15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
50/50

50/50 depicts a home and living environment of one informal settler (squatter) in Davao City, Philippines. Many settlers migrate to the city hoping for stable work. Due to contractual labor practices that pay below minimum wage, people are forced to live in rent-free cemeteries.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2016
Date Uploaded: 05.2017
Photo Location: Davao City, Philippines
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Copyright: © Paige Lipsky