiska Shanghai. In 2024, he co-created a multimedia exhibit with the Talaandig indigenous people entitled "The Baylan of Mount Kalatungan" at the National Museum of the Philippines. He is a National Geographic Explorer, and a former columnist for The Manila Times.
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• 2017 Grand winner of Global Youth Wetlands Photo Competition by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands • 2018 Best Cultural Photo Award in Transformed by Travel Photo Competition by Cultural Vistas. • 2019 National Geographic Early-Career Grant Awardee • 2021 World Wide Fund for Nature International President's Youth Award • 2023 Global Winner of Earth Partner Prize #CreateCOP28 by ArtPartner and the United Nations. • 2024 Objectifs Singapore 7th Documentary Award • 2024 The Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines Honoree
Portrait of Gab Mejia, National Geographic Explorer and conservation photographer.
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- 1.Meet Gab Mejia, the Filipino photographer advocating for our wetlands. Rappler. 3 July 2021.
- 2.Gabe Mejia's pictures paint a thousand words. l!fe • The Philippine Star.
- 3.'사진'으로 환경 운동에 앞장서는 필리핀 대학생. Ebs.
- 4.Francisco, Isabel Martel. Conservationist And Photographer Gab Mejia On Overcoming Your Fears On Assignment. Generation T. 2021-06-29.
- 5.National Museum hosts exhibition on Talaandig Manobo people. Manila Standard. 3 September 2024.
- 6.Francisco, Isabel Martel. 8 Filipino Photographers On The Gen.T List You Need To Know. Tatler Philippines. 2021-04-16.
- 7.Meet the Gen Z Photographer Who Captures the Struggle Between Progress and Nature. Reportr.world.
- 8.Ichimura, Anri. This Indigenous Tribe in Mindanao Could Teach Us All a Lesson About Living With-Not Against-Nature. Esquiremag.ph. November 17, 2020.
- 9.How this Filipino photographer is documenting the effects of climate change. cnn.
- 10.https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2017/04/13/global-wetlands-youth-photo-contest-2017-winner-and-highly-commended-finalists/ , https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2017/04/13/global-wetlands-youth-photo-contest-2017-winner-and-highly-commended-finalists/ Global Wetlands Youth Photo Contest 2017: Winner and Highly Commended Finalists. Retrieved February 02, 2021.
- 11.Gab B Mejia - National Geographic Society. www.nationalgeographic.org.
- 12.Photographer Gab Mejia, 24, is First Filipino to Receive WWF Youth Prize. Reportr.world.
- 13.Sagun, Daphne. Gab Mejia Highlights Filipino Coastal Communities In His #CreateCOP28 Winning Entry, 'The Passage of Storms'. Vogue Philippines.
- 14.For the 7th Objectifs Documentary Awards, Gab Mejia Listens to the Cries of the Forest. Vogue.
- 15.2024 TOYM Awards Showcase 10 Winners from Diverse Industries | Rolling Stone Philippines. 17 December 2024.
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Social work
In 2018, he joined the World Wildlife Fund National Youth Council, and co-founded Youth Engaged in Wetlands (YEW). Between 2018 and 2020, he worked in the Agusan Marshlands to document the struggles and progress of the Manobo Tribe in the Philippines amid climate change. Additional projects include documenting the endangered wildlife such as the Tamaraw in the Philippines.