Stories of mythical creatures are very prominent in the Philippines, some of them are scary and some are harmless. There is a wide array of creatures from humans who have a horse’s head to women who grew wings at night fall and splits it’s torso from the lower part of her body to search for victims in the night, there are also dwendes, spirits and the diwata.
What is a diwata? A Diwata is a mythical deity or spirit that lives and watches over the forest.
Currently there is a show in the Philippine called Encantadia, who’s story revolves around 4 Sang’gres. A Sang’gre is the Enchanta (language used in the show Encantadia) term used to refer to a Diwata of royal blood, and who as such possesses special powers and destinies above those of a common Diwata.
This photo collection is Joey Gonzales and Rex Morondoz‘s take on the mythical creature
Model: Trish Perez
HMU: Mhico Punzalan
By Rex Morondoz
Model: Trish Perez
HMU: Mhico Punzalan
It was such an honor to have two amazing photographers to have me as their muse and capture such great photos, of course I wouldn’t have transformed into a the fiery deity without the help of the talented hair & make up artist Mhico Punzalan.
For inquiries on collaboration, I have inserted a hyperlink to each of their profiles, whenever their names are mentioned, where you may directly reach them. Thank you!
The Inverted Trish 