𝐗𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (/ˌɛkspɪˈdɪʃn/)
𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒏
1. 𝘢 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘢𝘯 𝘟-𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦, 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.
Jandri Angelo Aguilor considers himself a hobbyist. Formerly Head Photographer at AKQA Middle East, he now serves as Marketing Specialist at Fujifilm Middle East, curating events and workshops while continuing to document everyday life with Fujifilm RF-style cameras and 35mm and 120 film.
Shot on Fujifilm X- E4 XF23mm f1.4
Some trips are planned around landmarks.
Others are planned around concert dates
Every destination begins with a lineup announcement. The venue comes first. Flights come second. Everything in between, hostels, cafes, neighbourhoods, photo walks is left deliberately open. The best moments, he believes, should never be scheduled.
That philosophy has shaped not only the way he travels, but also the way he photographs.
Formerly the Head Photographer at AKQA Middle East, Angelo eventually stepped away from agency life to focus on work that felt closer to home. Today, he serves as Marketing Specialist for Fujifilm Middle East, curating workshops and experiences with the same attention he once gave playlists and photo essays.
Shot on Fujifilm X- E5 XF23mm f1.4
His relationship with Fujifilm stretches back much further.
His first camera was the Fujifilm X-M1, the camera that documented the final years of Dubai’s underground music scene, Metal East and Black Sheep shows at The Music Room, AARRGGHH Kolektib gatherings in Al Musallah, and countless nights where sweat, distortion and dim stage lights became his classroom for photography.
Those evenings taught him something that never left him: great documentary photographs aren’t made from perfect conditions. They’re made by being present.
Photography and music have always moved together in his life.
Like many millennials, Blink-182 was the gateway band. What started as teenage rebellion slowly evolved into an obsession with underground punk, hardcore, screamo and experimental music. More than twenty years later, that fascination has only grown stronger.
“Unfortunately, scenes like that are rare where I live,” Angelo says. “That’s why Southeast Asia has become my destination. The music feels raw, loud and alive.”
Shot on Fujifilm GFX 50R
Since the pandemic, Bangkok has become almost a second home. The city’s thriving underground scene introduced him to musicians, photographers, record collectors and artists who quickly became friends. Inside the pit, language mattered very little. Respect, energy and shared passion spoke loudly enough.
Then came the announcement that changed everything.
Touché Amoré, the post-hardcore band that occupies the largest space on his modest vinyl shelf, revealed an Australian and Southeast Asian tour.
Originally, Angelo planned to travel only for Bangkok’s Concrete Jungle Hardcore Festival. Instead, the itinerary expanded into something much bigger: three consecutive Touché Amoré shows across Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand.
Every vinyl record came with him.
Every lyric was memorised.
A gold paint marker waited inside his backpack.
By the end of the tour, every album had been signed, along with a treasured setlist and art books that had travelled thousands of kilometres for that exact moment.
But the concerts became only one part of the story.
Every trip follows the same formula.
Find a hostel.
Find a show.
Walk until something interesting happens.
In Jakarta, curiosity led him inside Kios Ojo Keos, an independent bookstore and creative space where artists, musicians and experimental performers gather. Before long, he found himself performing a harsh noise set alongside local artists Sigit, Teddy and members of the community.
It wasn’t on the itinerary.
It became one of the defining memories of the trip.
Photography continued opening unexpected doors.
In Jakarta and Bandung, Fujifilm photographer Arif Rudiana welcomed Angelo into Indonesia’s Fujifilm community. Despite meeting for the first time, conversations flowed effortlessly. Cameras became introductions, photographs became common language, and strangers quickly became friends.
That same network carried into Singapore.
Through Arif, Angelo met Hamzah, whose introduction led to a sunrise photo walk around the Merlion with Ivan Joshua Loh—better known to many as the original Fujifanboy. Later came lunch with Fujifilm creator Wayne, conversations about gig photography, and another unexpected opportunity to photograph Xue, founder of the Singapore Butoh Collective, just days before she departed for her European tour.
Even accommodation came through the community.
Friends offered couches.
Bands recommended shows.
One recommendation led to the long-awaited return of A Vacant Affair during Baybeats Festival.
Every encounter seemed to create another.
Then came Bangkok.
Bangkok, as it always does, delivered.
There were reunions with old friends from the local punk and hardcore scenes. Hours spent browsing Heaven and Hell Records. Conversations inside Crocodile Punk Shop. Catching up with Blue, Coga, and familiar faces around Chatuchak Weekend Market who now feel less like acquaintances and more like family.
Between concerts, Angelo wandered the city’s streets with his Fujifilm camera, documenting the quiet moments that often say more than the stage ever could.
Street vendors preparing for the evening.
The calm before the noise.
Looking back, the concerts almost feel secondary.
The photographs are reminders of something much larger: communities built through shared passions, friendships formed without speaking the same language, and the remarkable ability of photography to create belonging almost anywhere in the world.
Music gave him the reason to board the plane.
Photography gave him a way to connect once he arrived.
Perhaps that’s why he never plans too much.
The best stories are usually waiting somewhere between the venue and the walk back to the hostel.
