Through  Our Lens

The creative industry has always lived inside cycles of disruption. Photography unsettled painters, digital flattened production hierarchies, social media redefined distribution. But now, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is doing something subtler and perhaps more unsettling: it is making execution abundant.

On January 25, 2026, Unfold Studios PH transformed into a battleground of style, creativity, and community as Prelude PH staged Resistance, a one-day dance battle that proved why the local scene continues to thrive.

In Sean Combs: The Reckoning, a four-part documentary series from Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Alexandria Stapleton, viewers are taken through the glittering rise and the gradual unravelling of an industry giant. Sean “Diddy” Combs’ early hunger for success pushed him into the center of hip-hop’s explosion, where Bad Boy Entertainment shaped the sound and careers of artists who defined an era.

Last September 20, A.bode Café opened its doors to a crowd of musicians, artists, and creatives for the launch of LUMI’s newest album, Intimate. Known as a Filipino lifestyle space with coffee, food, and art, A.bode has long been a home for the arts – the same space where IV of Spades shot their music video for Konsensya. And from that music video to this launch night, A.bode becomes a backdrop for stories told through sound.

There’s something about leaving the city together that changes how people show up. Maybe it’s the salt in the air, maybe it’s the long drive, or maybe it’s simply the fact that you’re no longer rushing to the next meeting. And this La Union trip automatically became our reset.