Peripheral Visions

About Peripheral Visions

Peripheral Visions features work across film, photography, historical research, translation, and cultural documentation. Its title comes from an interest in looking toward the margins—toward regions, archives, communities, and knowledge systems that are often overlooked, yet from which other histories and meanings come into view.

The site gathers projects that move between the archive and the field, and between scholarship and creative practice. It is shaped by a sustained engagement with regional history, Indigenous knowledge, language, and memory, and by the belief that the margins are not merely peripheral, but vital vantage points for understanding culture more fully.

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Projects and Practice

Emmanuel Lerona explores the intersections between scholarship and culture across film, photography, language, and Indigenous knowledge systems. He has directed a short film and a documentary, and has worked as a cinematographer and sound designer in several independent productions in Western Visayas. He has also worked as a behind-the-scenes photographer for a number of films shot in the region, as well as a book designer for several books produced in the region.

A former lecturer at UP Visayas, he has served as resource person in workshops across Western Visayas on photojournalism and media production, and was a fellow of creative writing workshops. He is currently completing his capstone for the Master in Development Communication at West Visayas State University as a member of the program’s pioneer batch. His work brings together field documentation, archival research, translation, and visual storytelling.

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Collaborations, commissions, and inquiries about research, creative projects, exhibitions, or academic partnerships are welcome. Email emanlerona(at)gmail(dot)com or connect via Social Media to discuss ideas and timelines.