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Dale Jabagat

Dale Jabagat, also known as Dago Santos, is a photographer whose work explores immigration, memory, and place. His images navigate alienation, travel, displacement, and the Filipino diaspora — creating a visual narrative that is both deeply personal and broadly resonant. In this episode, we sit down for an intimate conversation about life, art, and what it means to build an artistic practice in New York City.

“You are now in real life and that’s what you’re supposed to be experiencing, not the photograph of the experience.”

Dale Jabagat