Welcome to the Estate Of Gian Magana!
Gian Magana is a Filipino freelance and independent fotograffer based in Seattle. Residing in Bremerton, he has extensively photographed the residents and transients within the city. In addition to Seattle, Portland, Yokosuka, and Tokyo. He stood his ground within the First Amendment (1A Audit) and his rights to document in a privacy-conscious city. Gian's desire and primal inspiration for his works comes from his acquaintance from high school. My favorite fashion piece attached to his works is - a black one-piece bathing swimsuit.
Gian's influence on his body of work comes from: Mary Ellen Mark, Garry Winogrand, Bruce Gilden, Daido Moriyama, Eric Kim, and Matt Black. Smalltalks are an overkill
History of The Estate
2025 January - Moved to Bremerton, a naval base town west of Seattle, passing Rich Passage. Became a member of Kitsap Photography Guild (KPG) based in Silverdale.
2022 December - Moved to Port Orchard, a small town seated at Sinclair Inlet
2021 December - Graduated from Guam Community College, AS Visual Communications (Graphic Designer)
2021 September - Spearheaded his medium towards the art form of street photography. I thank my high school acquaintance's photoshoot and finding "the little way".
2021 Autumn - Worked for an intern as a media/sports photographer at Tennis Academy Guam during my college practicum
2018 May - On hiatus from Guam Community College
2004 December - Moved to Guam from Singapore
1996 April - Born
Exhibitions, Publications & Accolades
2024 May - Bremerton First Friday: Link/Post
2022 May - Lees-Reyes Art Gallery @ Tumon Sands Plaza, Guam
(Pacific Daily News Link). Image below in case the article becomes 404.
(Pacific Daily News Link). Image below in case the article becomes 404.
2020 April - Pacific Daily News front page of Gian photographing downtown Tumon during Circuit Breaker
self-portrait, Wheaton Way @ Bremerton, 2025
DISCLAIMER: Images featured on this website will include images of people who are in vulnerable situations who have been rendered marginalized or ostracized by society. Some of the people in Gian's work of images are real people who may or may not be in a local police blotter. Do not harass, intimidate, or retaliate against these individuals in the images. Be nice. Please give full credit to your artist ("Gian Magana") when sharing images on social media. Do not repost any images without crediting his images.