Title:                 Mendiola Massacre
Location:         Outside Malacañang Palace, Manila
Date:                January 22, 1987
Size:                 8” x 10”
Edition: 10 / Numbered, signed and dated
Photographer: Dante Peralta

What’s it about

Thirteen people, most of them farmers, were killed when soldiers and police shot protesters on the Mendiola bridge outside the presidential palace in Manila on January 22, 1987. A year later, this photo was a finalist in the Catholic Mass Media Awards for Photojournalism and topped the Confederation of Asean Photojournalism Awards.

You can view more of Dante Peralta's work at http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigbroder/

Related link : About the Photography Show

Click the photo for Hi - res digital photo