Jonathan De Guzman

“Cycling has played a healing role as we emerge from the pandemic. I’d like to use my work as an opportunity to showcase how cycling promotes mental health for Filipino, LGBTQ+, and people with disabilities.”

Meet Jonathan

Jonathan De Guzman (he/him) is a freelance photographer based in Manila, Philippines. He shoots for Mangored Studios, a boutique wedding photography company, and directs creative portraits and creates visual diaries inspired by travel, fashion, lifestyle, and sports.

Jonathan is an avid cyclist and created a local community to help other bike enthusiasts organize everything from daily rides to major events. For his Adobe Artist Development Fund project, he was inspired by the Celebration of Self and Healing Reflections creative briefs. He is working to produce a visual diary of his community, capturing the diversity of his group through dynamic action shots, and focusing on the potential to bring people together in a positive way. He says, “Cycling has played a healing role as we emerge from the pandemic. I’d like to use my work as an opportunity to showcase how cycling promotes mental health for Filipino, LGBTQ+, and people with disabilities.”

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