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Glenn Guiao / The person behind the camera

A little curiosity.
A camera.
A long way here.

Hey, I’m Glenn. A Filipino photographer and videographer, now calling Wilmington, North Carolina home.

Come along for the story
A little glimpse of my life.
Filipino roots. A curious heart.Based in Wilmington, NC

A few places in my story

A life with
a few detours.

26 countries. A lot of miles.
From the Philippines to the US, Europe, and South America.

Places in Glenn’s storyOne map of my travels, homes, and family locations. Peach diamonds show family locations, not necessarily places I have visited. Select a place below to read its part in Glenn’s story. The connecting lines are illustrative, not a chronological travel itinerary.Europe, 2014PhilippinesSouth AmericaWilmington, NCLondonEdinburghGlasgowParisBarcelonaRomeFlorenceVeniceMunichAmsterdamFamily in OklahomaFamily in VirginiaFamily in CaliforniaFamily in AlaskaFamily in Vancouver, BCFamily in SingaporeFamily in Cape Town, South AfricaFamily in Johannesburg, South AfricaUNITED STATES
A personal atlas● Places in my story ◆ Family lives here
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1992 / My roots

The Philippines.

I was born in the Philippines in 1992. Family, food, music, and a house full of people. That’s where this story begins.

01 / The beginningPhilippines to the United States
1992
The story begins.

A passport.
A few clothes.
Photographs of home.

I was born in the Philippines in 1992. In 1999, I moved to Silver Spring, Maryland, with a passport, a few clothes, and photographs of home.

Silver Spring was home from 1999 to 2012.

Being Filipino, family is everything. Birthdays, holidays, and New Year’s meant laughter, guitars, karaoke, lumpia, and chicken adobo.

I photographed the people closest to me. That is still where my approach begins.

02 / Europe2014

Ten cities. One chapter.

A little further
from home.

In 2014, I went to London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Paris, Barcelona, Rome, Florence, Venice, Munich, and Amsterdam.

  1. 01London
  2. 02Edinburgh
  3. 03Glasgow
  4. 04Paris
  5. 05Barcelona
  6. 06Rome
  7. 07Florence
  8. 08Venice
  9. 09Munich
  10. 10Amsterdam

Explore these cities on the map

03 / The roadSouth America

The camera
came with me.

2015 / Peru

My first trip to Peru.

2016 / Back for more

I returned to Peru for a more extensive journey, then traveled through Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Colombia over about a year.

Along the way, I traded photography for room and board. The camera came with me.

Notes from the journey

26countries
explored
Coast
to coast.Across
the US

Still curious.

04 / Places I’ve called homeA few different views

Different places.
Still me.

Maryland

Silver Spring.

Home from 1999 to 2012.

Nevada

Las Vegas.

I moved here in 2017.

North Carolina

Wilmington.

Where I’m based today.

2017 / Las Vegas and the open road

Across the country.

In 2017, I moved to Las Vegas. I’ve traveled all along the West Coast, through the South, and across much of the East.

Still on my list

I haven’t been to Maine, Vermont, Michigan, North Dakota, Alaska, or Hawaii yet.

Family, far and wideMore than one place to belong

Home is also
where my people are.

We have family in Oklahoma, Virginia, California, Alaska, Vancouver in British Columbia, Singapore, Cape Town, and Johannesburg.

See my family on the map

05 / Right hereWilmington, NC

Life between weddings

A little closer
to home.

In the kitchenLumpia & chicken adobo

For coffeeCurrent, Mata Cafe & Diver Cafe

For dinnerKapow, or tacos at Tortilleria y Taqueria Carolinas

My partner

And then
there’s Brina.

I’m married to Brina Carrier, my talented, compassionate partner and a hair and makeup artist.

She sometimes handles my calls, assists, and helps with social media.

Hair & makeup with Brina

And that brings me to you

Your people.
Your part of the story.

I follow the energy of people at weddings, the same way I photograph my friends and family. A little direction when you need it. Room to be yourselves.

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