A Catholic boy walks towards the church of Saint John the Baptist during the “Taong Putik” or mud people festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines , Monday, June 24, 2024. BIBICLAT, Philippines — Aaron Favila has been working for The Associated Press in the Philippines for 26 years, covering everything from politics to crime to sports to disasters to everyday people.
I saw the father of the boy putting mud on his child’s face and then placing the banana leaves over his body. The boy walked in front of the father. I ran and followed them thinking this would make a great representation of the story — it shows the rural setting, the mud, the face of the boy and the banana leaves. All of these elements contributed to making a good storytelling photo of the Mud People Festival.
This image was shot shortly after 5 a.m., and the sun was just about to rise. I waited for the subjects to walk away from the muddy spot to get a cleaner image. I walked in front of the boy for several meters and chose an image that showed the feet clearly and his face partly hidden in banana leaves. When I looked at the viewfinder and framed the photo. I just knew this was it. My heart pounded and sweat began trickling down my face — that’s my barometer when I see a great image.
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