FEMME+
EMPOWERMENT
AN ANALOG YET DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT CENTERING
WOMEN, FEMME, QUEER, AND/OR GENDER NON-BINARY/FLUID/NON-CONFORMING+ IDENTITIES IN THE BERKELEY FILIPINX COMMUNITY
by Loella Disto (They/She)
Portraits shot on NikonFG SLR, Tri-X 400TX film
Image Descriptions (ID) included for accessibility*
ANNA MARIE
MIRAMONTES
SHE/HER
{m}33 Community and Outreach Co-director
ID: Anna Marie smiles and tucks her hair back at
Willard Park. A row of three stickers on her shirt say:
“Ako Ay Bumoto”, “I voted” and “Ya Vote”.
KAHALLA
PENELOPE
BANDY-PASIBE
SHE/HER, THEY/THEM
ID: Kahalla squats near opening of Strawberry Creek, looks
up at camera while leaning their cheek on their hand.
ISABELA COLMENAR
SHE/HER
ID: Isabela sits cross legged on a wooden bench, smiling and tucking hair
to the side with her right hand near Sproul Hall.
AMIRA NATO
SHE/HER, THEY/THEM
ID: Amira tucks their hands in their jean jacket pockets, tilts head, smiles and leans against the metal rail near Sproul Hall.
SOFIA CRUZ
SHE/HER
ID: Sofia smiles and leans on one arm on a Dwinelle Hall
wooden bench, another on her leg.
ID: Rizza gazes up mid-conversation on the left image, and touches her nose on the right image; in a garden patio of a Northside Berkeley coffee shop.
RIZZA ESTACIO
SHE/HER
POLLY MARTIN
SHE/HER, THEY/THEM
ID: Polly smiles while sitting on their skateboard on Memorial Glade.
MARIE PETROCELLI
SHE/HER, THEY/THEM
ID: Marie sits on their bedroom floor, tucking their hair back, wearing false eyelashes on the bottom tear line.
MADDY MALICDEM
SHE/HER
ID: Maddy smiles and leans against a wall with diamond shaped patterns near her upright small bag. On the right, she smiles why looking away.
AVEY SONGCO
THEY/THEM, SHE/HER
ID: Avey stands near the fountain across Wheeler Hall, playfully winking while holding their hair in their hands.
MOXIE
BAUTISTA
THEY/THEM
ID: Moxie smiles, and leans back while sitting on a slab of rock near Strawberry Creek.
MARISSA
PAGADOR
SHE/HER
ID: Marissa smiles and stands wrapped around flowers with her hand tucked in her chest.
PRINCE S DANGCIL
THEY/THEM, SHE/HER
ID: Prince S sits on a ledge near flowers near VLSB. They look at one hand while the other is over their chest. There is a flower in her hair.
ID: Prince S sits cross-legged alongside Anjo, who is holding their hands together.
ANJO ORTEGA
THEY/THEM
ID: Anjo balances and sits on a tree branch, smiling, with one hand over their chest.
JOHAN ALVARADO
SHE/HER
ID: Jo smiles and plays with her hair, wearing white eyeliner makeup, and a fuzzy white jacket.
JILLIAN PEREZ
SHE/HER, THEY/THEM
ID: Jillian smiles in the first picture from inside of a hammock, between two trees across from Doe Library. She looks away with puckered lips in the second picture.
GABRIELLE
AMBAYEC
SHE/HER, THEY/THEM
ID: Gabrielle smiles mid conversation at an outdoor
area of a coffee shop in North Berkeley.
SAMANTHA
ESTRADA
SHE/HER
ID: Sam leans elbow against VLSB building windowsill with sunglasses on, and one hand tucked behind her ear.
LUCKY SIMSUANGCO
SHE/HER, THEY/THEM
ID: Lucky’s hand touches her cheek, resting her elbow on the opposite arm.
They are wearing butterfly earrings under a flower tree.
JENNIFER CO
SHE/HER
ID: Jen playfully smiles and sits on a wooden bench in Dwinelle Hall
with one leg tucked under the other, while her hands play with her hair.
SHAY BALAN
SHE/HER
ID: Shay smiles and sits on an outdoor metal bench in the Downtown Berkeley area with her hands in her puffy jacket pockets.
ID: Josh poses on a water fountain across from Wheeler Hall, leaning their cheek on their hand.
JOSHUA BERNALDO
HE/HIM, THEY/THEM
KAYLA MACALMA
SHE/HER
ID: Kayla smiles with eyes closed, resting her face on her V-shaped hands. Kayla’s belt buckle is shaped like a heart.
FLORIEDAINE PARAN
SHE/HER
ID: Floriedaine smiles in front of a wall with star hanging decor for a {m}aganda magazine photoshoot.
