Alanah Torralba

Women Photograph

Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines

I am an independent journalist and photographer based in Manila, Philippines. My work is focused on telling underreported social issues such as labour migration, the disability sector, road safety, women in conflict, and climate change. I currently live in Manila, Philippines and travel around the country frequently for my stories.

2017 - Fellow, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (COP 23), 2017 - Fellow, Climate Tracker, 2017 - Fellow, 2017 - Fellow, ILO, 2011 - Henry Ford Journalism Awards — Best Photograph

Arts
Breaking news
Corporate
Crisis
Editorial
Environment
Food
Interview
Portrait
Reporting

English

Searching for Karen

Alanah Torralba

A story I've followed since I was in college. Searching for Karen is the story of a mother's search for her daughter, a student activist abducted by military forces while she was conducting her thesis in the countryside. It offers a look into the country's longstanding culture of impunity and how it affects people like Mrs. Concepcion Empeno.

Her Burden

Alanah Torralba

Portrait of a breast cancer patient, who comes from one of the poorest neighborhoods of Metro Manila

Blind Faith

Alanah Torralba

In a province in the northern Philippines, a Christian group peddles religion and faith healing to a community plagued by a lack of access to healthcare